Snack Foods

Market trends, technology, ingredients, formulation, flavoring and processing of snack foods, including salty snacks (i.e., chips, pretzels, snack crackers), nuts, snack bars, and meat and fruit snacks, including developing new products to address hot market trends, such as low sodium, healthy, low trans fat or fortified.

Dad’s High-Fat Diet Affects Son’s Obesity Risk

Everyone knows a mother’s diet has great impact on her unborn child, but new research further solidifies dad’s diet also plays just an important of a role. New research presented at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting found when fathers eat a high-fat diet before ...More
Yesterday
Posted in News
Peanuts Promote Satiety, Control Blood Sugar

Packed full of nutrients, peanuts and peanut butter factor into the daily diet of millions of Americans and are featured in a host of protein-rich foods and snacks. New research published in the British Journal of Nutrition also tips its hat to the tasty legume after it ...More
Yesterday
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal, Fiber
Australian Packaged Foods to Feature Health-Star Ratings

Packaged foods in Australia will feature a health star rating to assist consumers in making informed and healthier food choices, announced Tanya Plibersek, minister for health and Shayne Neumann, parliamentary secretary for Health and Ageing, following the Food Regulation ...More
Yesterday
Posted in News, Dressing / Marinades, Fiber, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
Too Much Sugar Increases Heart Failure Risk

Eating too much sugar may lead to an increased risk in heart failure, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The findings suggest consuming too much starch and/or sugar can cause a buildup of a molecule called glucose metabolite ...More
June 17, 2013
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
Cocoa May Help Obese People Ward Off Diabetes

A new study published in the European Journal of Nutrition just sweetens the case for adding cocoa and chocolate ingredients to food products. The study found eating cocoa may help obese people better control inflammation-related diseases like diabetes, while at the same ...More
June 17, 2013
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal, Nutraceuticals
Kraft Foods Creates 2 New Business Units

Kraft Foods Group announced plans to create two new, standalone business units—Meals and Desserts, and Enhancers and Snack Nuts effective July 1. By creating the new business units, the company will be able to place a greater focus on brand-building, while reducing the ...More
June 17, 2013
Posted in News, Dressing / Marinades, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
Danone Ranked No. 8 Global Green Brand

Sustainability continues to assert itself on the business agenda, and leading global brands are thus showing increased focus and innovation in the sustainability realm. Seven food and beverage companies made Interbrand’s 2013 Best Global Green Brands report that examines ...More
June 14, 2013
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
International Cuisine Inspires Worldly Snack Foods

Food snack developers are taking inspiration from international cuisines and ethnic flavors, offering consumers exciting and innovative snack products that satisfy their cravings, according to a new report from the Center for Culinary Development (CCD) Innovation and ...More
June 14, 2013
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal, Flavor
BPA Exposure Increases Obesity Risk in Adolescent Girls

New research published this week in the journal PLoS ONE further intensified the debate over the safety of bisphenol A (BPA) after it revealed girls between ages 9 and 12 years with higher-than-average levels of BPA in their urine had double the risk of being obese than ...More
June 14, 2013
Posted in News, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
Policies Against Unhealthy Foods Encourage Healthier Choices in Schools

Elementary schools with policies against unhealthy snacks are more likely to help kids make healthier choices by limiting the availability of candy, ice cream, sugar-sweetened drinks and baked snack goods, according a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics. ...More
June 13, 2013
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal