It’s happened. Eating healthy is cool. Vegans, Paleo and Whole 30 devotees have become part of the “in crowd,” with more consumers than ever making bold declarations of challenging their food to do more for them. It seems that you can’t go a day without hearing about someone at work, in the neighborhood, at the…

Snacking. It’s become a way of life, a bonafide part of our day. And with 94% of Americans admitting to snacking at least once a day and forty percent of adults substituting a snack for a meal these days, the choices required to satisfy diverse palates and dietary choices has to be bountiful, flavorful and…

Wow – did that happen fast! Snapchat, the social media app embraced by GenZ and Millennials alike, has surpassed both Twitter and Instagram in daily usage and has passed Instagram in the amount of time spent on it.1,2 As of June, 2016, Snapchat had 150 million users per day –that’s a whole lot of captured…

Its subtle—but have you noticed how the burger has been elevated to a whole new status? Today’s burger is much more than “two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese”. The bun and what is sandwiched between is the juicy manifestation of all that is trending in our industry. Let’s pop the lid off the burger…

Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan. Bring mixture to a boil and boil for 1 minute and then serve. Functional Benefits The 5390 provides an allergen-free option for traditional soy sauce in a teriyaki sauce.

Sautee bacon and kielbasa until cooked through. While the meat cooks, combine the garlic, Cajun seasoning, thyme, starch, pepper, and crab extract with the Vegetable stock. Add the vegetable stock mixture, potatoes, and corn to the pot and bring to a simmer. Add coconut milk and crab meat and serve. Functional Benefits 1300 Crab Extract…

Whisk all ingredients other than cilantro together and heat over medium-low heat until combined. Remove from heat, stir in cilantro, and serve. Functional Benefits Wasabi Soy – 5305 – Provides traditional soy sauce taste profile and the 1914 seaweed rounds out flavor, creates a mouth feel and enhances salt perception. 6107 enhances richness, adds creaminess…

Ok we admit it: we are Twitter lurkers. We have found that there is a lot on Twitter that relates to our business, industry and the whole world of food –all of it educational and very tasty.  There is a bounty of Twitter feeds from chefs, industry publications and organizations, print and digital magazines and…

With all the attention paid to Millennials, it’s hard to imagine another consumer group having the ability to distract and befuddle marketers. Wonder no more because Generation Z is moving in and bringing with them more than $44 billion in purchasing power. (Huffington Post, 2016) Loosely defined as those born between 1996- mid-2010’s/present, Generation Z is…

THE CONSUMER’S PERSPECTIVE We promised a second round of clean but this time we are examining it from the consumer point of view. We set out to uncover what the consumer understands about clean label and how far apart their knowledge might be from the industry’s definition. After that, we take a look how consumers…