ingredients

Hemp seed

Perfect for the gluten free diner, hemp seeds are a superfood with a subtle nut flavor. Hemp seed can be eaten raw or cooked, ground into flour or whole. These seeds are a healthy option to add texture and flavor to menus.

Consumer Trends

Salads speak fresh year-round

Fresh, healthy items are a big draw for fast-casuals and QSRs, say reports from a variety of industry groups, and nothing speaks fresh and healthier better than salad, especially if it’s topped with seasonal vegetables. In fact, according to Technomic's Left Side of the Menu: Soup & Salad Consumer Trend Report, restaurant customers are ordering more salad: Over the course of two years, diners are ordering salad—at least occasionally—76% of the time, up from 66% of those surveyed in the 2009 study.

Often the main ingredient in pancakes and biscuits, due to the rise of consumer interest in fermented foods and bolder flavors, buttermilk is being revived and reintroduced in several new and interesting culinary applications.

Starved for growth at other mealtimes, as companies battle to change how American's start their day, who will win the day?

Pasta brings to mind Sunday nights with my family.

Some of the smallest creatures in the sea are also among the tastiest.

My dog, a lesser wit in the realm of statistics, is a veritable Einstein in spotting possibility.

The role of the research and development chef is to provide creative culinary services to the development team.

Choice Food Group acquired on Monday, May 1, a local packaging plant that previously housed manufacturing operations for Portion Pac, Inc., a H. J. Heinz...

New Jersey has enacted foodservice rules that stipulate that employees who come into contact with food must wash their hands first."Consumers will enjoy...

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