Deep red cherries, plump juicy blueberries, a perfectly ripened banana . . . who can resist such tempting fruits? But then there’s the mealy apple, the flavorless melon and the
Products delivering what consumers want – indulgence, portion control, better-for-you or simply value – have kept shoppers’ spending steady in the frozen dessert aisle.
Research from Beverage Marketing Corp., New York, shows that U.S.
consumers lead the world in coffee intake, with 16.3% of all coffee
being consumed in the United States.
According to Mintel’s Global New Products Database, Chicago, dairy foods are the No. 3 category when it comes to new products touting their omega-3 content (see table). Interestingly, many of
It was long believed that the higher the percentage of cocoa in a chocolate-containing product, such as milk and ice cream, the higher the quality of the chocolate and the more concentrated the source of good-for-you compounds. Today we know that this is not necessarily true.