One presentation at the 2010 Prepared Foods’ R&D Applications Seminar-Chicago provided insights into how some companies may be missing out on an important way to reduce R&D costs--without cutting resources.
Wal-Mart, one of the world's largest retailers, announced a five-year plan to make thousands of its packaged foods lower in unhealthful salts, fats and sugars, and to drop its prices for fruits and vegetables.
Formulating reduced-fat dessert mixes, cakes, pastries and cookies with texture and sensory properties that closely match a full-fat standard just got easier.
A recent HealthFocus International (HFI) study reveals that cutting costs has expanded into higher income groups -- namely, those with annual incomes upwards of $75,000.
Private label's future includes reformulating/redesigning to reduce costs, or issue-related product innovations, such as green or organic. Attendees of Prepared Foods' R&D Seminars series also learned about co-branding and effective business strategies.
As the economy continues to impact the way consumers think about discretionary spending, restaurant dining today is a buyers' market, and consumers are increasingly picky.
Lower-cost OptionA sweetened, dried cranberry (SDC) has been added to a portfolio of dried fruit ingredients. Ocean Spray’s Ingredient Technology Group has introduced new Choice SDC, a low-cost option that