Articles by Barbara Young

Barbara Young My dad loved stories. I called him the homily king because he used “secular” parables to make a point whether as chastisement, encouragement or entertainment. Life is like

There is good reason why Kraft’s Oscar Mayer division chose a specific reclosable packaging application for its 12-ounce bacon — traditional packaging no longer addressed customers’ frustrations tied to the

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Barbara Young As I watched the trailers and clips for Food, Inc., the current “industrial-food-production-is-bad” movie, I thought of Conrad Kvamme who, for years, has been a positive voice for

Barbara Young When I enter the voting booth and close the curtain, I know that I have stepped into a sphere of freedom in its purest sense — a place

Phosphates offer a range of possibilities when used in meat and poultry applications, including enhancing textural properties such as firmness; improving moisture retention; working with salt to increase protein extraction;

Barbara Young Listening to an argument between my grandchildren made me realize how confused consumers must be concerning the latest news prompting them yet again to question the safety of

Remember Rotisserie Gold — KFC’s chicken product of the early 1990s, which emerged around the time that Boston Rotisserie Chicken, now Boston Market, pretty much owned the category? KFC’s initiative

Barbara Young “In these times, you just have to try everything. You have to be inventive. Right now collections is probably the most important challenge under the current economic situation.

Note: This report is the current edition of The National Provisioner’s ongoing coverage of issues related to sustainability programs. Global food companies are stepping up to the plate to keep