Articles Tagged with ''innovation''

Scott Dicker, SPINS

Going Up! Natural, Organic Product Sales and Innovation

SPINS finds natural products industry rebounding with more sales, on-trend innovation.
Bob Garrison
Robert Garrison
March 6, 2025

Natural products industry sales were expected to hit nearly $320B in 2024 with growth across virtually every department. In advance of Natural Products Expo West, Prepared Foods covers everything from innovation to ingredients with Scott Dicker, market insights director at SPINS LLC, Chicago.


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Batory Foods: Innovation Station

Batory Foods’ new Innovation Center offers custom blending, packaging and applications development services
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
September 24, 2024

The 16,000sq-ft space includes a dedicated upstairs lab area and a blending facility. It significantly enhances the company’s capabilities in applications development, custom blending and packaging services. 


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INNOVATION + BEER, WINE & SPIRITS

A survey of recent product launches in the beer, wine and spirit category
May 1, 2018
First, let’s start with a new product that defies category: Henry's Hard Sparkling Water. That’s right, an alcoholic sparkling water.
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ADM Culinary Center

Archer Daniels Midland Company opened its global headquarters and customer center in downtown Chicago
August 29, 2014
Archer Daniels Midland Company has opened its global headquarters and customer center in downtown Chicago.
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King & Prince Seafood Hires Chef

King & Prince Seafood adds Chef Brett Smith to R&D, innovation team.
August 15, 2014
King & Prince Seafood, Brunswick, Ga., hired Brett Smith as a corporate chef and member of the company’s research and development team
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Brandon Solano, Wendys, VP marketing

Innovator Joins Wendy’s

Wendy’s hires Brandon Solano after innovation posts at Hershey, Domino’s.
July 25, 2014
The Wendy's Company, Dublin, Ohio, said it hired Brandon Solano, 43, as senior vice president of marketing.
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Cheese Innovation Center

Thiel Cheese & Ingredients opens $12 million customer innovation center.
July 24, 2014
Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine Simon Coveney officially opened a new $12 million facility at Thiel Cheese & Ingredients, Hilbert, Wis. (Thiel).
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Flour Miller Expands QA, R&D: Adds CFO

Bay State Milling expands research, quality facilities; hires Peter Banat as CFO.
July 21, 2014
Bay State Milling, Quincy, Mass., said it has begun a 10,000-sq.-ft. addition to accommodate all corporate laboratory operations and strengthen R&D capabilities
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Alexander Leads Flowers’ Innovation

Bakery giant Flowers Foods promotes several executives, including Bradley Alexander.
July 16, 2014
One of the nation’s largest bakers, Flowers Foods Inc., Thomasville, Ga., announced several key appointments in keeping with the company's management succession plan.
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