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Charities
Food Business / Kitchens Alameda Point Collaborative (APC) and Alameda Food Bank have created Food Shift to build a commercial kitchen at Alameda Point and to then staff it with APC residents. The residents employed get job training and the APC as a whole gets meals prepared from surplus food – that would otherwise go…
Research Topics
(Also see Blog Topics.) Conditions sarcopenia – muscle loss with age Classes of Ingredients resistant starch and non-digestible carbohydrates Ingredients inulin – GI = 0 oligofructose – GI = 0 konjac xanthan gum
Associations and Publications
Organic Trade Association (OTA)
Antimicrobials
Antimicrobials are used to inhibit bacterial growth in exposed or open edibles. Many products first go through high-pressure processing (HPP) to inactivate bacteria. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light is another option. Some antimicrobials (e.g. phages) target specific bacteria; some such as mustard either directly or indirectly kill bacteria. Natural Antimicrobials (Based on an article in…
Food Marketing Data
2016 October 2016/10/10 Per the president of the General Mills cereal division, RTE cereal is in 90% of all households and 94% of millennial households. Millennials eat cereal as a snack as well as a breakfast. September 2016/09/09 US home delivered meal kit business is $1.5B. Hershey’s partners with Chef’d to offer dessert kits that…
Expense Reports
Class Advertising Business Cards ISP (DreamHost) fees Evaluation Sample purchase, supplies to facilitate evaluations Meals & Ent Business Meals Entertainment Employee Meals Misc Conference Fees Test Fees; Test Preperation Off Suppl Office Supplies Prof Fees Professional Dues Telecom Verizon cell phone Travel Lodging : including gift in lieu of lodging Parking Tolls Transport : air,…
Mustard
Base Recipe by Weight Makes 32? x 14.2oz jars or just over 56 x 4 oz (reused natto) cups. 2x 1 lb whole brown mustard seed 2x 1 lb whole yellow mustard seed 65g (2.2oz) turmeric, ground 25g (0.8oz) fenugreek, freshly ground 21g (0.7oz) grains of paradise, freshly ground 10g (0.3oz) parsley 31g (1.1oz) paprika 101g…
Mustard Competitors
Local Competitors Brown Dog Mustard Co – ANG started carrying in August 2015. Sold in other stores locally such as Berkeley Bowl. Started out as a Cottage Food Operation in 2013 has expanded into a complete commercial kitchen operation in Clayton, CA – though they are only making 12 – 24 jars at a time. Sold in…
Contract Manufacturers
Hearthside – cereals, granolas, bars