At retail, we have seen the sauce, spread, dip and marinade categories expand significantly during the past few years. Much of this expansion has been driven by the wide array of options entering our markets from other world cuisines.
July online celebration highlights innovation, winners’ strategy stories
June 24, 2021
Prepared Foods is pleased to announce and recognize winners of its 19th annual Spirit of Innovation Awards (SOI). Since 2003, these distinctive awards honor food and beverage product development teams for excellence in consumer insights, cross-functional execution and overall innovation. This year’s awards recognize items introduced from January 2020 through March 2021.
Rich Products world headquarters serves as ghost kitchen for three new delivery-only virtual restaurants
June 11, 2021
The global, family-owned food company will use Dolly’s, its Buffalo, N.Y.-based world headquarters’ kitchen, as a ghost kitchen to bring three new virtual restaurants to Western New York: Grilled Cheese Society, Monster Mac and The Big Melt, with more slated to launch in the coming months.
A chef’s perspective on formulating with grains and seeds
June 9, 2021
Prepared Foods talks Chef Todd Ketterman, culinary manager at Reser’s Inc. Reser’s, Beaverton, Ore., is one the nation’s largest manufacturers of refrigerated salads, side dishes, sauces and more for supermarket in-store deli departments as well as commercial and non-commercial foodservice operators.
New organizational network focuses on accountability, simplicity, and transparency
June 8, 2021
Diamond Crystal Brands, Idahoan Foods, Knouse Foods, and Mount Franklin Foods joined to launch the Foodservice Brands Alliance ("FBA" or the "Alliance"), the first dedicated network for manufacturers in the foodservice industry.
With summer nearly here, all things grilling and barbecue become top of mind. When it comes to burgers and hot dogs, restaurant operator trends pave the way for cookout-inspired innovations, and Datassential's MenuTrends database provides the trend data to help focus creativity.
The new treat is exclusively available at Häagen-Dazs shops
May 19, 2021
Haagen-Dazs Shoppe Company Inc. launched its Coffee Collection line of beverages and ice creams, featuring a new Chameleon Cold-Brew Float served exclusively at Häagen-Dazs Shops.
Plant-based proteins, exquisite flavors, premium ingredients, and more among the 24 groundbreaking food and beverage products honored
May 13, 2021
These industry-altering products will shape what’s new and next for the future of food and beverage with flavorful and marketable items designed to satisfy customers’ taste and boost sales for years to come.
Vegan brand ramps up restaurant and foodservice distribution of its meat alternatives
May 4, 2021
egan food manufacturer, Upton's Naturals, teamed with Dot Foods, a food industry re-distributor. The new relationship will increase availability of the brand's popular 100% vegan meat alternatives for distributors, restaurants and foodservice customers nationwide.