Articles by William A. Roberts, Jr.

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Extruding Confidence

William A. Roberts, Jr.
September 19, 2011
Food extrusion can be used to produce pasta and other cold-formed products, ready-to eat cereals, snacks, pet food, confectionery products, modified starches for soup, baby food and instant foods, beverage bases and textured (or texturized) vegetable protein.
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Slipping Cereals

William A. Roberts, Jr.
August 8, 2011
As consumers see breakfast options diversify, cereal manufacturers are finding an increasingly competitive marketplace, where the competition is likely not remotely similar to their offerings. As such, cereal makers are focusing on key demographics and trends to make sure their newest launches are noticed.
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Organic Feature

Natural and Organic in the Marketplace

William A. Roberts, Jr.
June 22, 2011
Their more expensive prices would seem to indicate a downturn in organic foods and beverages, but organic consumers have yet to abandon organic products in any significant numbers and have, instead, employed coupons and smart shopping strategies to seek their favorite organic options.
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Sweet Treats

William A. Roberts, Jr.
June 9, 2011
The Sweets and Snacks Expo displayed the latest and soon-to-come snacks and confections, with some capitalizing on new flavor combinations, some eschewing trends entirely and some returning to their roots.
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Meating Demand

Vegetarianism may not be the largest trend in the food industry at present, but surprising numbers of young people are opting to go meat-free, while an aging population has its own reasons behind avoiding meats.
William A. Roberts, Jr.
April 18, 2011
How much of a market is there for vegetarian products? A 2009 Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) survey found about 1% of American consumers identify themselves as vegan, roughly a third of the number who regard themselves as vegetarians, but the group’s 2010 survey found a surprising amount of vegetarians among Americans between 8-18.
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Loss Leaders

William A. Roberts, Jr.
March 7, 2011
Latest government statistics indicate nearly 70% of American adults and almost 32% of the country's school-age children and adolescents are either overweight or obese, and manufacturers have new tools at their disposal to help consumers combat this issue.
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