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With our mobile society and diverse schedules, traditional sit-at-the table meals have been substituted with small, on-the-go meals and healthy snacks. More and more food categories are vying for … [Read More...]
About 11 years ago, I had a customer request a protein bar formulation with chia seed (EU) as a portion of the matrix. I thought the request was slightly odd at the time. Of course, I had no idea that … [Read More...]
A sleek curl of butter under the headline “Eat Butter” graced the cover of TIME magazine at the end of June. The consumer-focused article reviewed newer research, which suggests fat as a category … [Read More...]
Many consumers don’t know a lot about specific food ingredients. Even so, consumer perceptions are changing formulations, from the removal of brominated vegetable oil (EU) in popular soft drinks to … [Read More...]