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Top Ten Food Trends for 2013
The Food Channel has released its 2013 Trends Forecast – the top ten food trends we see for the coming year. Check them all out, including the links to some of the stories we've prepared ...
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TrendWire, October 2012
As the pervasiveness of diagnosed food allergies continues to spread across the nation, food manufacturers are scrambling to keep up with the demand for safe food options.
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TrendWire, September 2012
As you’ve no doubt heard by now, New York City’s Board of Health unanimously approved Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to ban the sale of sweetened beverages larger than 16 ounces at the ...
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Top Ten Chocolate Trends for 2012
This year The Food Channel, CultureWaves and the International Food Futurists decided to take a deeper look into chocolate and see what the trends are showing us. Take a look at the trends, try the recipes, see our videos, and indulge in chocolate.
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TrendWire, August 2012
July of 2012 is now officially the hottest month on record in the U.S. and it was one of the driest in history as well. August hasn’t been much better. Obviously, this does ...
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Iced Coffee: New From Wolfgang Puck
Summer just cries out for iced coffee. Here is a new product with some great recipes to help you mix it up while cooling down!
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#1 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Craft Chocolates
This trend combines all the worries of the world and solves them with chocolate. Locally sourced. Green. Pure. Healthy. Artisan. Premium. DIY.
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#2 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Spreadable Chocolate
With memories of a trip many years ago where breakfast was served with a side of Nutella, let’s just say it’s about time.
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#3 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Chocolate with an Ethnic Accent
We’re seeing this across all desserts, not just chocolate. But it appears to have started with chocolate, as Mexican chiles and vanilla got called out in candy bars.
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#4 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Chocolate in Unexpected Places
Chocolate flavors are enhancing all kinds of food experiences. It’s not just for the dessert cart anymore.
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#5 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Chocolate For the Health of It
The point here is, if we can garner a few health benefits and eat chocolate at the same time, we’re all about it.
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#6 Chocolate Trend for 2012: The Cinnamonizing of Chocolate
Cinnamon is hot right now, and we’re not just talking about the stronger Vietnamese cinnamon (marketed as Saigon Cinnamon) or the Ancho-Chile Cinnamon.
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#7 Chocolate Trend for 2012: He Said/She Said: Chocolate
Can you tell your preference for type of chocolate by gender?
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#8 Chocolate Trend for 2012: A Chocolate for Every Dietary Need
It’s hard to think about flourless or sugar free or even dairy free when it comes to chocolate, but companies are responding to the need.
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#9 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Crowdsourced Chocolate
This trend says that chocolate is showing up with some unusual combinations in what we call a mash-up of ingredients. After all the ways Americans have reinvented chocolate over the last few years, what else ...
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#10 Chocolate Trend for 2012: Chocolate Pairings
Chocolate and roses, yes. Chocolate and cheese. Chocolate and wine. It’s not new to put chocolate with something else that complements it, but we’re seeing a lot more of it.
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TrendWire, July 2012
Aliza Green has spent more than three decades in the food business, as a chef and consultant, and she says she’s seen some pretty scary things in the kitchen—some rather common acts of ...
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Chef's Planet Products Add to Cooking Ease
At The Food Channel, we get to experiment with interesting products and kitchen items--and we found some we really love at Chef's Planet. Check out our two great new recipes available on The Food ...
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TrendWire, June 2012
The recent report of mad cow disease in California, coupled with the flap over “pink slime,” has the beef industry reeling a bit, and the one-two punch to the gut has had an impact on ...
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Welch's Introduces Jelly Filled Licorice
The debate around licorice comes down to flavor. Cherry, chocolate, strawberry or the traditional black licorice. But now, thanks to Welch's, there is a new jelly-filled option on the table.
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Trendwire, May 2012
In the May edition of The Food Channel Trendwire - Superfruits, Restaurant Trends and the growth of the organic market.