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Bob Weeks began his publishing career in the early 1970's and served in several different capacities with Bill Communications and Freed Crown Lee Publishing before becoming Publisher of Dairy Foods and Prepared Foods magazines at Gorman Publishing. In 1991 he set out on his own, establishing Weeks Publishing Company with the successful launch of Food Product Design Magazine which subsequently became and remains today the preeminent food development and R&D focused publication/information source. Bob continued as Publisher of Food Product Design as well as Culinology magazine after being acquired by Phoenix-based Virgo Publishing LLC. in 2005. His 23 years in food publishing have established Bob as one of the foremost thought leaders in the food industry.

01/27/2009

Losing Yourself in Italian Cooking

      Are you as tired as I am of winter weather, bad economic news, world trouble spots and constantly running up hill just to keep up?      For all of the above reasons, I've decided to share with all of you what I've found to be an excellent escape mechanism. It will cost you less than a dinner at a medium priced restaurant, allow ...
01/15/2009

Getting Away from Jack Frost!

      For any of you, who like me, are tired of hibernating to get away from our current sub-zero temperatures, snow storms, and icy conditions throughout the northern sections of the U.S.A., I have a suggestion as to how you can take a break from it all, enjoy some sunshine and warm temperatures, while absorbing a big dose of valuable business information delivered by ...
12/12/2008

Trends for 2009.... Part 2

      Yesterday I listed my top 5 trends for 2009. Today, here are my second 5.        Companies will look for line extension products rather than "new" ideas in order to benefit from both consumer loyalty to existing top brands and the long standing ability of those brands to generate sales and sustainable profits.      The ...
12/11/2008

2009 Trends

    Around this time every year we see the appearance of numerous projections as to what will be the major trends for the coming year. So here, in no given ranking are my ideas for the Top Trends for 2009.    Digestive Health may very well be the leader of the pack as far as 2009 trends are concerned. This will be a continuation of the trend of recent years that saw ...
12/01/2008

Finally.... Safe at Home, Baby

      It's been a while, but between some vacation time, the Thanksgiving holidays and a very slow food news cycle, I've managed to skip the whole month of November. But that doesn't mean the U.S.D.A. and the FDA haven't been getting things done. After being, in my opinion, very slow to get out of the starting gate concerning the Chinese dairy industry's inability ...
10/27/2008

Snapdragons and Tomatoes

   It's going to be like deja-vu all over again.It is now being reported that British scientists have successfully inserted genes from the snapdragon flower into tomatoes which has greatly increased their level of proven cancer-fighting anthocyanins, as well as turning the normally reddish fruit purple.While tomatoes already contain significant levels of the cancer-fighting antioxidant ...
10/10/2008

Going Up!

      Over the past month I have received a number of press releases and announcements, as well as having had several conversations with ingredient suppliers, concerning their need to implement rather large price increases for 2009.. For as long as I can remember, ingredient suppliers have been getting beat up by their customers to maintain or reduce the ...
 

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