Prepared Foods back issues from January 2005:
To E or not to E.(editorial views)(vitamin E)
Jan 01, 2005; ... This title will result in deja vu for some. The headline "To E or not to E" has been used on several recent articles reporting on a study of the benefits of vitamin E supplementation. The topic likely generates an "I've already experienced this" feeling in other ways as well ....
A growing premium trend?(Hitting the Shelves)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... There appears to be an increase in products geared to upscale consumers, and the products have upscale price points. In fact, low-price stores, such as Price Chopper (Schenectady, N.Y.), are offering more-upscale lines than they have in the past. Price Chopper's line, Central ...
Live cultures for baby.(Hitting the Shelves)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Stonyfield Farms (Londonderry, N.H.) has done a very good job with its YoBaby yogurt line for small children. Now, it has extended that brand with a drink able yogurt variety. Like the spoonable yogurt, this drinkable one also is organic and targets infants and toddlers. Unlike ...
Tea for travelers.(Hitting the Shelves)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Continuing the theme of seeing more gourmet and upscale products on the market, tea also is seeing unique developments. Normally, the U.S. sees most unique developments with coffee and very upscale or exclusive brands of loose tea. Harney & Sons Fine Tea (Salisbury, Conn.) certainly is not ...
Sliding into a younger market.(Hitting the Shelves)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Quaker Oats (Chicago) has expanded its Gatorade offering into smoothie drinks geared specifically to kids. Called GSlide, the concept is a good one--a drink brand with a strong nutritional focus for a younger market. These drinks are different than regular Gatorade in that they are ...
Girl power.(Hitting the Shelves)(Pasta Shoppe introduces pasta)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Of late, more products on the market are geared specifically to women. These are not, however, strictly in the skincare and cosmetic categories. Rather, products that would not normally be focused specifically to women now have a distinct feminine twist. Two such products are shown here. ...
Global trends.(new product trends)
Jan 01, 2005 ... The U.K. retailer Somerfields now retails its cheese selection in convenient, ready-to-eat portions in a tub. The Mini Snacking Cheese Selection is a pack of individually packaged mini cheeses, designed for snacking. The selection comprises: Mexicana Cheddar (cheddar cheese with Mexican ...
Condiments scorecard.(new product trends)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... <Pre> Condiments Scorecard Total introductions by various categories Jan-November 2004 2003 Dressing/vinegar/mayo 145144 Oils 80 81 Pickled ...
Innovations in menu analysis: a new database of 550 restaurants allows Mintel's Menu Insights to explore and pinpoint menu trends. While new trends constantly occur, only a few will stick.(new product trends)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Trends and innovations in foodservice are some times evident by simply opening a menu or two. But there is nothing special (or profitable) about spotting trends when everyone else does. Those in R&D, marketing and other disciplines where research is an active ingredient in planning know ...
Fish tales: in a category awash with news both positive and negative, sales of fish and seafood items have managed to grow. Relatively inexpensive, the products further benefit from a more-healthful perception among consumers. However, in the age of mandatory convenience, can seafood products provide a time-saving solution?(category analysis)
Jan 01, 2005; ... Positives abound for the seafood industry, including the fare's healthful perception. With more consumers embracing the health and wellness trend (be it through low-carbohydrate dieting or other, perhaps more-enduring regimens), manufacturers and marketers wisely are reassuring consumers ...
Cookies crumbling: in an era of healthfulness and obesity concerns, cookies' appeal has taken serious blows, and the category has suffered declining sales in recent years. Changing demographics, health issues and popular diets are combining to take a lasting toll on the category as a whole.(category analysis)
Jan 01, 2005; ... The market for cookies is quite large, $4.6 billion in sales, according to estimates in Mintel's (Chicago) market report "Cookies." However, that sizable chunk has steadily deteriorated since 2002, with 2004's sales totals predicted to be a 6.4% fall from just two years ago and a lower ...
Expanding reach.(market watch)(Celestial Seasonings )(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... With the rising popularity of Hispanic foods, Celestial Seasonings (Boulder, Colo.) has decided the audience would be well-served with its teas to accompany those cuisines. While the newest offerings from the company may not be flavored specifically with that audience in mind, the new ...
