What’s In, What’s Out? The Origins of Food Trends

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Food trends are bountiful. Every day there is a new headline in food industry publications announcing innovative culinary hybrids, novel flavors, groundbreaking products or revived classics. Businesses and consumers are so bombarded with these different culinary developments that it often begs the question, where did these trends come from? Numbers Don’t Lie The saying goes,… Read more »

Featured Article: Taste of Inspiration from the Kitchen: Turning Ideas into Novelties

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From seasons to trends and latest innovations, dining options are being revamped as fast as consumer tastes and demands are changing. Finding inspiration to launch successful flavors, products or recipes can be a real challenge for chefs and companies that have to deal with the rapid replacement of products on the market and the logistics… Read more »

Tree Talk: PreGel Probiotic GanedenBC30 in Happy Yo Pro™

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PreGel AMERICA recently announced a new partnership with Ganeden Biotech to incorporate the probiotic GanedenBC30 into its line of superior dessert ingredients star ting with its new frozen yogurt mix Happy Yo ProTM Super Sprint (Yogurt with Probiotics). Carrying GanedenBC30 probiotic demonstrates PreGel’s ability to adopt leading edge technologies and continue to support its customers…

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Featured Article: Florals: Edible Flowers, Edible Tradition

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Flowers captivate with their vibrant colors and beautiful shapes. It is usually forgotten that besides appealing to the senses of smell and vision, they also have the potential to delight the palate. Flowers as a garnish or decorative element for baking and cooking have been around for centuries in different cultures around the world, and… Read more »

What’s Blooming: A Not-So-New But Beloved Novelty: The Ice Cream Sandwich!

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Once a cheap street treat, the ice cream sandwich is now considered a “novelty.” This is quite an accomplishment as the history of the ice cream sandwich paints a much humbler beginning. According to several food history sources, the popular sweet delight was introduced in the late 19th century and was sold to the “common… Read more »

Tree Talk: Hot Off the Floor at this Year’s NRA

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Chicago produced no shortage of ideas and innovation at this year’s National Restaurant Association Show, which boasts the gathering of the best and brightest in the restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industry for four days. Buzzing in the world of desserts were organic, artisan and indulgent products that easily pleased the palates of many sweet seekers… Read more »

Part 4: PreGel America: A Culture of Excellence. A Resume of Success

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To Provide exceptional Resources that Encourage unique and inspirinG experiences, Enriching the Lives of our customers and their communities. This is the mission statement of PreGel AMERICA, the U.S. branch of PreGel’s specialty dessert ingredients global empire headquartered in Reggio Emilia, Italy. In 1967, Dr. Luciano Rabboni was moved by the struggles of gelato makers… Read more »