06/26/2009
I’ve been seeing those ads in magazines my wife reads on parenting, kids, etc. of late with interest—you know, two people facing each other with dialogue balloons overhead saying something along the lines of: “The other day my barber was talking about how high-fructose corn syrup causes obesity and heart disease,” and the other person retorts, “Your barber is a registered dietician?”
The efforts ...
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06/22/2009
As I walked down the bowling lanes that comprised the All Things Organic show last week (go ahead, roll a ball … we few amblers are the pins…), I was interested to find a small handful of truly intriguing products—organic or not. Despite the less-than-lively feeling (I really hope the show did OK and that my visit was just an irregular blip in the overall scope of things…), I was interested to ...
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06/15/2009
A handful of companies last week at IFT suggested tea is poised for a major breakthrough in the American market. What’s a key driver of superfruits? Antioxidants. Well, tea has those foils to free radicals in spades. Also, it’s hard to get more natural than tea. And once you account for the varying points of fermentation—yielding types like oolong and black tea—it also boasts a complexity on par ...
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06/08/2009
Yesterday I hit the floor running at IFT 2009 in the land of magical mice and amazingly perfumed atmosphere. Everything is in bloom here, and I bet something is always blooming regardless of the time of year. This is Southern California, after all. We're not in LA, so many call it paradise.
Impressions? Functional flax that fortifies while it emulsifies. Myriad omega-3s. Stevia everywhere.
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06/05/2009
IFT time is yet again upon us, and I’m gearing up to head west to Anaheim, the land of magical, oversized mice and delicious California sunshine—and likely some delicious food, too. If there’s one thing we food-industry folks know how to do, it’s eat well.
I fully anticipate to see much attention paid to methods of improving products without upping the price point—whether through fortification, ...
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