Grains of truth.(market watch)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... In what appears to be an emerging trend, companies continue to expand the options for Americans seeking whole grains. General Mills' (Minneapolis) plans to revamp its cereals with whole grains were reviewed in November's Marketwatch. However, General Mills is not the only entity ...
From the South.(market watch)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005; ... According to Packaged Facts (New York), consumers are embracing mainstream Mexican and authentic Hispanic convenience foods, sales of which have grown 103% between 1999 and 2004. The reasons are two-fold. One, American tastes are shifting toward more flavorful items, and ...
Acting dense.(market watch)(foods into the diet is key to calorie reduction)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... A study presented by Pennsylvania State University (State College, Pa.) has found that incorporating "low-energy-dense" foods into the diet is key to calorie reduction and successful longer-term weight loss. "Low-energy-dense" foods were defined as water-rich and have fewer calories per ...
Public labeling.(in the know)
Jan 01, 2005 ... According to The New York Times, a remarkable percentage of Americans are interested in the labels on the foods they buy. The daily's telephone survey of 554 adults nationwide found that 85% "read the label closely some or all of the time." No, that is not a typo: 85%. Of that ...
The food products division of National Starch & Chemical Co. (Bridgewater, N.J.) is now known as National Starch Food Innovation.(The In Box)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * The food products division of National Starch & Chemical Co. (Bridgewater, N.J.) is now known as National Starch Food Innovation. The company ...
Griffith Laboratories.(appoints Bob Wotzak)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * Griffith Laboratories (Alsip, Ill.) named Bob ...
Danisco AS (Copenhagen, Denmark) will invest $3 million to build a new flavor production facility at the group's existing emulsifier and functional systems plant in Penang, Malaysia.(The In Box)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * Danisco AS (Copenhagen, Denmark) will invest $3 million to build a new flavor production facility at the group's existing emulsifier and functional systems plant in ...
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF, New York) will construct a new specialty ingredients (aroma chemical) manufacturing plant in China.(The In Box)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF, New York) will construct a new specialty ingredients (aroma chemical) manufacturing plant in China. A ...
ISP Food Ingredients (Wayne, N.J.) will implement an average price increase of 7% to 10% for food-grade alginates and other hydrocolloid-based functional food systems.(The In Box)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * ISP Food Ingredients (Wayne, N.J.) will implement an average price increase of 7% to 10% for food-grade ...
Baltimore Spice Inc.(The In Box)(Stephanie L. Frisque appointed as vice president )(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * Baltimore Spice Inc. (Owings Mills, Md.) named ...
CP Kelco (Chicago) announced immediate plans to expand capacity at its production site in Limeira, Brazil.(The In Box)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * CP Kelco (Chicago) announced immediate plans to expand capacity at its production site in Limeira, Brazil. When complete, the expansion will double Limeira's current capacity. CP Kelco's expansion plan consists of ...
David Michael & Co. (Philadelphia) promoted Denis Blais to senior account manager, responsible for sales in the Eastern portion of Canada; and Jennifer Jacobs to senior account manager, responsible for sales in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nebraska, Mississippi and Kansas.(The In Box)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * David Michael & Co. (Philadelphia) promoted Denis Blais to senior account manager, responsible for sales in the Eastern portion of Canada; and Jennifer Jacobs to senior account ...
Solbar Industries (Ashdod, Israel) opened its first representative office in Shanghai, China, in July 2004, establishing a new company Solbar Ningbo Food Co. Ltd.(The In Box)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * Solbar Industries (Ashdod, Israel) opened its first representative office in Shanghai, China, in July 2004, ...
The LycoRed Group (Beer Sheva, Israel) promoted Scott M. Larkin to vice president of sales and marketing for North America.(The In Box)(Dave Thomas appointed)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * The LycoRed Group (Beer Sheva, Israel) promoted Scott M. Larkin to vice president of sales and marketing for North America. Larkin was formerly the company's director of marketing and business ...
