Issue Archive

Consumer Trends: Frito-Lay's TrueNorth Merges Crisps, Crackers and Nuts
Frito-Lay creates another new brand and another new category with True North Pistachio Crisps.

Toops Scoops: Culture of the Recession
Consumers spending less on wellness, more on consumer electronics.

Food Processing Experts Answer your Plant Questions
We’ve assembled a panel of plant operations experts to answer any question you have on plant-floor issues.

A Conversation with Food Safety Czar David W.K. Acheson
A exclusive conversation with ‘food safety czar’ David W.K. Acheson, FDA’s Associate Commissioner for Foods.

Ingredient Round Up: Miscellaneous Ingredients
October's Ingredient Round Up includes a cornucopia of miscellaneous you shouldn't do without.

Wal-Mart’s Scorecard Drives Sustainable Packaging
The retail giant is beginning to scrutinize suppliers based on the scorecard and package modeling software.

Conquering the Carbon Footprint
Operating costs and the environment have processors scrambling to reduce carbon emissions.

Ingredient Manufacturers Turn Powder Into Health Gold
Fruit and vegetable powders, extracts and super-concentrates are making five-a-day easier.

Consumers Choosing Fit Over Fat
Processors are providing – and wise consumers are choosing – foods that just may turn around the obesity epidemic.

Ingredients for Healthy Indulgence
Just a few tricks can deliver products consumers will buy that also are good for them.

Food Biz Kids: Oreos As Malted Milk Balls
Kids report the 100-calorie snacks are ‘Chocolaty, sweet, crunchy … but soft inside.’

Abuzz With Energy Drinks
B vitamins, taurine, caffeine, guarana and exotic sugars help fight fatigue.

Nanoparticle Improves Absorption of Antioxidants
Scientests have designed a nanoparticle that protects antioxidants from being destroyed in the gut and ensures a better chance of them being absorbed in the digestive tract.

Make Important Decisions on a Full Stomach
Missing meals lowers levels of the brain chemical serotonin which plays a key role in regulating emotions such as aggression.

Viagra-Effect of Watermelon
Researchers find watermelon contains ingredients which deliver Viagra-like effects to the body’s blood vessels and may even increase libido.

Heal Yourself With Chewing Gum
Chewing sugar-free gum that contains sorbitol may speed the return of normal bowel function after colon surgery.

Tricking the Brain
Scientists have come up with an idea that will make healthy foods taste as good as their fattening counterparts.

New Clues on Cause of AMD
Researchers discovered a link between two processes in the retina that, in combination, contribute to Age-related macular degeneration and found antioxidants disrupt the link and extend the lifetime of irreplaceable photoreceptors and other retinal cells.

A Fusion of Colors
Fusion Precise Natural Color Systems

Modest Growth for Global Probiotic Market
The global market for probiotic ingredients, supplements and foods is expected to reach $15.9 billion in 2008

Mk-7 for Children’s Bone Health

Tonalin CLA Receives GRAS Status

EFSA Deems Selenium Yeast Safe

VitaGranate Activates Heart-healthy Enzyme

Perceptions of Fresh Fruit

Beadlets of Zeaxanthin

Supply Chain Pains
Who’s managing whom? In a year of unprecedented pressures, our exclusive joint survey finds a tug of war between food processors and their suppliers.

Rollout: Best New Products of October 2008
Whet your appetite with these new, innovative products.

Equipment Round Up: Pumps and Fluid Handling

New Food Bars Designed To Put Health In The Palm Of Your Hand
No longer styled just for candy, food bars are making it easier to have a healthy snack on the go.