Iconoculture: Playful parents and kids will eat up products that introduce whimsy into mealtimes. Now burnt toast delivers messages that aren’t just smoke signals. The Pop Art Toaster brands toast with whimsical designs like a coffee cup or a smiling sun. Those are the brands that come with the $28 “Modern plastic” model. A $35 version comes with 6 designs: […]

Entrepreneur.com: When Victoria Malmer went online to research different diets, she noticed a common thread among the many different discussion groups: the desire for water that didn’t taste so plain. After discussing her findings with friend Paul Staunton, both felt a definite market existed for water flavorings. And by making them calorie- and sugar-free, they would appeal not only to […]

PRNewswire: Pepperidge Farm, Incorporated, the leading premium baker in the U.S., today announced the launch of Whims(TM) cookies, a unique line of bite-sized cookies that continue the company’s heritage of innovation. Whims, which come in two varieties, clusters and waves, provide consumers with a new munching experience, a sweet poppable treat that can be eaten at home, at work or […]

Iconoculture: “Heard. Understood. Acknowledged.” That’s “Hooah!” – a military term, sure, but also an energy bar that has been officially fueling American soldiers in Iraq. Now available to civilians, too, the bar was developed by the Department of Defense and meets the performance-based combat requirements of MREs (meals ready to eat). The bar also has a minimum shelf life of […]

mcall.com: Combine medieval Jewish mysticism, a fizzy strawberry-flavored drink loaded with vitamins and a splash of holy water and you have the perfect fusion of two of the hottest fads sweeping the country: Kabbalah and energy drinks. Next week, the hip, the curious and the thirsty in the Lehigh Valley will be among the first consumers east of the Mississippi […]

The Hindu Business Line: Taste the food of the future. Yogurt flavoured with fruit pulp; lassi laced with chocolate or strawberry; curds textured so fine that it can be cut with a spoon; cheese variants like feta, pasta filata becoming as common as marguerita. The Indian food sector is looking westward to acquire the latest trend that tickles the taste […]

Sayrelyns.com: Just like you, Sharon found herself frequently frustrated by the difficulties she faced in simply sitting down for a good dinner with her family. Even though Sharon is a trained chef who loves to cook, she found it difficult to pull everything together and serve delicious, wholesome dinners to her family. Meanwhile, her friends and family, looking for new […]

Businessweek.com: Although the 400-acre farm’s profits were a distant memory, Shatto had both a financial and familial stake in the company, and he refused to sell out. “I figured the only thing we could do was keep milking the cows,” he says, “but we had to find a way to make money for a change.” He conducted a feasibility study […]

Smartmoney.com: McDonald’s is testing high-end coffee in restaurants, and analysts say it’s a matter of time before that company and other U.S. fast-food chains start offering a better brew. Profits on specialty coffee, a nearly $9 billion a year retail market in the U.S., are too large for the chains to ignore. Test Results Positive So Far “McDonald’s is testing […]

FOODnavigator.com: The news this month that the world’s number one drinks giant Coca Cola has linked up with Tate & Lyle’s Splenda sweetener in a new branding venture could signal the beginning of a new wave of ingredient – manufacturer tie-ups. Danisco’s head of global marketing services Henrik Vesterborg Andersen speaks to Lindsey Partos about the challenges and benefits such […]