Virginia Dare (Brooklyn, N.Y.) named Joyce Igasaki account executive, responsible for accounts in California, Arizona and New Mexico.(The In Box)(Jorge Stern and Luz Alena appointed)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * Virginia Dare (Brooklyn, N.Y.) named Joyce Igasaki account executive, responsible for accounts in California, Arizona ...
Wixon (St. Francis, Wis.) was purchased by its top management team, ending its 24-year ownership by foreign investors.(Wixon Fontarome Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * Wixon (St. Francis, Wis.) was purchased by its top management team, ending its 24-year ownership by foreign investors. New owners of the firm are president Peter Gottsacker, executive vice president Chuck Ehemann and chief financial ...
Bunge Limited (White Plains, N.Y.) formed an alliance with Procter & Gamble (Cincinnati) and Peter Cremer North America (Cincinnati).(The In Box)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * Bunge Limited (White Plains, N.Y.) formed an alliance with Procter & Gamble (Cincinnati) and Peter Cremer North ...
SPI Polyols Inc. (New Castle, Del.) hired Clement Opawumi as a senior food scientist.(The In Box)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * SPI Polyols Inc. (New Castle, Del.) hired Clement Opawumi as a senior ...
Givaudan's (Geneva) board of directors elected Juerg Witmer, the current chief executive officer, as the new chairman of the board, effective April 27, 2005.(The In Box)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * Givaudan's (Geneva) board of directors elected Juerg Witmer, the current chief executive officer, as the new chairman of the board, effective April 27, ...
Healthful at SIAL.(in the know)(SIAL Paris, international food events)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Paris played host to SIAL Paris from October 17-21, as six halls featured culinary specialties from around the world to more than 135,000 visitors. One of the more-notable trends impacting formulators globally, health-consciousness is not an issue confined to the U.S.; however, ...
Ajinomoto Co. (Tokyo) plans to overhaul its food business, unifying its domestic and international operations by next April.(The In Box)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * Ajinomoto Co. (Tokyo) plans to overhaul its food business, unifying its domestic and international operations by next April. Two different in-house companies currently control the ...
The food and beverage employment site www.careersinfood.com has acquiredd Beveragecareers.com.(The In Box)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * The food and beverage employment site www.careersinfood.com has ...
In Canada, New Democrats introduced a motion in the House of Commons to outlaw the "unhealthy" fats found in everything from fast food to peanut butter.(The In Box)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * In Canada, New Democrats introduced a motion in the House of Commons to outlaw the "unhealthy" fats found in everything from fast ...
Sargento Foods Inc. (Plymouth, Wis.) named Rod Hogan director of new business development.(The In Box)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * Sargento Foods Inc. (Plymouth, Wis.) named Rod Hogan director of new business development. The company also reassigned portions of its sales ...
Univar USA.(appoints Brian Jurcak)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * Brian Jurcak joined Univar USA (Kirkland, Wash.) as product manager ...
National Center for Food Safety and Technology.(appoints Charles E. Sizer )(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * Charles E. Sizer was appointed director of the National ...
Archer Daniels Midland (Decatur, Ill.) elected Vikram Luthar.(The In Box)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * Archer Daniels Midland (Decatur, Ill.) ...
Velvet Ice Cream Co. (Utica, Ohio) created a new foodservice division.(The In Box)(Joanne L. Dageras director)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * Velvet Ice Cream Co. (Utica, Ohio) created a new ...
The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (Chicago) will purchase certain confectionery assets of Kraft Foods (Glenview, Ill.) for $1.48 billion.(The In Box)(Kraft Foods Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... * The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (Chicago) will purchase certain confectionery assets of Kraft Foods (Glenview, Ill.) for $1.48 billion. The transaction ...
Carb culling up North.(in the know)
Jan 01, 2005 ... In the first of what is promised to be an annual weight loss survey, ACNielsen Canada (Markham, Ontario) has found that 12% of Canadian households include at least one individual currently on a low-carbohydrate diet. However, the diet may be fading up north, as a slightly higher number of ...
Weighing success: the biggest trend of recent years naturally took its toll on the food industry's top 100 manufacturers. While the low-carb trend had a significant impact on companies primarily operating in the U.S., the story has been quite different elsewhere.(top 100)
Jan 01, 2005; ... In gathering its list of the Top 100 food and beverage companies, Food Engineering, sister publication of Prepared Foods, found the low-carb trend benefited far more than just the purveyors of those diets. Indeed, some of the largest growth rates were found among companies offering ...
