American Key Food Products (AKFP) has launched its Organic Native Tapioca Starch, adding a versatile, clean-label ingredient to its portfolio of specialized cassava-based and organic offerings.

Stabilizers such as thickeners, hydrocolloids, gums, and starches are a category of ingredients that many are probably not familiar with, yet they help create the desired texture, mouthfeel, and sensory characteristics of the product.

Sourced from American Key Food Products' (AKFP) Asian production partner, native waxy tapioca starch is high in amylopectin, that possesses a combination of functionalities which make it an effective stabilizer, thickener, and emulsifier.

Despite competition from a variety of sources, frozen pizza manufacturers see themselves giving rivals a run for consumers’ money.

Several factors are prompting the company to reduce its sales and earnings expectations for the fiscal year ending in May 2015.

As consumers seek gluten-free options, this flatbread concept takes a popular Southeast Asian turn and makes it approachable for those with certain dietary restrictions.

Freeze quality is essential when manufacturing well more than a million baked and prepared food items a day for shipment nationwide.

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Artisan salame maker Columbus Foods recently launched a ready-to-bake pizza line called Pizza Naturale.

Guests at many AMC locations can enjoy new artisan dishes and sweet treats, all designed to tantalize tastebuds and enhance the movie-going experience that help make movies better.

Genio’s Uncured Pepperoni Pizza is handmade in Italy using ingredients such as locally grown tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, hand torn Ligurian basil, and uncured pepperoni.

The restaurant-quality pizzas are now available at Whole Foods Markets, Sprouts, and other natural-skewed retailers.

The limited-time pizza features the restaurant's pepperoni arranged in a pumpkin smile, comes in multiple sizes, and offers a dairy-free option.

Consumers can enjoy Lou’s signature deep dish, thin crust, and wings topped with Mike's Hot Honey, available in-store and for nationwide shipping through Tastes of Chicago.

The pizza reportedly includes the blend of Lou's buttery pizza topped with Portillo's slow-roasted Italian beef.

A founder of the baked snack brand talks about its origins, growth, and future.

Ghost, a lifestyle brand of sports nutrition products, energy drinks, and more, is entering the food category with a high-protein cereal line that was built in partnership with General Mills.

The B.T.R. x Blue Bottle Spiced Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Superfood Protein Bar can be found at all Blue Bottle Coffee locations nationally.

A representative from the producer discusses consumer cravings and company history.

The local New Jersey-based brand debuts full line of avocado bread products in one of the largest independent grocers in the nation.

The bread brand is aimed at the BFY market with zero added sugar, non-GMO ingredients, and high fiber content.

The Quincy, Mass.-based flour and grain-based products provider says it’s acquiring T.J. Harkins Basic Commodity Brokers Inc. and subsidiaries, a supplier of natural, nutritious and flavorful ingredients for grain-based foods. Harkins also supplies sesame and edible seeds, sweet spices, ancient grains, specialty grain flours and grain blends.

Growing demand for specialty ingredients is driving expansion of the ingredient-solutions provider’s manufacturing capacity.

Key Ingredion ingredient solutions achieve Non-GMO Project Verified status.

Penford Corp.'s PenPlus 2140 pre-gelatinized, modified potato starch is recommended for use in tortillas and baked goods.

Available from leading ingredient suppliers, egg replacers offer bakers readily available, cost-effective egg alternatives.

Tate & Lyle PLC, a leading global provider of speciality food ingredients and solutions, has announced the introduction of its tapioca-based CLARIA Bliss starch to the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region, responding to growing demand from consumers for cleaner label products.

Tate & Lyle PLC, a leading global provider of food ingredients and solutions, has introduced 17 new non-GMO starches with the same functionality as their traditional counterparts.

In today’s highly competitive snack and bakery market, collaboration between ingredient and equipment supplies and their customers continues to grow more common.

Be they kettle-cooked, baked, fried, formed and even puffed, potato chips are still gold medal winners in the snack race.

Crunch and flavor have always been gold and silver medalists in the cracker and crisp game, but because consumers are looking for more healthful snacks, there have been interesting developments with these products.

Low-sodium ingredients are readily available, but are consumers still concerned about their sodium intake?

The tortilla category did well over the past year, possibly because people are now staying home and working at home more often, and thus able to cook more elevated lunchtime meals.

 Webinar showcases how ingredients work together to create excellent tortilla products.

Cali'flour Foods is launching two new tortilla/flatbread flavors just in time to plan a fiesta: Chili Lime & Taco.

 Presentation examines clean label solutions to improve the quality and shelf life of tortillas.

The tortilla category largely flatlined during the past year, with some variation by type or brand of shell, as the world began to reopen after the worst of the pandemic and fewer consumers worked at home. 

The better-for-you tortillas contain just flour, water, avocado oil, and salt.

Tortillas have become a versatile carrier for many meals. While typically associated with Mexican foods, tortillas can be used across a broad range of foods and cuisines. 

Givaudan has published initial insights and the first commercial innovation inspired by the fifth savory edition of its global Chef’s Council event – The Protein Challenge.

Parabel USA Inc, producer of plant protein ingredients, has announced the discovery of a natural plant-based source of Vitamin B12 in its water lentil crop.

When it comes to convenient breakfast options, consumers are looking for products that meet their dietary needs without sacrificing flavor or taste.

ADM and InnovaFeed have announced plans to collaborate on the construction and operation of the world’s largest insect protein production site, in Decatur, Illinois.

Ingredion Incorporated has announced two new additions to its plant-based portfolio produced at the Company’s new pea protein manufacturing facility in South Sioux City, Nebraska—VITESSENCE Pulse 1853 pea protein isolate and PURITY P 1002 pea starch.

Ingredion Incorporated has announced a new addition to its extensive range of plant-based solutions for the U.S. and Canada, VITESSENCE TEX Crumbles 102 textured protein.

Whether for breakfast, a snack, or a meal replacement, the nutrition bars category is ubiquitous, and its products can be consumed at any time of day. Sales have rebounded after a flat period, and innovation is ongoing in the category.

The snack and bakery solutions providers will collaborate on next-generation food R&D.

Patty Cakes is the first product of its kind to use potato protein which is extracted from the potato skin and the juice is then dried into a powder.

So much of this industry is about creating meaningful connections. Successful products that generate long-lasting repeat purchase patters resonate with their consumers.

Rarely does a week go by without the topic of workforce development crossing my desk. It's a problematic situation that’s central to industry performance as we deal with present challenges—and look toward the future.