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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: Hershey Cookie vs. Oreo

‘The texture is delicious to my fingers.’ The kids think Hershey cookies are a match for Oreos.
Post Date: 03/05/2007
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Rollout: The best of the month’s new food products

Four new Bulls-Eye barbecue sauces; infused skewers flavor from the inside; Coca-Cola’s Vault; Hormel Natural deli slices; ConAgra’s Ultragrain becomes a home flour; Hamburger Helper microwave singles.
Post Date: 07/25/2006
Author: Diane Toops, News & Trends Editor

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

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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Rollout: The best of June’s new food products

This month's debutantes include Birds Eye Steamfresh veggies; Wishbone Salad Spritzers; Kellogg's Granola Munch'ems and Special K Snack Bites; 100 calorie packs from Frito-Lay; Dr Pepper Berries & Cream; McCormick Finishing Sauces.
Post Date: 05/31/2006
Author: Diane Toops, News & Trends Editor

Food Biz Kids: Great brownie, questionable name

‘Chocolate and vanilla taste great together.’
Post Date: 05/22/2006
Author: Diane Toops, News & Trends, Editor

The Pacesetters: Top-selling new products

IRI’s top-selling products of 2005 deliver lessons (good and bad) in taste, nutrition, convenience and performance.
Post Date: 04/25/2006
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Rollout: January's most interesting new products

Birds Eye Steam & Serve side dishes; Kraft’s healthier mac & cheese; frozen premium fruit from Dole; Crystal Light for bottled water; Mega M&M’s; Pepperidge Farm Chocolate Dipped cookies
Post Date: 12/21/2005
Author: Diane Toops, News & Trends Editor

Rollout: December's most interesting new food products

A look at holiday products: new beef cut; Jones' unusual soda flavors; Eagle dessert in a kit; brown sugar Splenda; Ore-Ida frozen roasted potatoes; a gift for Fido; a better butter wrapper.
Post Date: 11/30/2005
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2005 Innovation Awards: Works of art

Our editors, readers and advisors pick the masterpieces of 2005 (and a couple of potboilers) with an eye toward healthier eating.
Post Date: 11/28/2005
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Quest for the ultimate cookie

What happens when you challenge three radically different product development teams and methodologies – including a food industry “dream team” – to design a cookie?
Post Date: 09/23/2005
Author: Mike Pehanich, Plant Operations Editor

Food Biz Kids: Good and decadent taste

'I fell in love with the chocolate taste and crunch.'
Post Date: 08/29/2005
Author: Diane Toops, News & Trends Editor

Product Spotlight: Biscuits for two

General Mills/Pillsbury aims for convenience with Perfect Portions Buttermilk Biscuits – and comes up just short.
Post Date: 06/27/2005
Author: Hollis Ashman and Jacqueline Beckley, Consumer Understanding Editors

Bix-Box Orthodox: Chicago Grocers Bristle at Outsize CompetitionWashingtonPost.com

Post Date: 04/19/2005
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Nutrition Beyond the Trends: G.I. Blues

This month, Dr. Mark Anthony warns us of a new twist on the old low-carb nutrition fad. Handy as it is for diabetics, the Glycemic Index isn’t the “be-all and end-all” of carbohydrate nutrition for everyone.
Post Date: 04/04/2005
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Rollout: March comes in like a . . . tiger?

This month's hot properties include high-fiber kids' cereal, whole-grain bread, tweak-your-own-flavor gum, super fast side dishes, the Doughboy on ice, and personalized M&Ms.
Post Date: 02/21/2005
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New Dietary Guidelines Released

The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Americans are here. Not everyone is pleased, though. Here's why.
Post Date: 02/01/2005
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Whole Foods Market looks to double sales in 5 years

Post Date: 01/31/2005
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Cereals Take Center Stage on Indian Tables

While upscale Indian restaurants draw adventuresome trendsetters, retailers have begun to offer simpler fare to suit the palates of more timid consumers. Many of these are built around the cereal grains that form the staple of the average Indian meal.
Post Date: 01/18/2005
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