Current issue
January/February 2021
Eyeing food trends for 2021
In terms of processed produce, snacks, fermented cabbage, microgreens and spicy flavors should be trending up in 2021.
FDA, produce industry ramping up leafy greens food safety efforts
The FDA is partnering with university and food safety orgs, and equipment manufacturers are looking for ways to help eliminate pathogens.
Food packaging innovation to prevent food waste
4-10% of food purchased by foodservice operations in the U.S. is thrown out before reaching plates, according to the EPA.
Produce industry pushes ahead on food safety research
“If you have a food safety problem or concern, and you need knowledge, the Center for Produce Safety should be the first place you look.”
Produce-based snack foods on the rise
Fruit-, vegetable- and legume-based snacks are expected to lead a burgeoning snack food industry in the coming years.
Syngenta opens next-generation tomato breeding facility in the Netherlands
In mid-2020, Syngenta presented a webcast tour and interviews at Tomato Vision, an avant-garde tomato greenhouse in the Netherlands’ Maasland.
