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Research: Friendship Dairies launches cottage cheese with pre-, probiotic fiber

Launch: ITO EN offers new Darjeeling variety

The Darjeeling tea leaf is grown in the Darjeeling region of West Bengal, India, where it gets its name, which means “Land of the Thunderbolt.” This location, at the foot of the Himalayas, near the mountain kingdoms of Nepal and Bhutan, makes the tea both rare and unique in flavor.

Launch: Smith Design develops Arrowhead Mills brand identity

Packaging and brand identity for a new product line called Bake with Me has been created by Smith Design for Arrowhead Mills, producers and marketers of organic and natural whole grain products.

Launch: Dining out declines

The restaurant industry is taking a hit as economic struggles plague the country. New consumer research from Mintel* reveals that over half (54%) of people who dine out regularly are cutting back on restaurant spending because of the economy.

Launch: Grand Teton celebrates 20 years with new releases

To commemorate that 20-year history, the brewers of Grand Teton have chosen four of its favorite beers—three current, one historical—to update and enhance. XX Mountainberry Double Wheat Ale is the second release in our 2008 XX series

Research: Pregis forms distributor council

Pregis Distributor Council (PDC) was formed by Pregis Corp. to help speed-to-market protective packaging solutions for end-use customers.

Launch: Goetze’s introduces theater boxes

Goetze’s Candy Co. Inc. introduced a new theater box line at the 2008 All Candy Expo in Chicago. The line features the company’s “Original” Caramel Creams and Mini Cow Tales products, both of which were showcased at the Expo.

Launch: Florida beverage companies to expand energy drink distribution

Rapidly expanding energy drink company Power Trip Beverages will now have a greater presence in Florida, thanks to a new relationship with Doral-based FL Distribution Co.

Research: FMI to hold Food Industry Sustainability Summit

Incorporating sustainable practices into business plans can help the food industry live up to the growing consumer expectation that companies take action to protect the environment and help respond to societal issues.

Launch: Uncle Ben’s promotes Flavored Rice with Golden Tickets

Uncle Ben’s Flavored Rice presents bigger, bolder tastes ideal for top-selling Asian, Italian and Mexican applications, or today's new ethnic fusion, Latin American, Mediterranean, Thai or Pan-Asian cuisines.

Research: Largest candy and snack show drives sales, tastes and trends

The largest candy and snack show in North America, ALL CANDY EXPO 2008 unveils more than 2,000 new confectionery creations and snack sensations, May 20-22 at McCormick Place West Building.

Research: For matters of the heart, almonds multi-task

The Food and Drug Administration reaffirmed what research has shown for many years: that almonds are a heart smart food; but, new, preliminary research published in this month's Journal of Nutrition provides further insight into how the antioxidants in almonds may help maintain a healthy heart.

Launch: The San Francisco Chocolate Factory launches booklover’s chocolate

The San Francisco Chocolate Factory announced its newest product, Booklovers Chocolate, with its unique leather-bound book-in-a case packaging and available in milk and dark and dark espresso chocolate varieties.

Launch: Cruzan launches guava-flavored spirit

Adding to its product portfolio of premium and flavored rums, Cruzan Rum introduces Cruzan Guava just in time to shake up summer cocktails.

Launch: Kraft launches ‘For One’ pizzas

DiGiorno For One Pizza and California Pizza Kitchen For One Pizza deliver oven-baked taste in a personal-size.

Launch: Microwavable sauce in a pouch from Ragú

Like Ragú traditional sauces, Ragú Fresh & Simple pouch products are all-natural with no artificial additives or preservatives.

Launch: Lake Champlain Chocolates offers seasonal chocolate gifts

Gourmet Vermont chocolate maker, Lake Champlain Chocolates’ (LCC), announces its fall line of all-natural chocolate gifts for Autumn, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. Made in small batches from the finest local ingredients, Lake Champlain Chocolates are carefully crafted by chocolatiers fanatical about creating chocolates with charm, quality, and freshness that has come to be expected from Vermont products.

