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Food Biz Kids: Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers – Pepper Jack

A cheesy and spicy cracker treat so tasty our 7th and 8th grade reviewers deemed it good enough that 'Even my great grandma enjoyed these.'
Post Date: 06/03/2010
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Food Biz Kids: Oreo Fun Stix Receive Rave Reviews

Our 7th and 8th grade reviewers find Oreo's Fun Stix a "Fun alternative to breakfast cereal."
Post Date: 05/13/2010
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Food Biz Kids: Our Kids love Flavor Kickers

According to our Junior High Tasters, General Mills' Fruit by the Foot Flavor Kickers are 'Needed in the world for junk food snacks!'
Post Date: 02/26/2010
Author: Diane Toops, News and Trends Editor

Rollout: New Food Products for December 2008

New food products guaranteed to whet the appetite.
Post Date: 11/26/2008
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Food Biz Kids: Unanimous praise for Pretzel Chips

Our panel of eighth-graders like that Pretzel Chips 'don’t have any fat.'
Post Date: 10/04/2007
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Product Spotlight: A decadent rice cake

Quaker takes the health halo of rice cakes, adds other grains and drizzles it with chocolate to create Mini Delights.
Post Date: 09/19/2007
Author: Hollis Ashman and Jacqueline Beckley, Consumer Understanding Editors

Food Biz Kids: Too-exotic vegetable chips

Our panel of eighth-graders think vegetable chips 'need heavier flavoring and more crunch.'
Post Date: 08/24/2007
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Food Biz Kids: Sloppy joe, pizza for one hand

Our panel of eighth-graders think the easy-to-eat sloppy joes and pizza products are just a slice of snack heaven.
Post Date: 07/18/2007
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Food Biz Kids: A spicier ranch, but not much buffalo

Our panel of eighth-graders think the latest flavor installment of Frito Lay's Doritos Blazin' Buffalo & Ranch pack a punch of flavor that is more ranch than buffalo.
Post Date: 06/18/2007
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Product Spotlight: The ‘American Idol’ of potato chips

Kettle Foods packs several powerful marketing tools into its sampler packs … and sells chips at $13 per lb.
Post Date: 06/11/2007
Author: Hollis Ashman and Jacqueline Beckley, Consumer Understanding Editors

Food Biz Kids: A PBJ for those with allergies

Our panel of eighth-graders think this peanut butter substitute is ‘perfect for school cafeterias.’
Post Date: 05/07/2007
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Food Biz Kids: Sunflower seeds with a kick

Our panel of eighth-graders think spicy lime sunflower seeds are weird, but taste good and were a hit across the board.
Post Date: 04/20/2007
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Product Spotlight: Repositioning pizza puffs

Alexia Pizza Snacks make pizza rolls upscale and all natural ... but not truly healthful. Food Processing's Consumer Understanding Editors take a closer look at this new snack product.
Post Date: 03/21/2007
Author: Hollis Ashman and Jacqueline Beckley, Consumer Understanding Editors

Psychedelic, baby!

According to Food Processing's 8th-grade panelists, Tropical Foods' Snack Pack trail mix just needs a more eye-catching package.
Post Date: 11/28/2006
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Food Biz Kids: Caramel-apple popcorn rocks!

Food Processing’s 8th-grade panelists tasted caramel apple popcorn that resulted in being a hit across the board.
Post Date: 10/02/2006
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Product Spotlight: Chocolate for multitasking

Nestle has created a new form for its popular (but old — 1938) Crunch bar: Crunch Stixx. The remake moves the product to a more premium space and also makes it more convenient. Nestle rolls novelty, demographics, premiumness and convenience into Nestle’s Crunch Stixx.
Post Date: 09/27/2006
Author: Hollis Ashman and Jacqueline Beckley, Consumer Understanding Editors

Food Biz Kids: Putting off the Ritz

Food Processing’s 8th-grade panelists tasted peanut butter and jelly cracker sandwiches that resulted in mixed reviews.
Post Date: 09/07/2006
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Coming to a grocery near you …

The annual FMI show provides a look at the many innovative products hoping to find space on the shelf.
Post Date: 07/25/2006
Author: Diane Toops, David Feder and Dave Fusaro

Food Biz Kids: Checking out Chocolate Chex Mix

Our 7th-grade panelists sampled a new General Mills snack product and though the ingredients were mixed, the reviews were not (mostly). All but one taster gave Chocolate Chex Mix a thumbs-up.
Post Date: 06/29/2006
Author: Diane Toops, News & Trends Editor

Editor’s Plate: Healthier products abound at this year’s FMI show

The FMI show proved food processors are trying their best to formulate with the Dietary Guidelines in mind.
Post Date: 06/01/2006
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