The foods consumers are demanding include ethnic, local, organic, comfort, healthier, variations on burgers and sandwiches, breakfast foods and upscale childrenís menu items.
September 2009 -- Abstracts 2009 IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo As reported in Prepared Foods’ July 2009 editorial, the annual Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Meeting & Food
As reducing sodium across the population is debated, the food industry is pressured to reduce the salt content of its products. Here is a look at current options, as well as an update on research into umami enhancement.
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is mounting evidence that omega-3 fatty acids from fish or fish oil
supplements not only help prevent cardiovascular diseases in healthy
individuals but also reduce the incidence of cardiac events and
mortality in patients with existing heart disease.
Consumers are “trending down” on protein-based, center-of-the plate foods. This has led to smaller portions; less expensive cuts of meat (that are likely less tender); and alternatives in grain- and