From the crucial design process, to going green. With all of the effort and investment that goes into developing a product, it may be easy to become excited at the end of the process and say, “Let’s throw it on the shelf, already!” But for any product or product line,...
Separating the true triumphs from the latest fads in food flavor and color innovation.Every flavor and color chemist is hard at work on products that will please our palettes and our eyes, respectively. What have those working in naturally derived food additives been up to most recently? The Flavor Challenge...
In good times and bad, contract manufacturers are natural allies. The mark of a first-rate contract manufacturer is a unique flexibility in fulfilling client needs. Beyond the basic capability to churn out products from an assembly line, true manufacturing partners are well-positioned to make a product run work for you.
Consumer attention is finally focused on the sweetener revolution.It is an exciting time to be involved with the sweetening of our foods and beverages. Chief among the factors driving change is the movement toward healthier foods, which for many consumers starts with how they ate sweetened. Manufacturers big and small...
New science and fresh perspectives underscore the year-round importance of immune-support products. Aside from achieving a general sense of well-being, immune health support is a process without obvious markers of success, at least for the average person. Remaining healthy is, of course, the goal, but the vigilance of the body’s...
To prepare for a future economy likely to be driven by environmental jobs and innovation, today’s children will need a green-centric education. Children will also see a benefit, not to mention the environment itself, if the operation of school systems can be made more sustainable. The Earth Day Network’s...
The motto for private label success: “Know Thyself.”An investment into private label is partly a bid to expand the unique brand that a store is, in essence, already providing to its community. Exclusive product offerings give customers a chance to take home with them the quality, the values and the...
This evolving mega-category still has a boatload more to offer consumers.The rapidly expanding world of marine oils hasn’t slowed its growth spurt in recent years, all because of the simple fact that demand has continued to skyrocket. One by one, individual consumers have awakened to the applicability of fish and...
Functional foods and diet tips for the 21st century brain.Lots of things are hard to do on an empty stomach, and thinking is foremost among them. For one thing, you can’t keep your mind off finding something to eat. Worse still is that without the proper dietary nutrients in sufficient...
A decades-old natural products retailer in New York City has been learning the value of starting from scratch over the past few months. Westerly Natural Market, perched on the corner of 54th Street and Eighth Avenue, didn’t have much choice in the matter after an electrical fire rendered the...
