Archives for December 3, 2014

Consumers want bolder, more intense flavor experiences, says McCormick

Smoked spices, sour cherries and pickled ginger: McCormick unveils flavor trends to watch in 2015

Consumers want bolder, more intense flavor experiences, from Japanese 7 Spice to sour cherries and salt, according to McCormick & Co’s flavor forecast for 2015. 

Whether yogurt is a health food or junk food depends on who is talking

An organization supporting “family-scale” farming accuses the makers of Dannon, Yoplait and other yogurt manufacturers of misleading parents to believe their yogurts are healthy, even though some products include sugar and “myriad questionably safe...

23% of US households now own a coffee pod machine, says NPD Group

Almost a quarter (23%) of US households now own a coffee pod machine, according to NPD Group’s annual national ‘Kitchen Audit’ of 2,700 US households. 

School lunches packed at home fall short of dietary guidelines

Students who bring their lunch from home and their parents apparently missed the memo from Congress mandating the mid-day meal meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.