October 2008 Issue Archive
Functional Foods and Beverages Are Finally Making a Big U.S. Splash
2008 will go down in history as the year the U.S. banking system fell to its knees. But, at least within the U.S. nutrition industry, it is also likely
Gluten-Free Foods Continue Reign as Fastest-Growing U.S. Grocery Category
A decade ago when Peggy Wagener was diagnosed with celiac disease, or gluten-intolerance, she said most people didn't know what gluten was, and she felt
You Bar Lets Customers Put Their Own Personal Touches on Nutrition Bars, Shakes
Much has changed for Los Angeles-based You Bar since the company first began making customizable, handmade nutrition bars in August 2007. At that time,
Probiotic and Prebiotic Foods and Beverages Take Root in the U.S. Once and For All
Practically non-existent just a few years ago, probiotic foods and beverages have finally taken off in the United States and it's about time. For years,
Kraft, NextFoods Tap Sweden's Probi as Probiotic Functional Food Partner
When a group of professors in surgery and microbiology at the University Hospital in Lund, Sweden, originally began their research on probiotics,
Dreamerz Dreams Big With New All-Natural Food- and Drink-Based Sleep Aids
Like the estimated 70 million Americans with chronic sleep disorders, such as insomnia or intermittent sleep-related problems, Dreamerz Co-Founder Amanda
Move Over Aspartame! Stevia-Sweetened Foods and Drinks are Coming to Stores in the United States This Year
The ongoing race to see who can get a stevia-derived food or beverage product to market first in the United States has garnered lots of media attention
Self-Affi rmed GRAS Strategies Smooth the Path to the U.S. Food and Beverage Market for Stevia
When Jim May fi rst began importing stevia from Paraguay in 1982 to form Wisdom Natural Brands (maker of Sweet-Leaf stevia) out of his garage
Natural Sweeteners: The Future Is in the Blending
The spotlight on stevia and steviol glycoside rebaudioside-A (Reb-A) belies the true nature of the natural sweetener industry
Healthy Food Grocers See Slumping Economy as Opportunity to Engage New Customers in New Ways
Blame it on the economy: The grocery store as we know it will never be the same. So say retail experts who are watching purveyors of healthy products
Whole Foods Strives to Shrug Off Whole Paycheck Image in Current Economic Climate
After years of blithely brushing off the nickname Whole Paycheck as it counted its profits, Whole Foods Market is making a concerted effort to overcome
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