The Spirit of Innovation (SOI) Awards are a unique opportunity to acknowledge outstanding product development teams and the innovation used to design and launch successful new products—all while providing new products and companies with priceless worldwide exposure.

Well, my smart and dedicated readers, it's that time again. That's right, I'm in need of a haircut. I must be barbed, at once! I cannot be expected to stroll our town's promenade with errant follicles springing from my bowler like stems of an unattended arugula plant. I'm a gentleman!

SymphonyIRI Group announced the most successful food and beverage and non-foods consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands in its 2011 New Product Pacesetters report.

Below are some of the highlights from the 2012 Natural Products Expo West, which again saw a sizable number of gluten-free introductions, as well as a number of notable introductions focusing on other trends.

The Private Label Manufacturers Association’s (PLMA) 2011 Private Label Trade Show was held in Rosemont, Ill., in mid-November, with a wealth of products marketed around such notable trends as ethnic cuisine, restaurant-quality foods, wellness and convenience.

Today’s consumers continue to seek grocery products containing more bold and layered flavors, and manufacturers have responded by adding more unique and global ingredients to some of the most basic products.

General Mills Inc. has been indicted of making false claims in its fruit snacks.

Food and beverage companies with a greater percentage of sales from so-called “better-for-you” products do better, financially, than their peers with less healthful fare, a new report finds.

Private label products bring something new to the market and are no longer simply "me too" products that offer "the same thing for less money."

The 29th Annual New Products Conference was held September 12-14 in Naples, Fla., with a range of speakers and topics addressing the latest trends and expectations of food and beverage consumers.