Issue Archive

Regulatory Issues: FDA reports on allergen contamination
If the food industry continues to show awareness of the dangers of food allergens, FDA and Congress likely will continue with a measured and deliberative approach.

Annual R&D survey results
Organic and natural ingredients continue to be imperatives for product developers, according to respondents to our annual Research & Development Survey. But showing up for the first time are cleaner, simpler formulations focusing on sustainable ingredients with a reduced chemical/additive ...

Well Noted: Diluting the Organic and Health Messages
Do the terms "organic" and "healthy" lose their meaning when they're applied to every food and beverage product? There’s danger in blurring lines between what is organic or healthy and what is merely marketed as such.

Nutrition Beyond the Trends: Get Smart with Omegas
Omega 3 oils were already simmering as a trend a dozen years ago. Newer sources and applications technology are driving interest in these healthful fats even higher.

Editor's Plate: Too green for my taste
Choosing food based on a greenhouse gas score is a bad idea, says Editor Dave Fusaro, in this month's Editor's Plate column.

Rollout: October's best new products
The latest new food products for October include a 'smart' yogurt, a new way to drink your cereal, and single-serving Spam. Read on for more, including web exclusives

Power Lunch: Safety doesn’t have to be protectionist
Even with recent Chinese food safety problems, we must distinguish between prudence and protectionism.

Food Biz Kids: Unanimous praise for Pretzel Chips
Our panel of eighth-graders like that Pretzel Chips 'don’t have any fat.'

Toops Scoops: Obesity epidemic solved
Another reason to choose your friends wisely.

Wellness Foods New Ingredient Profiles: October/November
October/Novembers's nutraceutical ingredient profiles include a monosaccharide sugar, a microencapsulated caffeine, antioxidant green tea extracts and a liquid antioxidant.

New Beverages for Beauty and Health
Nutraceutical beverages are extending beyond helping us feel better to helping us look better, too.

Power Up: Ingredients for Energy and Immunity
One of the hottest trends is designing and marketing foods and beverages promising quick fixes to our energy- and health-deprived society.

On the Shelf: October/November
This month's On the Shelf features a product review of gluten-free “Better Bites” sweet soy snacks, and information on natural salmon franks, tuna filets, and all-natural premium sweetened iced teas.

Clean and mean
Employee hygiene goes ‘hand in hand’ with food safety.

The year’s best glass packages
Winners of the Glass Packaging Institute’s 2007 Clear Choice Awards.

Equipment Round-Up: Material handling
October's equipment round-up features material handling equipment, including pallet dispensers, a vacuum gripper system, floor and paddle scrapers, and a pantographic reach truck.

Solutions and collaborations
Six successful products that resulted from intimate collaboration with ingredient suppliers.

Product Spotlight: English Breakfast tea – cold and for lunch?
Snapple takes a page from Starbucks in introducing Classic Black Teas in ready-to-drink bottles.

36th Annual R&D Survey: The recipe calls for marketing
Our annual survey finds marketing playing a much bigger role in every step of the product development process.

Potassium Rocks
Potassium compounds have a history of functionality, such as acting as a buffer or maintaining moisture in protein foods. But the mineral is also needed for critical body functions.

Wellness Foods HealthBites: October/November
What's happening in the world of nutrition and health.

Expert Opinion: Marketing to Facts vs. Myths
Recently I've become acutely aware of the growing number of food products on the market labeled as "gluten free."

Ingredient Round-Up: Fat replacers
Octobers's Ingredient Round-Up features fat replaces in low- and zero-trans fat varieties, butter flavors and dairy replacers. Read on for the latest formulations from Kraft Food Ingredients, Gum Technology Corp. and many more.