5 Fave Food Trends Of The Moment

May 27, 2010 Joanna Prisco, Parade

Food trends, like any other, come and go. Some, (ahem) the pizza cone, I can’t be bothered with. But others prove more exciting and harder to resist, like Haute-Baked Pretzels.

Baker Claims Whole Foods Borrowed Donut Design & Canceled Accounts

A San Francisco baker claims on his own doughnut blog that former customer Whole Foods is now selling nonorganic “impostor donuts” developed in-house and priced at less than half of his.

Report: Trans Fat Limits Lead To Healthier Foods

Contrary to fears, most food manufacturers and restaurants did not just swap one bad ingredient for another when they trimmed artery-clogging trans fats from products and menus, an analysis finds. Even the french fry, a longtime dietary scourge, got a healthier remake. But there’s still room for improvement, particularly for some items sold in supermarkets.

Fairhaven Organic Flour Mill Planning To Expand

Each week The Bellingham Herald takes a closer look at a business or construction project. This week: Fairhaven Organic Flour Mill. What it is: The Fairhaven Organic Flour Mill creates hammer-milled or stone-ground whole-grain flours from certified organically grown grains.

Kraft Charts New Course For Its Chips Ahoy! Brand

May 26, 2010 Elaine Wong, Brandweek

Chips Ahoy!, Krafts top-selling chocolate chip brand, is giving its eight-year-old Cookie Guys campaign the heave-ho to make way for a new effort built around joy.