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Logical Fortification

Logical fortification of foods and beverages can help consumers fill nutritional gaps in their everyday diets. ...More
January 23, 2012
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal, Fiber, Nutraceuticals
Hostess Brands Files Chapter 11

Hostess Brands, Inc., and its five subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The company will continue operating its bakeries, outlet stores ...More
January 12, 2012
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
Creating Clean Labels for Bakery

Clean-label solutions for baked goods. ...More
December 22, 2011
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal, Colors, Fiber
Salty Food Preference Shaped During Infancy

Infants exposed early to starchy, salty foods will develop a greater preference for salty taste, by as early as 6 months of age, than will infants who have not been given salty foods, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. ...More
December 21, 2011
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
Energy-Providing Compounds for Baked Goods

A range of energy-providing functional ingredients for bakery products, from Frutarom, use bake-stable compounds from fruits or vegetables for a well-balanced snack food. ...More
December 19, 2011
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
California Hospitals Need to Improve Healthy Food Choices

A new study published in the journal Academic Pediatrics found food served in 14 hospitals and children’s hospitals in California fall short of providing healthy and nutritious meals. Researchers at UCLA and the RAND Corporation assessed 14 food venues at the state’s 12 ...More
December 1, 2011
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal, Dressing / Marinades
Industry to Slash Salt Levels in Soups Sold in Australia

Leading manufacturers Unilever, Heinz, Campbell Arnotts, and Nestlé, along with major retailers Woolworths, Coles and ALDI, agreed to reduce salt content in their soup products sold in Australia by the end of 2014. The commitment will cover the manufacturers and retailers ...More
November 28, 2011
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
Turkey Talk and Sticker Shock

Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and I am pretty confident we are stocked up on all the supplies necessary to create a culinary feast for 16 hungry pilgrims. And let me just tell you, I am not going back out into the retail battlefield if I am missing an ingredient. ...More
November 23, 2011
Posted in Blog, Bakery / Cereal, Dressing / Marinades, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
More Evidence Links Mediterranean Diet to Improved Heart Health

New research out of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine affirms the role of a Mediterranean diet and improved heart health for those at risk for cardiovascular disease, even if the dietary changes aren’t coupled with weight loss. The findings, present at the ...More
November 18, 2011
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
Acrylamide-Preventing Yeast Technology

The development of a third generation proprietary acrylamide-preventing (AP) yeast platform, from Functional Technologies, enables the yeast capacity to degrade asparagine, the rate-limiting precursor to acrylamide, to be accelerated and elevated. ...More
November 16, 2011
Posted in News