November 2021   •   Volume 190   •   Issue 11

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MOCKTAILS

What’s the Buzz? Crafting New Beverages—Without the Buzz!

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Editorial View

Executive Editor Nick Roskelly urges readers to look ahead and take risks.

Only Natural

Formulators turn to time-tested ingredients, technologies for a more natural world.

No Cow Know How

Mooove aside dairy! Innovation is booming in the dairy alternatives retail space.

ingredient challenges

Keeping Brains Young, Part Two

Formulators turn to ingredients—both old and new—to sharpen the mind and retain cognitive health.

Keeping Brains Young, Part One

Formulators turn to ingredients—both old and new—to sharpen the mind and retain cognitive health.

Form + Function

Prepared Foods profiles new functional foods, drinks and supplements.

better for you

Like a Virgin

The art and science of spiritless mocktails.

New on the Menu

Prepared Foods profiles new prepared ethnic foods for foodservice menus.

First Person

Prepared Foods talks mocktail beverage trends with Maeve Webster, president of Menu Matters.

On the National Menu

Bring the Heat: Spicy is trending across categories, according to Datassential.

culinary creations

Just the Right Bite

Texture plays an increasingly important role in consumer satisfaction.

Hitting the Shelves: Meals & Entrees

Prepared Foods profiles new retail prepared meal, entrée solutions.

Hitting the Shelves: Ready-to-Drink Coffees, Teas

Prepared Foods profiles new retail ready-to-drink coffee and tea beverages.

new product trends

November 2021

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