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Prepared Foods
Prepared Foods, ingredient-oriented, food, beverage & nutritional product development magazine with trend, technology & applications editorial for R&D, Marketing & Management.
Product of the Day
New packaged consumer foods and beverages introduced to the marketplace highlight trends. Be sure to vote for your favorite Product of the Day in our monthly <a href="/favorite-products-poll">Favorite Product poll</a>!
Bakery, Candy
Snacks & Appetizers
Ingredient, formulation, consumer and market trend information for developers of prepared snacks and appetizers.
Bakery
Ingredient, formulation, consumer and market trend information for developers of bakery products.
Dairy, Beverage
Dairy
Ingredient, formulation, consumer and market trend information for developers of dairy products.
Drinks
This section highlights new healthy beverages — including power drinks, teas, juices, protein shakes and fruit and vegetable smoothies — that promote functional nutrition and health benefits.
Proteins
<p style="font-size: 12px; text-align: right;"><em>Image courtesy of: carlosgaw (iStock / Getty Images Plus)</em></p> <img alt="Protein Icon" src="/ext/resources/images/rolling-content/protein/PF-Icons-circle-protein-125px.jpg" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" /> <p>Explore trends in protein ingredients and innovations, consumer demand for high-protein products, and new technologies for protein extraction and processing. Content includes insights on various protein sources—including plant-based, animal-derived, and alternative proteins—as well as their applications in product development.</p>
Sports & Energy
Mental and physical performance can be enhanced by nutrients one consumes.
Prepared Foods The Year Ahead
<p style="font-size: 12px; text-align: right;"><em>Image courtesy of: S and V Design / iStock / Getty Images Plus</em></p> <img alt="Innovation Month" src="/ext/resources/images/LOGOS/Trends2026.png" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; width: 100px;" /> <p>The Year Ahead is a forward-looking hub designed to equip food and beverage product developers with the insights they need to succeed. This collection brings together expert projections on consumer behavior, emerging ingredient technologies, formulation strategies and operational shifts shaping innovation pipelines. From evolving taste and wellness trends to advances in processing, functionality and sustainability, The Year Ahead highlights the developments most likely to impact R&D teams and brand leaders. This content helps professionals stay informed, proactive and competitive in a rapidly changing marketplace.</p>
Sustainable Food Production
<p style="font-size: 12px; text-align: right;"><em>Image courtesy of: Moyo Studio (iStock / Getty Images Plus)</em></p> <img alt="Sustainability Icon" src="/ext/resources/images/rolling-content/sustainability/PF-Icons-circle-sustainable-125px.jpg" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" /> <p>The practices, technologies, and innovations aimed at making food production more sustainable. Find insights on advancements in sustainable farming, alternative protein sources, sustainable packaging, food waste reduction, and more ways food manufacturers are addressing growing consumer demand for sustainability.</p>
Organic & Natural
<p style="font-size: 12px; text-align: right;"><em>Image courtesy of: Poravute (iStock / Getty Images Plus)</em></p> <img alt="Natural & Organic Icon" src="/ext/resources/images/rolling-content/natural-organic/PF-Icons-circle-oranic-125px.jpg" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" /> <p>Explore trends in the organic food industry, including innovations in natural ingredients, production practices, and certifications. Coverage includes consumer preferences for "free from" food and beverage products, challenges and opportunities in the sourcing, labeling, and marketing of natural and organic foods, and more.</p>
Candy
Ingredient, formulation, consumer and market trend information for developers of candy and chocolate confectionary products.
Flavors & Seasonings & Spices
Herbs, spices and seasonings; compound and reaction flavors and other ingredients used as flavorings.
Sauces & Marinades
Ingredient, formulation, consumer and market trend information for developers of sauces, marinades and condiments.
Supplements
This section highlights new supplements — including protein powders, gummies, and other vitamins and minerals — that promote functional nutrition and health benefits.
Meals & Sides
Ingredient, formulation, consumer and market trend information for developers of main and side dishes.
Plant Based & Vegetarian
<p style="font-size: 12px; text-align: right;"><em>Image courtesy of: Liudmila Chernetska (iStock / Getty Images Plus)</em></p> <img alt="Plant Based Icon" src="/ext/resources/images/rolling-content/plant-based/PF-Icons-circle-plant-based-125px.jpg" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" /> <p>Explore a variety of content related to plant-based and vegetarian food trends, product innovations, and industry insights. Aimed at food manufacturers, industry professionals, and those interested in the evolving landscape of plant-based and vegetarian diets, coverage includes plant-based product development, emerging ingredients, market growth, consumer preferences, and nutritional aspects.</p>
Cannabis
Find the latest information from the cannabis food and beverage industry, including new products, category trends, legal and regulatory updates, and innovations in ingredients, equipment and packaging.
