“Hello young lovers, wherever you are! Today is Valentine’s Day, so hurry and buy roses and chocolate for your beau! There are some very tasty ones out there, so what are you waiting for? Don’t worry, chocolate is really healthy … Continue reading
Unreal Brand Candies – A Better Choice?
Unreal is a relatively new brand of candy and chocolates with an interesting story. The founder of the company is a teenager, Nicky Bonner, whose parents limited his candy intake because of all the bad ingredients in them. He decided … Continue reading
Studies: Popcorn, Chocolate Good for Health
Snackers of the world – rejoice. Two recent studies are telling us Fooducate’s favorite snacks are healthy! Woo hoo! Research conducted at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania has found that popcorn has more polyphenols (a type of antioxidant) than … Continue reading
The Oreo Cookie Celebrates 100 Years
This week marks the 100th birthday of the Oreo Cookie. Originally created and sold in New York by National Biscuit Company, the brand is now owned by mega-processed-food giant Kraft Foods. The brand tagline is “Milk’s Favorite Cookie,” and indeed … Continue reading
The Truth About Chocolate Health Benefits
Valentine’s Day is a big annual chocolate-fest, driving about 5% of annual chocolate sales. As with wine, chocolate is much more than a food, it is an art form. And in the past few years, chocolate has become synonymous with health … Continue reading
What’s Bob Marley Doing at a Food Show?
Fooducate has hit the road and is spending some time at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, a trade show dedicated to the Natural Food Industry. Over 3000 natural and organic food and ingredient manufacturers exhibit their goods twice a … Continue reading
Show Your Valentine Some Love – With Beans…
Valentine’s Day is all about romance. But it’s also a big industry. A guy can’t afford NOT to buy flowers, choose expensive designer chocolates, and RSVP a table for two in a classy restaurant (which incidentally jacks up the rates … Continue reading
Great News from Hershey: Chocolate more Nutritious than Fruits!!!
The Hershey Center for Health and Nutrition (Yes, candy makers have nutrition centers!) yesterday published a not-so-surprising study touting the health benefits of chocolate. But for the first time, they put the nutritional benefits into a context. It appears that … Continue reading
M & M’s Deconstructed
If you’ve visited New York’s Times Square lately, you may have encountered M&M’s World. It’s a three floor temple celebrating all things small, round, chocolaty, and brightly colored. The brand, owned by Mars, has been around since the early 1940′s … Continue reading
PowerBar Energy Bites – Mostly Marketing Sound Bites
Powerbar is a high end brand owned by Nestle Nutrition and sold mostly in sports shops. It positions itself as an athlete’s friend. What started as bars has expanded to gels, protein supplements, and now “Energy Bites”. From PowerBar, here … Continue reading