Launch: Little Black Dress Wines updates portfolio

Little Black Dress Wines is expanding its award-winning line with the addition of a 2006 Pinot Noir sourced from France, and will introduce Chardonnay in a traditional Burgundy package with the 2007 vintage release.

Research: Meza VitaHummus encourages daily consumption for health benefits

DCI Cheese Co. announced the national launch of the first low fat hummus fortified with vitamins and calcium under the brand name - Meza VitaHummus.

Launch: Tillamook introduces Bubble Gum ice cream

Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) released its latest featured ice cream flavor, Tillamook Bubble Gum ice cream. Tillamook Bubble Gum is a blend of creamy bubble gum flavored ice cream, dolled up with real bubble gum flavored fudge pieces.

Launch: Crowning coffee champs

Consumer Reports May issue ranked Caribou caffeinated coffee and Eight O'Clock 100 percent Columbia decaf coffee as the best whole bean Columbian coffees.

Launch: Premium toppings take veggies up a culinary notch

A number of culinary trends have contributed to the rise in produce popularity: Consumers are more likely to buy locally grown produce in an effort to go “back to basics,” entrée salads continue to hold their own as a popular main course – and more and more Americans are viewing vegetables as a meal core, as opposed to simply a side dish.

Launch: Simply Orange expands offerings

Simply Orange Juice Company added two varieties to the successful Simply line: Simply Orange with Mango and Simply Orange with Pineapple.

Launch: BOBOBABY and BOBOKIDS:

With the goal of introducing a variety of vegetables in children’s diets, the new BOBOKIDS product line features a secret agent… vegetables sneaked into each product.

Launch: Tyson newsletter focuses on 24-hour dining

The spring issue of the Tyson Food Service Insights & Discovery newsletter examines the growing consumer trend of consumers letting their own schedule dictate when they eat, rather than having their schedules revolve around meal times.

Research: MenaQ7 awarded VitaK2 Seal of Quality and Efficacy

VitaK announced that MenaQ7 natural vitamin K2 as menaquinone-7 is a product to earn the VitaK2 Seal of Quality and Efficacy in both oil and powder form, for use in dietary supplements and food enrichment.

Launch: New Private Harvest Chipotle Ranch Dressing

New dressing shows versatility for salads, vegetable, meat and seafood dishes

Research: AMI: Reliance on corn-based ethanol links food prices to fuel prices

Mandates and subsidies have a "profound impact" on meat and poultry industry

Launch: New Pioneer biscuit dough

There's no mixing, rolling, or cutting-simply bake and serve for made-from-scratch flavor that is trans fat-free.

Launch: Ronald McDonald House awards Baldwin Richardson Foods

Ronald McDonald House Charities (R.M.H.C.) announced that Baldwin Richardson Foods has received the Loving Hands Award.

Launch: Fire & Flavor launches new Web site, unveils packaging re-design

Fire & Flavor launched its new Web site and redesigned packaging. The Athens, Ga.-based company, made its mark as the largest manufacturer of grilling planks in the United States and more recently as the company to provide all things flavor including cedar papers, skewers & spice, gourmet salt blends and rubs, a wide range of brining mixes and the publication of their first cookbook.

Launch: Whole grains on foodservice menus

New research findings and evidence of increased restaurant menu-ing prove use of whole grains, including brown rice specifically, is trending upwards in the foodservice industry.

Launch: Ola Beverage launches Olade Lemon Squeeze

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Research: IDG partners with BitWine to enhance user services

BitWine continues to expand its global presence via its partnership with International Data Group’s TecChannel. IDG TecChannel is a site for IT professionals, with highly interactive forums.

Research: Bottom-line results at new FMI Food Sustainability Summit

Practices and strategies that promote the long term well-being of the environment, society and the bottom line will be the focus of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Food Industry Sustainability Summit, June 16-18, 2008, at the Grand Hyatt in Minneapolis.

