Issue Archive

2012 Food Industry Outlook: A Taste of Things To Come
Healthier foods, more nutraceuticals, greener everything and other challenges and consumer trends for the new year.

Flavor Trends for 2012
What flavors will entice consumers in 2012? Think ethnic fusions, ‘authentic' spice blends and exotic fruits.

Survey Finds Trends Among Technology, Social Media and Older Consumers
According to Pew Research, Baby Boomers and older folks using social media has increased enormously in the past two years.

MRO Q&A: Proper Cleaning of Closed Cell Spray Foam Walls
MRO Q&A is a Food Processing series addressing maintenance, repair and operational issues in food plants.

European Flavor is in Among Butter Flavor Developments
European-made butters and European-style ones seem to be taking up more space in the American dairy aisle.

Focus on Food Safety: A Busy Year for Food Safety
Introducing a monthly column devoted to everyone's No. 1 concern.

Food Biz Kids: Special K Cracker Chips
Our junior high product testers had a mixed bag of comments on these sour cream & onion snacks from Kellogg Co.

Gallup Poll Reveals Americans Reporting Increased Ideal Weight
A poll of 1,012 American adults reveals self-reports of weight and average ideal weight have increased over the past 20 years.

Hottest Foodservice and Hospitality Trends for 2012
Foodservice and hospitality consulting agency Andrew Freeman & Co. offers a slew of trends for 2012

Fruits and Nuts for the Future
The combination of sweet and fat will always be a siren song to the human palate. Nuts and fruits can fulfill this while delivering the components that make them true health foods.

Generation Go Goes Entrepreneurial
JWT releases its annual year-end forecast of key trends that will drive or significantly impact consumer mind-set and behavior in the year ahead.

Homemakers Rate Their Cooking Skills
Only a small percentage of homemakers rate their cooking skills as excellent in NPD Group's 2011 Kitchen Audit.

New Ways to Green Your Food and Beverage Packaging
Food processors look to compostability, recyclability and lightweighting to make their packages ever greener.

Huffington Post Casts Predictions For The Culinary World
The economic doldrums of the past few years have hit most restaurants hard, but fast casual is flourishing, reports the Huffington Post.

New Food and Beverage Rollout: January 2012
New food and beverage products on the store shelves this month.

Toops' Scoops: Creamy, Chewy or 'Crinchy'?
Texture attributes of food often are lost in translation.

Editor's Plate: We Both Had a Pretty Good Year
2011 was kind to the food & beverage industry and to us. Let's both keep that head of steam going into 2012.

2012 Manufacturing Trends Survey: Can Production This Year Top 2011?
Processors can't get a break from uncertain markets, rising costs and changing safety standards, but they continue to grow and keep optimism high.

New Designs Pump Up Cleanability
Pump sanitation features improve product safety, with the other eye on efficiency.

MRO Q&A: The Pros and Cons of Using a Contract Maintenance Service
MRO Q&A is a Food Processing series addressing maintenance, repair and operational issues in food plants.

Manufacturing Software: How Well Do you Know Your System?
Food processors expect more from manufacturing software, and they are getting it.

Nordic Food Expected to Gain Popularity in 2012
Marian Salzmanm predicts Nordic food will gain huge ground on our very own shores and beyond this year in part because of countries imposing 'fat tax fees.'

Restaurant And School Menu Trends Contribute to Overall 2012 Food and Beverage Industry Trends
Culinary and restaurant experts predict the most popular trends on restaurant and school lunch menus.

Survey Results Show Consumers Purchasing Takeout Meals At Least Once a Week
Technomic reports 57 percent of its survey respondents purchase takeout once a week or more

For Downturn Shoppers Home Is Where The Best Deals Are
The ongoing economic downturn has spawned a new breed of consumer, downturn shoppers, who are continuing and extending their frugal practices, significantly impacting when, where and how they purchase consumer packaged goods.