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On-Trend Eggplant

Creating a culinary-chic entrée or appetizer is easy with Van Drunen Farms’ IQF Eggplant.

September 29, 2014

Creating an outstanding, culinary-chic entrée or appetizer is as easy as using IQF Eggplant from Van Drunen Farms (VDF).

Uncovering Effective Vegetarian Formulations

Consumer trend, new product and ingredient options for the formulation of vegetarian and vegan foods & beverages.

Malcolm Lowe

May 9, 2014

I look to the garden this May and see short bushy rows of green. Chard, lettuce, radish, spinach, mustard greens, kale. In another month, I will have the makings of many meals that feature vegetables.

Developing New Products for Vegetarians

Research and industry trends to help you reduce costs in formulation

Malcolm Lowe

November 22, 2013

I can't stop eating bacon. I don't know why I am beginning an entry about developing food products for vegetarians by making that claim. All I can say is that it is on my mind and I had to admit it to someone. There. It's out there.

Vegetarians at the Gates

Some 7% of consumers identify themselves as vegetarian; however, 36% indicate the use of meat alternatives.

August 12, 2013

Less than half of consumers who use meat alternatives are using the products in place of real meat, and 16% indicate using the products alongside meat offerings.

Veggie Diets and Health

Vegetarian diets have been linked with reductions in risk for several chronic diseases, including hypertension, but a new study has claimed that they are also associated with reduced death rates.

June 5, 2013

The study noted that some evidence suggested that vegetarian dietary patterns could be associated with reduced mortality, but the relationship is not well established.

Vegan vs. Vegetarian

August 10, 2012

A recent Gallup survey found 5% of the U.S. population label themselves as vegetarian.

New Trends in Meals and Meats

Tom Vierhile

March 18, 2012

Just as sports teams sometimes experience a “transitional year” from time to time, 2011 proved to be just such a year for makers of convenience meals and processed meats. The perception of these markets as relative “safe havens” for economically stressed consumers ebbed a bit as the economy improved.

Quorn Goes Vegan

December 7, 2011

Quorn, a U.K.-based food company specializing in meatless meals -- all of which, until now, contained eggs -- just introduced its first-ever all vegan product, which is now available exclusively in the United States.

Pleasing the Vegetarian

August 11, 2011

Only some 3% of the U.S. population describes itself as vegetarian, according to a 2009 Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) survey conducted with the polling firm Harris Interactive.

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.