Issue Archive

To build or not to build: Annual Capital Spending Report
Economic uncertainty clouds 2008 capital forecast.

Ingredient Round-Up: Sweeteners
April's Ingredient round up features non-nutritive sweeteners from Wixon, Danisco Sweeteners and other ingredient companies.

Vitamins and Minerals: Strong as Iron
New formulations for iron are making it easier for processors to include the vital metal in beverages and foods.

Feed your head
Consumer quest for preserving brain health is propelling awareness of ingredients to maintain or improve cognitive function.

Water of Health
Enhanced waters are the preferred choice of consumers seeking nutrition and wellness in an instant format.

Wellness Foods HealthBites: April 2008
What's happening in the world of nutrition and health.

Faux Pasta

Ingredient Profile: Blues Breakers
Ingredient Profile: Blues Breakers

HealthBites: More HFCS Facts
HealthBites: More HFCS Facts

Your sanitation can be greener
New products and techniques can effectively kill the bugs in environmentally friendly ways.

Equipment Round Up: Cutting & Size Reduction
April equipment round-up features slicers and dicers, software, pneumatic scissors and more.

iPlant
Islands of automation are giving way to plant-wide (even enterprise-wide) efforts that yield performance analysis and front-office profit maximization.

Indulgent, superpremium chocolate… at 3 calories a pop
Godiva Chocoiste gives chocoholics not just a fix but an experience.

For Which Oven?
Advances in microwavable and dual-ovenable packaging deliver meals fast and easy without surrendering taste or texture.

Why is our maintenance strategy so difficult?
MRO Q&A is a monthly problem-solving column for maintenance, repair and operational issues.

Store brands ring up $5.4 billion in sales increases

Nuclear Sludge Bars are gross!
Candy Dynamics' Chewy bars are ‘Worse than torture.’

Low-sodium popping
Orville Redenbacher's SmartPop! with 30% Less Sodium

Haagen-Dazs inspired by global flavors

The power of meat
Economic factors lead to more meals at home … and more purchases of meat.

Healing teas promote good health
Flora Inc. adds four new flavors to its line of Bija Healing Teas to help promote optimal health.

S-shaped breakfast treats
Stella D'oro Co. introduces a line of 100-Calorie items

Naked Juice introduces 100% probiotic juice smoothie
Naked Juice introduces 100% probiotic juice smoothie

Whole grain pizza with vegetarian toppings
Kashi Co. expands its current all-natural frozen pizza family with three new All-Natural Thin Crust Frozen Pizzas.

SoBe enters water category with ‘thriller’ flavors

Hormel chili in a tray
Hormel Foods debuts Hormel Chili Meals

Rollout: Best New Products of April 2008
The top new food products of April 2008

Wellness Foods Readers' Choice Awards: The healthiest ingredient suppliers
Wellness Foods announces the winners of its fifth annual Readers’ Choice Awards for the best suppliers of nutritional ingredients.

Organic is better

Soy may fight Asthma
Study reveals soyfoods may be of benefit to asthma patients.