News on Food Trends from the United States

A plant worker won an $814,500 judgment in Baltimore County Circuit Court after claiming he contracted a rare lung disease known as "popcorn lung"from breathing diacetyl, a chemical used to make food taste buttery.

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay Modesto, Calif., facility has become the state’s first food manufacturing site to be awarded LEED® Gold existing building

The Obama administration is about to ditch the food pyramid, that symbol of healthy eating for the last two decades. In its place officials are dishing up a simple, plate-shaped symbol, sliced into wedges for the basic food groups and half-filled with...

H.J. Heinz Co., the world’s biggest ketchup maker, raised its dividend and profit forecast as it plans to slash as many as 1,000 jobs worldwide.

Retail food price inflation continues to be a concern to consumers as the Consumer Price Index for food-at-home in the United States was up 3.9% from a year ago during April, reports The Food Institute.

The Colorado Potato Administrative Committee (CPAC) is marketing Colorado Potatoes in Denver with banner ads on KOA 850 AM

Guided by a committee of food industry suppliers, the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) is reinventing Process Expo.

By now you’ve seen, heard or crunched on the new snack craze that’s popped its way into store aisles.

Omega-9 Oils from Dow AgroSciences have helped remove over 1 billion pounds of saturated and trans fats from the North American diet with beneficial economic and nutritional impact on the food industry.

Maine—Around here, you can find "Maine Potato Candy"—mashed potatoes rolled in coconut and dipped in chocolate—and potato donuts. A popular county fair offers wrestling matches in a vat of potatoes. In a state where spuds are the top agricult...

You may assume that bioplastics made from potato starch can be composted. However, that is not necessarily the case.

The restaurant industry is quietly — and successfully — fighting back against the enactment of so-called Happy Meal bans, which forbid restaurants like McDonald's to hand out toys with children's meals that are high in calories.

From spicy new flavorings to premium ingredients, potato chips are cashing in on a whole new image these days.

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced today that it has reached a milestone of 190,000 square feet for the 2011 PROCESS EXPO trade show.

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced today that it has reached a milestone of 190,000 square feet for the 2011 PROCESS EXPO trade show. The show will be held November 1 – 4 at McCormick Place (South Hall) in Chicago.

Thanks to the recession, 2010 was a year of $5.99 lunchtime specials, dollar-menu bargains and 2-for-1 meal deals; 2011 is turning out to be quite different.

PMMI, the owner and producer of the PACK EXPO family of trade shows, and Koelnmesse GmbH, producer of Anuga FoodTec, today announced a strategic partnership to enhance the resources available to attendees at the largest food and beverage processing shows in North America and Europe.

Celebrity chefs - you watch them create masterpieces on TV, and now you have a chance to see them up close and personal in the World Culinary Showcase at the 2011 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show.