What if the secret to a healthy diet could be summed up in one word? Monday. And what if that same word could make you the office “trend guru”? Now that we have your attention, read on to learn more. Health conscious consumers have many strategies for staying fit and one that continues to be…
You don’t have to be a seasoned food industry veteran to know that keeping up with food trends is a big part of our business. And we personally have found that an easy way to keep track and stay on top of all things food is by searching Pinterest boards and Instagram accounts. We have…
You expected a post on health and wellness this month, didn’t you? What if we told you it is and it’s about pizza? Happily, pizza has evolved beyond the ooey, gooey cheese laden, meat loaded, thick crust favorite of childhood and has become a vehicle for healthy toppings and a showcase for world cuisines layered…
Well, folks, as promised, we present our annual preview of the trends we expect to tantalize taste buds and motivate consumers to experiment with bold flavors. So how about 2015? What are the top trends we expect to have us obsessing and craving? More importantly, what will we will creating? Umami – Of course. But…
We decided to shake things up a little bit this year and do something a little different. Because we like things a little spicier and aren’t afraid of a little reflection, we thought we’d take a look BACKWARDS and see what’s happened to a few of the trends we highlighted last year. It’s our own…
Kale, schmale. There’s a new vegetable star featured at a restaurant or on a menu near you. It’s familiar, accessible, and inexpensive. It can be sweet or savory. Time to head to the farmers market or grocer and pick up a bunch of carrots. Yes, that’s right – carrots. And we don’t mean the canned, over-cooked type….
When I was a little girl, I would love going to the ocean. Growing up in Missouri, I didn’t get many opportunities but one time I went to the Atlantic Ocean. I walked out towards the shoreline and…right into a pile of seaweed. I thought I had never seen anything so disgusting or fascinating in…
When a recipe needs some “seasoning, umami, flavor”, what’s near your cooktop? Salt, soy sauce? Maybe, but If you’re a trendsetting American chef, you reach for the fish sauce. Whether called nuoc man -Vietnamese for fish sauce- or nam pla (Thai translation), fish sauce is extracted from salted and fermented fish (think anchovies) and has…
A new year…it represents freshness, the opportunity for change, the anticipation of something new. Being foodies who also work in the food industry, the beginning of a new year signifies many things but nothing more exciting than what’s trending on menus, television, in grocery markets and on the streets. We here at Nikken Foods spend…
At Nikken, we like the holidays as much as the next foodie. Especially Thanksgiving because when you are a food ingredient company what is better than a holiday that had its origins honoring a historic dinner? There are no gifts to be bought, just the glorious planning and researching on what to serve and how…
