Fats and oils are often the center of health-related issues. The food industry continues to use technology to develop healthier options while providing products consumers want.
New breakfast foods must address the key issues of convenience and portability, as well as healthfulness, in order to be successful in today's ever-expanding marketplace.
F&B manufacturers have attempted various methods, products and rationales to cater to the fairer sex. Women are an important purchasing power, and show concern for their family's health. Men, on the other hand, rarely are targeted, and virtually none of their products address health concerns.
Plenty of dried fruit snacks can be found on the market, in all varieties and flavors, but an increasing number of fruit snacks contain tropical fruits.
Major food and beverage companies have brought innovative products to all corners of the world. In the process, these locales have proven their worth both as a testing ground for innovative ideas and as viable markets in and of themselves.
These “grill” flavors are versatile enough to be used in any number of manufacturing processes such as batter/breading, vacuum-tumbling, injection, baking, retort and freezing, and add a noticeable dimension to the taste of processed meats, entrees, marinades, side dishes, soups, gravies, dressings, desserts and baked goods.
According to the International Obesity Task Force, part of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (London), about one in every four people on Earth is too fat, while about two of every three Americans fall into that category.
8th Continent (Minnetonka, Minn.), the soy milk company joint venture between General Mills (Minneapolis) and Solae (St. Louis), has finally branched out from plain and flavored soy milk to offer juice smoothie beverages.