Prepared Foods talks menu and food formulation trends with Brett Curtis, CEC, corporate chef, business manager and channel sales manager with Nestlé Professional.

Eaters, the report alleges, might be influenced to consume more of a food that feels harder or rougher.

Among other properties, they researched NFE’s ability to function as a salt reducer and natural flavor enhancer; as a preservative and anti-spoilage agent; and as a booster of organoleptic attributes of processed animal protein products, such as deli meats and frankfurters.

Paul Corney will be appointed president and chief operating officer, Dairy Foods Division.

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.

The company is adding a mold inhibitor, natamycin, and a proprietary, unnamed ingredient for food safety.

The Turlock facility will produce a variety of milk powders.

The additions include Joy Judski as director of Sales.

Fatty foods that have not been processed -- such as butter, cheese, eggs and yogurt -- can even be good for the heart, and repeated advice that consumers should cut their fat intake may have actually increased risks of heart disease.