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Grocery Buying in the Current Economy

Worried consumers cut back on luxuries and convenience foods.

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Wellness Foods: Healthy Beverages offer Health in a Can

Consumers are guzzling antioxidants, fruits & vegetables and other good-for-you ingredients – but formulation hurdles remain.

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Have Food Processors Found the Holy Grail of Sweeteners?

Will stevia live up to its promise to consumers?

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Flavor Trends 2010: Make Mine Plain

Flavor trends are going comfort-retro — but don't write off exotics just yet. Consumer palates remain open to new adventures.

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Plant Upgrades on a Budget … With Quick Paybacks

Whether your budget is slowly rebounding or your big projects are still on hold, lots of upgrades can be accomplished quickly to offer both rapid returns and long-term gains.

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The Digital Resource of Wellness Foods Magazine features award-winning articles on advances in food and beverage forumulation using ingredients designed to enhance human health.

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Toops Scoops Blog

Toops Scoops Blog

Super Bowl stock market indicator(Posted Feb 08, 2010)

The Super Bowl Indicator says that if a team from the old American Football League team wins, stock markets go down; if a team from the old National Football League team wins, the markets will go up, reports Parade. According to investment strategist Robert Stovall, the Indicator has been accurate for 34 of the previous 43 Super Bowls. With the win of the New Orleans Saints, the market should be bullish.

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Erin's Edibles Blog

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The Plight of a Food Processing Food Editor(Posted Feb 01, 2010)

Like many Americans, my family doctor has cautioned me to take better care of my expanding body.

"Cut out processed foods," she says. 

Be sure to stock your pantry with low-fat and low-calorie foods if you feel like you must snack. 

I don't know about you, but working in the food industry, particularly in a job that is centered around processed foods, makes the chore of sticking to only whole foods a little difficult. 

Did I add I'm also a parent? 

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Editor's Plate: Unabashed Signs of Optimism

A couple of our surveys – but more importantly, real results from General Mills and other processors – point to a strong 2010.

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