Research: Flavor and vitamins on the go

Packed with vitamins and full of flavor, these convenient on-the-go drink mixes are quickly becoming a staple for the gal on the go. Even those watching their waistlines can indulge as all three flavors of the 4C Totally Light2Go Vitamin Stix have zero calories and no sugar.

Research: Almonds rank as favorite in foodservice, consumer packaged goods

For chefs and food product development professionals looking for ways to creatively respond to the latest culinary trends, almonds continue to inspire, garnering recognition as the favorite ingredient nut among foodservice and consumer packaged food industries in an online quantitative research study.

Feature_Articles: Demographic Snapshot: Millennial Appeal

Although they hadn't been born when the show first aired, young adults know whole chunks of "Muppets" dialogue as if it were written for them. They're never out of reach, thanks to instant text messaging and posts on Facebook, and while sometimes accused of being self-absorbed, this slice of the population makes environmental issues a priority.

Feature_Articles: Healthier Formulations: Sodium-Reduction Solutions

Americans are known for their love of all things salty — bacon, pizza, hot dogs, french fries, cheese — or any of those items in artery-clogging combination. And you don’t have to be a Polish-sausage loving fan of Saturday Night Live’s “Bill Swerski's Super Fans” to know where an addiction to salt will get you.

Feature_Articles: Tech Trends: The Whey Forward

For most people outside of the food science community, the term “whey” is probably just a funny word from a nursery rhyme: “Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet, eating her curds and whey...” Parents who read the rhyme to their children might not even know what “whey” is. In Little Miss Muffet’s case, it was probably cottage cheese.

Feature_Articles: Ingredient Mix: Super Surge

Packed with health benefits, superfruits lead flavor trends

Feature_Articles: Market Research & Data

Kids’ thirsts belie their short stature. It might be that there’s just more kids these days, but sales of kids’ beverages are expected to grow to $5.8 billion by 2012 on a compound annual growth rate of 5 percent — more than double the historical rate of 2 percent — according to Packaged Facts “Kids' Beverages in the U.S.” report.

Cover_Story: Sensory Experience: Wrigley Gum Stimulates Senses and Growth

Stimulate your senses. That's the tagline for marketing messages that accompany Wrigley's newest branded chewing gum called 5. The line launched in early 2007, and in its first year has managed to stimulate growth as much as the five human senses.

Feature_Articles: INGREDIENT TECHNOLOGY: TECH TRENDS Blending Taste with Technology

The evolving emulsion of culinary arts and food science

Cover_Story: 2008 New Product Development Study

For many processors, the framework for product development efforts has shifted. This year research and development groups (R&D) will focus on “healthy” and “natural” products, and pay close attention to consumer demand for “organic” offerings. Fewer will use teams in tackling product planning and development, and less will follow a set plan in 2008. As budgets fluctuate and the pace of new product development quickens, 2008 promises to be an interesting year on many fronts.

Feature_Articles: DEVELOPMENT: Market Insights: Ignite Innovation

Only 10 percent of new products launched in the United States are successful, according to Ernst & Young. This 90 percent failure rate for new products is tragic and avoidable. Leading innovators could consistently and successfully launch new products, simply through better planning and execution.

Feature_Articles: Healthier Formulations: Under New Management

With the possible exception of those who flee headlong to the world of trendy fad diets, Americans are beginning to grasp what they have always known to be true about weight management: portion control — otherwise known as moderation — and satiety — the feeling of fullness to the point of satisfaction — are of utmost importance in maintaining a healthy weight.

Feature_Articles: INGREDIENT TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Industry-Sponsored Food Science

It’s reassuring to learn that foods perceived as healthy actually are. The most popular examples are fruits such as cranberries and blueberries, whose health benefits seem to multiply the longer they are studied. This month’s briefs reflect the same phenomenon: the hunger-curbing benefits of almonds; the anti-inflammatory properties of soy isoflavones; and the ever-growing list of healthful attributes of probiotics.