Category: Grocery

Betty Crocker And Pillsbury In Cahoots About Pie

Betty Crocker says: Pie Lovin’ This has been declared the “Year of the Pie” and we are seeing (and eating) creative takes on pies everywhere – from sweet to savory

Foodland — (BTKS Investigative Reports)–In a display of interdepartmental cooperation, Betty Crocker and Pillsbury have revealed that both brands are in support of 2011 being “Year of the Pie.” Both under the umbrella of General Mills, the two culinary powerhouses have separately issued press releases supporting this finding. Just goes to show the power of pie and BTKS is pleased. Pie is superior to cupcakes, and with the marketing power of a global company, the world will soon agree. Mwahahahahahaha!

Pie Lovin’
This has been declared the “Year of the Pie” and we are seeing (and eating) creative takes on pies everywhere — from sweet to savory.

The rest today’s press release follows and includes links to the deliciousness.

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It’s Official: Pie Is The New Cupcake

Chocolate Chip Cookie Stuffed Pies - This new type of pie takes inspiration from the cookie, which never goes out of style. This recipe brings the current craze for the "cookie stuffed cookie" to pie - creating hand-held pies stuffed with cookie dough.

Well, it’s about time. Cupcakes are good and all, but they don’t do savory. Pie is clearly superior. Pillsbury has made it official and has decreed 2011 to be “The Year of the Pie.” Whether or not the company’s low-risk announcement will alter the course of the cupcake trend is yet to be seen, but they got it right by including recipes in their marketing push. Shown above is the Chocolate Chip Cookie Stuffed Pie, and all the recipes can be found at Pillsbury.com/Recipes.

Read on to see the list of Top 10 Pies to Try.

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Golden Krust Sauce And A Jerk Burger To Boot

GOLDEN KRUST CARIBBEAN BAKERY & GRILL BURGER Jamaican Jerk Burger with Lime Coleslaw for summer entertaining with Island ease. (PRNewsFoto/Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill, Chas Orrico) NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES

You gotta love it when a company includes recipes in a press release. In this case, Golden Krust Bakery has included a couple of recipes in honor of their new line of condiments. And actually, they sound pretty good. Check out the Island Flavored Ketchup:

The perfect accompaniment to savory dishes, this blend of herbs, including scallion, thyme, scotch bonnet peppers, pimento and onions, is an exceptionally flavorful condiment, ideal for meats, seafood, poultry.

Sounds pretty good! Read on for the whole press release, including two recipes.

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Bob Evans New Sausage Design; Still 16-Ounces

The new Bob Evans packaging shows off a more contemporary, yet relaxed look. It depicts Bob Evans’ consistent farm-fresh goodness with images of his farm and his promise.

Package design changes from time to time; the idea is by changing the package, the product will attract new customers. This should come as no surprise, we have all spent an extra second or two hovering over an often-used product that has been repackaged. Usually we decipher the new colors and symbols rather quickly and throw it in the cart without a second thought. For the marketers and designers behind the scenes however, this is very serious business.

Bob Evans announced that the packaging for its food product line will be given an overhaul. An example is the sausage roll pictured above. Hopefully, given the amount of time and effort spent on the redesign they knew enough to not change the amount of sausage in the package from 16-ounces to 12-ounces. (And yes, this post was just an excuse to add that internet-classic link.)

Read the rest of the press release below.

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Ten Food Additives And What They Add (Or Subtract)

Grocery store aisle
Image source: Diana Banana (clickable)

Time for some good weekend reading. Checking out my RSS feed, I find a nice little list of 10 food additives and what they are used for. Yum!

8. Caramel Coloring

When you don’t have real cocoa to put in food, but you want to make it look like you did, you add caramel coloring. This is sometimes added to mixes and cake batters to make them look chocolatey. Mostly, though, caramel coloring is added to cooked meats, sodas and gravies to give them the golden-brown look that people find appetizing. It’s made by cooking up various sugars with agents like ammonium or alkali. Although it’s possibly carcinogenic, it hasn’t been yanked from shelves, because people love brown food. Love it.

If you want to find out what gives popcorn that (not exactly) buttery taste, or what alkali does to chocolate, check out the source link below.

(Via io9)

***Update: Link originally pointed to io9 (10-food-additives-that-youre-eating—-right—-now) which Gizmodo apparently ate. They do have a somewhat similar list up here.

Could’ve Had A V8–But Which One?

Campbell Soup Company, the maker of V8(R) juices, will help make it even easier for people to increase their daily vegetable servings with the introduction of two new varieties of its V8 V-Fusion(R) vegetable and fruit juice: Concord Grape Raspberry and Concord Grape Raspberry Light

Even after all these years, do you still occasionally feel like you ‘could’ve had a V8’? It’s a classic advertising campaign that millions are familiar with. However, modern times require a bit more sophistication in communication and Campbell’s, makers of the vegetable and fruit juice blend, have done so by creating two new flavors to speak to more palates. The two new varieties of V8 V-Fusion vegetable and fruit juice are: Concord Grape Raspberry and Concord Grape Raspberry Light. See what Campbell Soup Company has to say about it after the jump.

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