Plant Based Options… For Kids!
By now, the term “plant-based” is imbedded in the current food trend dictionary. We have been seeing this coming from a mile away with the vegan and plant-based trends at the forefront for the last…
Food and Nutrition Trends to Watch in 2020
2019 was a big year for nutrition-focused dining, and we don't see these trends slowing down in 2020. Here are our predictions for the biggest trends next year. Grab-and-Go Today's consumers want it all. They're…
Making Veggies the Star
2020 is just around the corner and plant-based diets and trends seem to be moving with full steam ahead! This movement keeps both human health and the planet in mind. If balanced right, the medical…
CBD in Food: Worth the Risk?
If you attended the National Restaurant Association Show back in May (2019), you can attest that CBD has started to take over the food supply. Booth after booth promoted products that were infused with CBD…
How Millennials are changing kids’ meals
Millennials are known for changing the way diners eat to be more conscious of their choices and overall healthier. The food industry has morphed into an atmosphere of create your own and farm to fork…
Eating Healthy for the Holidays
The holidays are known as a time for indulgence. Whether it's buying lavish gifts or stacking your house so full of lights it can be seen from space, there's no denying that people like to…
Eating "Clean": What are consumers really looking for when dining out?
The days of glazing over ingredients when purchasing food are coming to a close. Now, more than ever, health food stores and farm to table restaurants are popping up everywhere, and they are packed with…
What’s the hysteria about Listeria?
By Jeffrey Weissinger, COO of Kitchens with Confidence You need not dig into the news today to read about Listeria and the dangerous effects that is has on people, especially those who are pregnant, elderly and…
Pick Your Poison: Natural and Artificial Flavors
As many of the major American holidays have passed, new year's resolutions are occupying our minds rather than visions of sugarplums – or are they? February is here and that means Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day,…
Nutrient Spotlight Series: Unsaturated Fat
The fat-free craze in America started in the late 1980s when the scientific community started to correlate high-fat diets with heart disease and premature death. Rather than focusing on certain types of fats over others,…