Breakfast, Cereals & Bars
Ingredient, formulation, consumer and market trend information for developers of breakfast foods including cereals and health bars.
General/Other
Specialized ingredients to dietary regimes can benefit more niche health conditions.
Sweeteners
Ingredients used to enhance food and beverage sweetness.
Sugar Reduction
<p style="font-size: 12px; text-align: right;"><em>Image courtesy of: Luis Echeverri Urrea (iStock / Getty Images Plus)</em></p> <img alt="Sugar Reduction Icon" src="/ext/resources/images/rolling-content/sugar-reduction/PF-Icons-circle-sugar-reduction-125px.jpg" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" /> <p>Trends, research, and innovations related to reducing sugar content in food and beverages. Content includes the challenges and solutions for food manufacturers in creating lower-sugar products, sweeteners and sugar alternatives, formulation strategies, and more.</p>
Low Calorie, Fat, Sodium
Beverages
Ingredient, formulation, consumer and market trend information for developers of beverages.
Meat, Poultry & Seafood
Ingredient, formulation, consumer and market trend information for developers of processed meat, poultry and seafood products.
Botanicals
From tea to Ayurvedic medicine, industry gains a better understanding of these component's health benefits.
Bioactives, Specialty/Other
Purified nutrients and medicinal components show health-enhancing properties.
Probiotics
On-going studies reveal the remarkable health benefits of these living organisms.
Retail Market Trends
Consumer trends and new retail food & beverage launches guide new product formulations.
Soups
Ingredient, formulation, consumer and market trend information for developers of soups.
Antioxidants & Nutritionals
Ingredients to fortify and nutritionally enhance foods & beverages; antioxidants for improved shelflife.
Dietary Fiber
Soluble & insoluble dietary fiber ingredients including probiotics used for nutritional & functional purposes.
Foodservice
Culinary, consumer & menu trends guide new food & beverage formulations for both foodservice and retail products.
Cognitive & Mental Health
Emerging nutritional science points to the benefits of consuming nutrients for cognitive health.
Fruits, Nuts & Vegetables
Whole food ingredients to concentrates and complex extracts enhance health.
Dietary Fiber & Prebiotics
A diverse category, fibers display a range of health properties.
Phosphates and Acidulants
Acidulant & phosphate ingredients to acidify, buffer, leaven, increase yields and improve taste and nutrition.
2023 Food and Beverage Trends
The newest consumer and market trends new product developers in the food and beverage industry need to know for 2023.
Cancer Risk Reduction
Consumption of certain nutritional components reduce the risk of various cancers.
Fat Reduction
Ingredient formulations, new product & consumer trend information to reduce saturated, trans and total fat levels.
Emulsifiers, Fat & Oils
Fats, oils and emulsifiers (lipid and non-lipids) used in the formulation and processing of prepared foods.
Women, Men, Kids
Various demographic groups benefit from ingredients and nutrients targeting their health.
2025 Food and Beverage Trends
Find the newest consumer and market trends new product developers in the food and beverage industry need to know for 2025.
Grains & Seeds
Governmental policy to health food enthusiasts promote grain and seed consumption.
Authentic/Ethnic
Culinary, foodservice and ingredient trend information for the formulation of ethnic cuisines.
Foods
This section highlights new functional foods — including nutrition bars, frozen food, candies and dairy products — that promote nutrition and health benefits.
2018 Food and Beverage Trends
The newest consumer and market trends new product developers in the food and beverage industry need to know for 2018.
Regulations & Claims
Regulatory updates on ingredient use, label information (e.g., claims, panels and seals) and other R&D challenges.
Immunity
<p style="font-size: 12px; text-align: right;"><em>Image courtesy of: tbralnina (iStock / Getty Images Plus)</em></p> <img alt="Immunity Icon" src="/ext/resources/images/rolling-content/immunity/PF-Icons-circle-immunity-125px.jpg" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" /> <p>Explore the role of foods, beverages, and ingredients in supporting immune health. Coverage includes insights on specific ingredients (such as probiotics, vitamins, and antioxidants) and their impact on immunity, trends in consumer interest around immune-boosting products, development of new food and beverage products aimed at enhancing immune health, and much more.</p>
2019 Food and Beverage Trends
The newest consumer and market trends new product developers in the food and beverage industry need to know for 2019.
