Functional foods may offer consumers additional health benefits but unless they fulfil their primary duty – and taste like a normal food – they will n

Ranch flavour is the Swiss Army knife of salad dressings according to market researcher NPD Group.

Restaurant sales in the United States have turned weak this year after a promising start, according to the NPD Group, a global market information serv

Older people have accounted for an increasing share the commercial foodservice industry's traffic over the past five years while visits from Millennia

There were 3,045 more restaurants in the US in spring 2013, a slight increase over the comparable year ago period, according to The NPD Group.

Food manufacturers will be able to test the next generation of technology to drive forward new product development (NPD and better product quality, f

A newly developed ‘model mouth’ could have industrial applications as a product development and evaluation tool for food companies, say researchers.

As the hectic holiday season kicks off and busy lifestyles become even busier, what’s the role of snacking to keep your energy up and your body weight

As health concerns climb up the consumer agenda globally, manufacturers have been quick to respond with new products to meet demand.