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Smoothie Fruit Starters

Dole Packaged Foods Foodservice gets restaurant operators off on the right foot with Frozen Smoothie Starters: portion-controlled, single-serve pouches of pre-mixed, frozen diced fruit that’s ready for blending.

February 17, 2014

Dole Packaged Foods Foodservice, Westlake Village, Calif., gets restaurant operators off on the right foot with Frozen Smoothie Starters

Frozen Food Nutrition

The American Frozen Food Institute’s Frozen Food Roundtable initiative challenges “fresh” perceptions, promotes frozen food nutrition research.

Robert Garrison

February 17, 2014

Maybe it’s because -- for 22 years -- I wrote exclusively about refrigerated and frozen foods.

Frozen Food Nutrition

The American Frozen Food Institute’s Frozen Food Roundtable initiative challenges “fresh” perceptions, promotes frozen food nutrition research.

Robert Garrison

February 17, 2014

Maybe it’s because -- for 22 years -- I wrote exclusively about refrigerated and frozen foods.

Post Completes Pair of Acquisitions

Post Holdings Inc. completed the previously announced acquisitions of Golden Boy Foods Ltd. and Dymatize Enterprises.

February 4, 2014

Both acquisitions were effective on February 1, 2014.

PB&J in a Convenient Snack

The Promotion In Motion Companies Inc. announced the launch of Welch's PB&J Snacks.

February 3, 2014

Welch's PB&J Snacks include 100% of the daily recommended value of vitamin C.

Cut Calories with Coconut Water

iTi Tropicals says coconut water concentrate can help juice processors; become as significant as pineapple juice concentrate within five years.

January 31, 2014

iTi Tropicals, Inc. predicts that within five years, coconut water concentrate—as an ingredient–could be as significant as pineapple juice concentrate.

Olam Investments

Olam Spices & Vegetable Ingredients has completed an expansion in size and capability of its spices processing facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

January 31, 2014

The 85,300-sq.-ft (26,000-sq.-mt) spice processing facility will enhance cleaning and storage processes for black pepper, and adds capabilities to process cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg products.

vegetables and herbs, bowl of vegetables

Frozen Vegetable, Herb Blends

Food processors can easily add flavor and nutrition with Van Drunen Farms’ frozen vegetable and herb blends.

January 29, 2014

Consumer and industry research data show vegetables and herbs increasing in popularity for retail and restaurant items.

Nuts on Mortality

Researchers looked at the association of nut consumption with total and cause-specific mortality.

January 13, 2014

Consumption of nuts was inversely associated with total mortality in both men and women.

Tree Nuts on Obesity

Consumption of tree nuts is associated with lower cases of obesity and metabolic syndrome.

January 9, 2014

Consumption of tree nuts is associated with lower cases of obesity and metabolic syndrome, suggests a new study from Loma Linda University Health published in the peer-reviewed online science and medicine journal, PLOS ONE.