Food traceability: one ingredient in a safe and efficient food supply: food traceability is in the news: recent news stories have focused on tracking cattle from birth to finished product to control the risk of Mad Cow, on tracking food shipments to reduce the risk of tampering, and on traceability systems to detail country of origin, animal welfare and genetic composition.(new product trends)
Jan 01, 2005; ... Traceability is not only newsworthy, but investment-worthy too. Food producers have voluntarily built traceability systems to track the grain in a cereal box to the farm and the apples in a vat of apple juice to the orchard. However, traceability is just one element of any ...
Ingredients to reduce cancer risks.
Jan 01, 2005; ... According to the American Cancer Society (Atlanta), approximately 35% of all cancer deaths in the U.S. can be prevented by dietary means. Scientific evidence shows that properly balancing fruits, vegetables, dietary fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and certain dietary supplements ...
Nutritional supplements for halal and kosher consumers: religious-based dietary laws impact ingredient options for supplement manufacturers. An explanation of basic considerations for these products can assist food manufacturers as well.
Jan 01, 2005; ... Food consumed by Muslims meets the Islamic dietary code and is called halal food. Similarly, food consumed by Jews is called kosher food. Muslims use two major terms to describe food, halal and haram. Halal means permitted or lawful, and haram means forbidden or unlawful. Kosher means the ...
Resin the bar.(Raisin contains antioxidant compounds )(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Antioxidant compounds that help resist the effects of aging long have been known to exist in fruits and vegetables. The USDA's assay, oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC), quantifies the antioxidant capacity of foods. Oranges and broccoli, both known as antioxidants, have, ...
Weight loss ingredient files claim with FDA.(Nutra News You can use)
Jan 01, 2005 ... The filing of structure/function claims with the FDA has allowed a global leader in lipid-based ingredients for health and nutrition to claim specific health benefits for its conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomers. Clarinol[TM] CLA from Lipid Nutrition can now claim to reduce weight gain, ...
Microbes for the heart.(Nutra News You can use)(Cardio-4)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Researchers may be on the verge of a breakthrough in the ability to reduce high blood pressure. After three years of study, food scientists at Chr. Hansen have discovered lactic acid bacteria that have been shown to reduce blood pressure in animal studies. The company has filed for a ...
Magnesium for memory.(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... A researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) grew curious about magnesium's role in memory after a lab study found that, in rats fed high levels of the mineral, communication between brain cells was activated like a fully engaged orchestra. The researcher, Guosong Liu, ...
Hearty cooking in Louisiana: Louisiana cooking is influenced by a variety of cultures, including Creole and Cajun cooking styles. Bold flavors, a variety of spices and hearty portions epitomize Louisiana dishes such as gumbo, jambalaya, and red beans and rice.(ingredient challenges)
Jan 01, 2005; ... To understand the cuisine of Louisiana, try to visualize a huge cooking pot simmering with foods from France, Portugal, Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and even from the American Choctaw Indians, being stirred up with soul. That is true flavor and laissez les bon temps roule: let the good ...
Getting a "thumb's up" on kid snacks: childrens' snacks are an important component of their diet. Which snacks parents say "yes" to depends on a product's characteristics.
Jan 01, 2005; ... "Can I have a snack?" must be one of the most frequently asked questions in households with children. Kids and adults both love to snack, resulting in a $40 billion-a-year snack market, according to Mintel International (Chicago). The good news is that snacking is important to a child's ...
In praise of cheese: did Mother Nature know what she was doing when she designed milk? Research reveals a rich source of biological nutrients that science is only beginning to understand.(ingredient challenges)
Jan 01, 2005; ... Milk is the only product designed by nature for the sole purpose of delivering nutrition and health to mammals. As such, every component of milk plays a role in that goal. Cheese is very much a part of this concept. After all--what is cheese but a concentration of most of the ...
