Although most snack foods are eaten between meals, snack foods eaten at main meals now represent 24% of all snack food eatings, which is up from 21% five years ago, according to NPD’s continual tracking of US consumers snacking attitudes and behaviors.  

Prepared Foods readers had a difficult time deciding which new product introduction would be named the favorite from January 2017.

Available in three flavors including Chia + Vanilla, Chia + Pineapple and Chia + Flax, the new snacks combine the superfood power of chia and coconut into one crunchy bite.

Prepared Foods talks spice and seasoning formulation trends with Emily Munday, director of operations for CuliNex LLC, a Seattle culinary consulting and product development firm

Schultz's, a Boulder, Colo.-based cooking hot sauce and snack company known for gourmet family recipes, will unveil a new branding and extended product lines at Natural Products Expo West.

Like all Tillamook products, Farmstyle Cut Shreds are made using the highest-quality milk from cows not treated with artificial growth hormones and without any artificial colors or flavors.

Jimmy Dean brand unveiled what it calls a breakfast breakthrough – Jimmy Dean Stuffed Hash Browns. Stuffed with meat and cheese, the product is portable, ready-in-minutes, ultra-crispy potato hash brown. 

While not fully committing to a meat-free lifestyle, ‘Meatless Mondays’ seem to be catching on among Americans as a way to cut back with new research from Mintel revealing that the top reason US consumers use meat alternatives is because they occasionally like to have meat-free days (31%).

Skinny Pasta promotes healthy weight loss with a food staple that’s free of sugar, gluten, starch, wheat, lactose, soy, salt, cholesterol, fat and preservatives.

When it comes to American cuisine, there are few things more iconic than steakhouses.  The slabs of marbled meat, the sizzling grills, the oozing butter, and the dripping bravado, maybe even a cowboy hat or two for ambiance—it’s enough to make even fictional steak-o-phile Ron Swanson misty-eyed.