It’s all about flavor. That truth may be self-evident, yet it’s never been more manifest.

WITH THE RECENT jump in home cooking, the role of flavor has been especially magnified as food serves a magnified role in providing excitement, comfort, health, indulgence, self-care, and family bonding. All this means a new spice boom in 2021. Spice manufacturers have seen a dramatic spike in demand for their products. Read more.

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Griffith, Dotty. “Flavored Nation.” Prepared Foods RSS, Prepared Foods, 11 Jan. 2021, http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/124981-flavored-nation.

On-trend retail sauces, marinades help at-home consumers add greater appeal to meals

COVID-19 has been the great disruptor of 2020 and it shows in the sauce and marinade flavor profiles currently trending. With many restaurants on either hiatus or using abbreviated menus for dine-in or take out, grocery retail trends are leading the way for manufacturers. Now forced to hunker down and self-quarantine, more consumers turn to sauces and marinades to keep home menus interesting. Read more.

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Greene, Juliet. “Better by the Bottle.” Prepared Foods RSS, Prepared Foods, 16 Dec. 2020, http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/124919-better-by-the-bottle.

Tweaking the extrusion, drying and coating of pet foods offers options for brands to mass produce a product resembling one crafted in a home kitchen.

Pet food producers can adjust aspects of the production process, including extrusion, drying and coating, to fine-tune the look of finished kibble and treats. By controlling these parameters, dog, cat and other pet food manufacturers may achieve customized, artisanal appearances, while availing of the economy of scale provided by industrial-scale equipment. Read more.

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Wall, Tim. “Extrude, Dry and Coat Pet Foods for Artisanal Appearance.” PetfoodIndustrycom RSS, PetfoodIndustry.com, 8 Dec. 2020, http://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/9828-extrude-dry-and-coat-pet-foods-for-artisanal-appearance.