Dairy ingredients embody functionality.(ingredient challenges)(California Dairy Research Foundation)(Interview)
Jan 01, 2005 ... For the past six years, the California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF, Davis, Calif.), the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC, Arlington, Va.) and California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo have sponsored the Concentrated and Dried Dairy Ingredients Symposium, a ...
Delving into dairy ingredients: cheese and dairy ingredients increasingly are customized for use in prepared foods. Suggestions are provided as to where food formulators can go for assistance.(ingredient challenges)
Jan 01, 2005; ... Cheese and other dairy products (e.g., butter, fluid milk, yogurt, sour cream, cream, dry milk, buttermilk) have been widely accepted and available to consumers as nutritious and highly palatable food choices in their own right for centuries. Consumers regularly are reminded of the ...
Sauce in translation: in Asia, soy sauces are valued and cultivated much like the wines and cheeses in Europe. The ingredients and spices used to create them have purposes and functions that can augment cuisines on any side of the Pacific.(ingredient challenges)
Jan 01, 2005; ... At age 18, Myron Becker joined the U.S. Navy and became a member of the Naval Security Group, a branch of the National Security Agency, a national communications intelligence agency. They stationed him in Kami Seya, Japan, a small seaport base about 14 miles from Yokahama. There, he was ...
Tips for sensory tests: sensory tests are one of the most crucial aspects in evaluating new products, vendors or alternative formulations. Here are a few things to consider.(ingredient challenges)
Jan 01, 2005; ... Your marketing manager or project supervisor swings by your lab after just eating lunch and having a quick cigarette, tastes your formulation effort and then directs you back to the drawing board. It is almost enough to make a grown food scientist ... strangle someone. Although ...
"School's in" for Omega-3: until domestic processors are schooled on the novel options for omega-3 fortification, American diets will continue to slip below a passing grade.(ingredients in global use)
Jan 01, 2005; ... In 1965, Rene Thomas, M.D., worked as an elementary school teacher and was concerned about low test scores, illiteracy and behavioral problems like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) that led to violence at her school. Today, she is a food formulator and CEO of ...
Fried foods sans trans.(r&d applications)
Jan 01, 2005; ... Trans fatty acids are a hot item in human nutrition. The majority of trans fats consumed are from partially hydrogenated oils. Hydrogenation allows oil processors to manufacture a wide range of fats with unique functional properties for use in applications. Unfortunately, trans fats, like ...
Healthy sweetness.(r&d applications)
Jan 01, 2005; ... According to the "2004 Market for Weight Loss Eating" report by MarketResearch.com, low-glycemic food and beverage sales increased 33% in 2002, and at least 25% in 2003 (through December 3). Additionally, the food and beverage markets for the following categories also have increased: no ...
The flavor at protein.(r&d applications)
Jan 01, 2005; ... The demand for high-protein bars and beverages will continue to increase over the next few years, despite a recent downward trend," reports David Browne, director of content development at SPINS (San Francisco) a natural products reporting agency. However, the taste of these products is ...
Controlling wayward water.(r&d applications)(Decagon Devices Inc. offers instruments to measure water activity)
Jan 01, 2005; ... Certain FDA regulations help assure the safety of low-acid and acidified foods in hermetically sealed containers. These rules do not cover products with a water activity level of less than 0.85 because food pathogens generally do not grow below a range of 0.95. See chart "Limited ...
All natural preservation.(r&d applications)
Jan 01, 2005; ... The FDA final rule on the labeling of trans fatty acids (TFA) is the first significant change to the nutrition facts panel since the Nutritional Labeling and Education Act was finalized in 1993. The TFA ruling has given many companies an incentive to remove as much trans fat from their ...
Smooth calcium fortifier.(r&d applications)
Jan 01, 2005; ... In response to the ongoing controversy over which type of calcium supplementation is best, a team of researchers looked at absorbability and effective cost comparison of various forms. The results, published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, found calcium carbonate's ...
For the finishing line.(r&d applications)(Seltzer Nutritional Technologies)
Jan 01, 2005; ... According to www. Supplementwatch.com, the sports nutrition market "is about $3 billion annually--that's a lot of Powerbars!" The website also points out that a main problem with sports-oriented products is that consumers are not familiar with their proper use. Seltzer ...