Food & Beverage

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Food Processing July 2005 Ashman & Beckley	Product Spotlight: Biscuits for two General Mills/Pillsbury tries to leverage the success of its refrigerated cookie dough products with Perfect Portions Buttermilk Biscuits -- and comes up just short.
Food Processing July 2005 David Joy	Regulatory Issues: What's in a name? The Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture recently published a joint proposal to amend their regulations dealing with food "standards of identity."
Food Processing July 2005 Diane Toops	Food Biz Kids: Our kids disagree about Q-Smart While some of our kids liked Quaker's Q-Smart snacks, a greater number did not. This is a sad day for rice cakes, one kid commented, and many agreed.
Food Processing July 2005 Diane Toops	Rollout: July's most interesting new food products Kraft's 'South Beach' lineup... Hot Pockets subs... McCormick's Veggie Steamers... Domino's new sugar container... Yoplait fortified smoothies... Nestea Ice.. etc.
Food Processing July 2005 Frances Katz	You say savory, I say umami Flavor manufacturers and food processors believe that "savory" -- and its Asian synonym "umami" -- describes the fabled "fifth" flavor descriptor, along with salty, sour, sweet, and bitter.
Food Processing June 2005 Kantha Shelke	Fear and loathing over trans fats The end of the year brings the next big nutritional milestone: a required declaration of trans fatty acids for all food products that contain them. Processors are diligently searching a range of options for substitutes that will replace the functionality of trans fatty acids.
Food Processing June 2005 Frances Katz	You don't know beans about legume flours A decade ago, beans as an ingredient meant soybeans. But given the boost given legumes by the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans and consumers' growing appetite to try new things, beans of all varieties may be poised for a renaissance.
Food Processing June 2005 Diane Toops	Food Biz Kids: Cheese with zing Cool Ranch & Cheddar Cheez-It Twisterz, baked cheese snacks from Sunshine Biscuits LLC, were a big hit in this class of 7th graders. "Indescribable," "amazing," and "awesome!" were just a few of their comments.
Food Processing June 2005 Diane Toops	Category Report: How big a category is wellness? Health and wellness industry sales in 2004 totaled $68 billion. And while organic and low-sugar products are soaring in sales, don't yet count out the low-carb craze.
Food Processing June 2005 John L. Stanton	Market View: The first pyramid never worked Rather than admit failure, the government acts as if the guidelines have been working and gives us more of the same. Perhaps its up to the food and beverage industry to find new, creative solutions to America's disastrous diet.
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