Vlasic (Pinnacle Foods—Mountain Lakes, N.J.) is expanding its presence in pickled condiments with a slew of new products that are neither dill nor butter in flavor.
Juice manufacturers are getting in on the organic market. Apple & Eve (Roslyn, N.Y.) is offering an Organics sub-brand of 100% juices, available in four varieties like Vintage Concord and Cranberry Blueberry.
Protein-fortified beverages are easier to formulate. Grande Custom Ingredients Group has developed a Black Cherry Protein Fortified Beverage using Grande Ultra 8020 hydrolyzed whey protein.
According to a study recently completed by the National Institute for Agricultural Research in Nantes, France, a natural prebiotic fiber can have a significant, positive effect on colitis.
Dream Foods (Philadelphia) is introducing several premium juice products in the U.S. Volcano Orange Juice is made from the juice of rare blood red oranges harvested in Sicily near the Mt. Etna volcano.