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Article	The Food Industry Responds to the 2017 Trends
Video	Phil's Food Reviews for January 16th, 2017
Article	Shopping for Herbs: Fresh vs Dry

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The Food Industry Responds to the 2017 Trends

Nearly 1,000 participated in our trends webinar and real-time surveys on how the food industry will feel the impacts of the new administration, sustainability, technology and more.

With nearly 1,000 registered attendees, our very own Phil Lempert’s Food and Retail Top 10 Trends Forecast for 2017 Webinar was impactful not only in its messaging but also in the data it was able to collect in real time from viewers.

Through the ten trends, Phil shared…

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Product Reviews

Phil's Food Reviews for January 16th, 2017

This week Phil reviews: 3 Water, Let's Do...Organic® Condensed Coconut Milk, ProNourish™ Low FODMAP Nutritional Drink French Vanilla, Primal Essence Instant Tea Lemon Ginger, REBBL Elixir Turmeric Golden-Milk

Individual Review links with nutrition information and product breakdown are listed below:

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Shopping for Herbs: Fresh vs Dry

The addition of herbs to foods is an amazing way to add both flavor and nutrition. Herbs come from the leaves of plants and have been used for centuries in both cooking and as medicines.

The addition of herbs to foods is an amazing way to add both flavor and nutrition. Herbs come from the leaves of plants and have been used for centuries in both cooking and as medicines. When shopping in the market and preparing meals, the question of whether herbs are the most flavorful when they…

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Panera

Panera will remove artificial preservatives, sweeteners, colors, and flavors from its grocery items by end of 2016

Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut to remove artificial preservatives BHT and BHA from all of its meats by July 2016

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

Announced as of July 30, 2015 that all of the company’s facilities in the U.S. and Canada have completed the transition to cans without Bisphenol A (BPA) liners.

Campbell Soup Co.

Will remove artificial colors and flavors from almost all of its North American products by August 2018, and has pledged to remove MSG from its condensed soups for children.

The Hershey Company

Will remove PGPR (polyglycerol polyricinoleate) and vanillin from its chocolate bars by the end of 2015.

General Mills

Will stop using artificial flavors and colors in all of its cereals by 2017, opting to replace the additives with ingredients such as fruit and vegetable juices, and natural vanilla.

Pizza Hut

To remove artificial flavors and colors by the end of July.

Taco Bell

To remove artificial flavors and colors by the end of 2015.

MOVE Systems

One hundred of the first food carts will be funded by MOVE and reserved for disabled veterans.

PepsiCo

To phase out aspartame from Diet Pepsi, Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi and Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi.

Kraft

Kraft to remove artificial colors and preservatives from Original Mac & Cheese in 2016

Dunkin' Donuts

Dunkin' Donuts is working to source 100% cage-free eggs and pork raised without gestation crates gradually over the next 7 years.

Diageo

Diageo posts nutritional info on Smirnoff vodka, Tanqueray gin, and Guinness.

Nestlé

Nestlé has committed to removing all artificial flavors and FDA-certified colors, like Red 40 and Yellow 5, from all Nestlé chocolate candy sold in the U.S. by the end of 2015.

Breyer's Ice Cream

Unilever announces that their brand Breyers will move to using milk and cream from cows not treated with artificial growth hormones across all of its product offerings. And in addition, the brand will begin using vanilla from sustainably sourced and Rainforest Alliance Certified vanilla beans from Madagascar across all of its varieties.

Wendy's

To remove soda listing from kids' meal menus

Seattle Ban on Throwing Food Away in Trash

The "composting requirement ordinance" prohibits food and food-contaminated cardboard from the garbage.

Subway

Offering chicken strips free of artificial preservatives and flavors.

Carl's Jr.

Introduced an “all-natural” burger with no added hormones, antibiotics or steroids.

Perdue Farms

Stopped injecting antibiotics into eggs that are just about to hatch.

Nestle

Increases animal welfare standards: poultry, dairy, eggs, meat

WhiteWave Foods

Phasing out Carrageenan in: Horizon flavored milk, Horizon eggnog, Tuberz, heavy whipping cream, regular and low-fat cottage cheese and low-fat sour cream; Silk soy and coconut beverages.

Panera Removes:

Deli smoked turkey: potassium lactate, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite and sodium diacetate.

Panera Removes:

Horseradish: calcium disodium EDTA.

Panera Removes:

Citrus Pepper Chicken: maltodextrin, potassium lactate.

Panera Removes:

Cilantro Jalapeño Hummus: ascorbic acid and tocopherol, tara gum, carrageenan, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate.

Panera Removes:

Summer corn chowder: tapioca Dextrin, modified corn starch, autolyzed yeast extract, maltodextrin, coconut oil derived from triglycerides, artificial flavors.

Panera Removes:

Roast beef: caramel color.

Coca-Cola

Fanta & Fresca sodas: removing bromine by 12/31/14

Mars, Inc.

Purchases 100% of their palm oil from RSPO-certified sources via the "mass balance" program.

Kraft Singles

eliminating artificial preservatives

Gatorade

removed brominated vegetable oil

Chick-fil-A

removed artificial dyes, removed the preservative tert-Butylhydroquinone

Ball Park smokehouse BBQ & cracked Dijon mustard flavor hot dogs

removed preservatives, nitrates, artificial colors, artificial flavors

Articles

The Food Industry Responds to the 2017 Trends

Nearly 1,000 participated in our trends webinar and real-time surveys on how the food industry will feel the impacts of the new administration, sustainability, technology and more.

Product Reviews

Phil's Food Reviews for January 16th, 2017

This week Phil reviews: 3 Water, Let's Do...Organic® Condensed Coconut Milk, ProNourish™ Low FODMAP Nutritional Drink French Vanilla, Primal Essence Instant Tea Lemon Ginger, REBBL Elixir Turmeric Golden-Milk

Articles

Shopping for Herbs: Fresh vs Dry

The addition of herbs to foods is an amazing way to add both flavor and nutrition. Herbs come from the leaves of plants and have been used for centuries in both cooking and as medicines.

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