Articles Tagged with ''health and nutrition''

gluten free pasty

Gluten-Free Formulations

After a roller coaster ride of peaks and dips, gluten-free foods have finally embedded themselves securely into the American mainstream.
David Feder
David Feder , RDN Ofer Eliav, Contributing Editor
May 22, 2014
Gluten-free foods and beverages spent the better part of the past two decades moving up the trend track in fits and starts. Recently, however, the gluten-free category experienced a growth spurt of epic proportions.
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Special K cereal, Kellogg

A Healthy Start with Cereals and Bars

Granola grew in cereal introductions over the course of the year, as did sales for the cereal category as a whole.
Tom Vierhile
March 14, 2014
The fog that has enveloped the ready-to-eat (RTE) breakfast cereal category in recent years lifted somewhat in 2013, as breakfast cereal makers saw glimpses of something that had merely been a mirage in recent years: growth.
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Swanson infused broths

Soups and Sides Get Creative

Growth has been elusive in packaged soups in recent years, but 2013 saw soup makers willing to embrace unconventional approaches to jump-start sales.
Tom Vierhile
March 14, 2014
Growth has been elusive in packaged soups in recent years, but 2013 saw soup makers willing to embrace unconventional approaches to jump-start sales.
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greek yogurt, yoplait

Defining Dairy

Milk processors have turned to efforts to make milk a more convenient option, with extended shelflife packaging and on-the-go convenience.
William A. Roberts, Jr.
March 14, 2014
Dairy is one of the most frequently shopped grocery departments, with 36 trips per year, finds the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association’s (IDDBA) “What’s in Store 2014” report.
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William Robert, Jr.

Hope for the Fredos

This month sees the latest edition of Prepared Foods’ New Products Annual, a chance to revisit some of the products released over the past year.
William A. Roberts, Jr.
March 13, 2014
This month sees the latest edition of Prepared Foods’ New Products Annual, a chance to revisit some of the products released over the past year.
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vegetables, produce

Food Trends, Tastes for 2014

The National Restaurant Association’s annual “What’s Hot” culinary forecast predicts that local sourcing, environmental sustainability and children’s nutrition will be key trends in 2014.
February 17, 2014
The National Restaurant Association’s annual “What’s Hot” culinary forecast predicts menu trends for the year ahead by surveying nearly 1,300 professional chefs -- members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) -- and the results are in for 2014.
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Bob Garrison

Frozen Food Nutrition

The American Frozen Food Institute’s Frozen Food Roundtable initiative challenges “fresh” perceptions, promotes frozen food nutrition research.
Bob Garrison
Robert Garrison
February 17, 2014
Maybe it’s because -- for 22 years -- I wrote exclusively about refrigerated and frozen foods.
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