Graceland Fruit purchases Wisconsin cranberries to manufacture dried cranberries in its Frankfort, Michigan facilities. The overwhelming success of global sales of its dried cranberries has led to demand outpacing its current production capacity. The CranGrow alliance provides Graceland Fruit with increased manufacturing capacity to support its global growth plans and provides CranGrow members/growers access to worldwide markets through Graceland Fruit’s well-established sales network.  

Dennis Reid, vice president of business development, notes, “We developed this new product in response to demand and requests from several customers who had recently lost their incumbent supplier for their bacon bits. So we went to work and within 60 days we had formulated and commercialized an alternative for them.”  

New Crispy on Delivery started with extensive research focused on customer satisfaction for home fry delivery. Lamb Weston identified three key areas that can impact delivered fry quality – the product, the packaging and best practices for delivery from store to door.

Prepared Foods talks about sugar reduction and industrial fruit preparations with Karsten Kotte, vice president of technical services at Graceland Fruit, an industrial fruit and fruit products supplier in Frankfort, Mich. Kotte is responsible for Graceland’s product and process optimization. Prior to joining Graceland, Kotte spent more than 15 years in the food industry with Omega Protein Corporation, H.J. Heinz Company and the Schwan Food Company. He joined Graceland in the fall of 2016. 

Graceland Fruit No Added Sugar Dried Cranberries provide a good source of fiber, contain no artificial sweeteners, and have 10% fewer carbohydrates and calories than those in conventional products. They also contain no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives and are non-GMO and gluten free. 

Naturex will introduce Engredea visitors to a Heart-Healthy Chipotle Lime & Fire Roasted Vegetable Snack. This is enriched with Naturex’s new Swedish Oatfiber SWEOAT Bran, which delivers oat beta glucans that have an FDA-authorized health claim for coronary heart disease[1]. Demonstrating synergistic opportunities, this snack is enhanced with Naturex’s new range of vegetable powders produced using a high temperature direct flame-roasting technology, which intensifies the flavor of fresh vegetables into sweet, concentrated notes.

Over the past eight years, the National Peanut Board has been working to help bring peanut milk to market and into the homes of peanut lovers across the country.

The first step is to skip the usual water-based broth. Instead, soak vegetables or bones in coconut water to create a unique and unexpected broth.

The negative effects of the production and consumption of meat on both the environment and on consumers’ health has become a popular reason many people are reconsidering meat altogether. In fact, many people are reducing the amount of meat they consume, or they are eliminating it from their diets completely.

Frieda’s Specialty Produce calls out five items that can add value to produce departments by attracting key consumers who seek experiences.