Coronavirus Coverage
The latest information about the coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak as it relates to product sourcing, development, distribution and overall safety in the food and beverage industry.
Shelf Stability
Ingredient formulations and advice on processing parameters for food safety and extended shelflife.
Special Nutrition Products
Ingredient, formulation, consumer and market trend information for developers of high-value nutritional foods & beverages.
Nutritional Lipids, Fats & Oils
Omegas to CLA to specialized baking fats help improve one's health status.
Minerals
Essential minerals to specialized and emerging ones benefit specific conditions.
Allergens/Intolerance
Ingredient, consumer and regulatory information for the formulation of foods with reduced allergenicity issues.
White Papers
<em>Prepared Foods</em>' white papers provides visitors access to a growing list of original food & beverage industry Trend and Market Analysis Reports.
Spirit of Innovation Awards
<!-- <p style="font-size: 12px; text-align: right;"><em>Image courtesy of: XXX</em></p> --> <h3>Celebrating Innovation in Food & Beverage </h3> <p> The Spirit of Innovation Awards honor the food and beverage development teams behind today’s most inventive products. From consumer insights and R&D to formulation and full-scale launch, we recognize innovation at every stage. Founded by <em>Prepared Foods</em> in 2003, the program continues to spotlight the trends, people, and products shaping the future of the industry. </p> <p> Want to see who stood out last year? <a href="/topics/5980-spirit-of-innovation-awards">View Past Winners</a> → </p> <p> Think your product has what it takes? <a href="/spirit-of-innovation-awards/nominate">Enter the Awards</a> ↓ </p>
Antioxidants
Whole foods to extracts and individual molecules provide dietary antioxidants.
2024 Food and Beverage Trends
Find the newest consumer and market trends new product developers in the food and beverage industry need to know for 2024.
Calorie Reduction
Ingredient formulations, new product and consumer trend information for reduced-calorie foods & beverages.
2022 Food and Beverage Trends
The newest consumer and market trends new product developers in the food and beverage industry need to know for 2022.
First Person QA
<i>Prepared Foods’</i> First Person Q&A is an exclusive interview series involving food company R&D professionals, nutritionists, research chefs and other industry experts.
Diabetes & Blood Glucose Control
Carefully controlled diets to timed nutrient consumption assists with control of blood glucose.
Bone, Joint & Cosmetic Health
Vitamins, minerals and other nutrients contribute to a better health status.
2021 Food and Beverage Trends
The newest consumer and market trends new product developers in the food and beverage industry need to know for 2021.
Colorings
Natural and FD&C additives, fruit, vegetable, and other plant and microbial extracts used to color foods.
New Food & Beverage Product Videos
Videos from editor Nick Roskelly on the new food and beverage products.
Cost Reduction
Ingredients, software and R&D services for efficient product development and reduced cost foods & beverages.
Fruits, Vegetables & Nuts
Whole, chopped, pureed and juice ingredients from fruits and vegetables, nuts and nut butters.
2020 Food and Beverage Trends
The newest consumer and market trends new product developers in the food and beverage industry need to know for 2020.
Vitamins & Vitamin-like
Vitamin A to compounds like taurine contribute basic nutrition to specialized medicinal benefits.
Gums & Starches
Hydrocolloid gums, including starches, used in a range of formulations for their functionality.
Flours, Grains & Pasta
Seed and grain-based flours, refined and whole grains and pasta used to formulate prepared foods.
Cheeses, Sauces & Bases
Cheese & cheese-based ingredients, soy & seafood sauces, formulated sauces and bases for flavor, texture, visual appeal.
Weight Management
Ingredient formulations, new product and consumer trend information for weight management foods & beverages.
Batters, Breading & Coatings
Ingredient systems used to batter, bread and coat meats, vegetables, snack and other prepared foods.
R&D Lab Tech/QA-QC/Food Safety
Showcasing product development software, pilot plant and food safety equipment, quality control and quality assurance technologies.
Cardiovascular Health
Ingredients and healthful diets lead to reduced risks of heart attacks and stroke.
Digestive Health
Ingredients impact conditions from allergenicity to reduced cancer risk as part of digestive health.
New Products Conference
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