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Soy in Women’s Heath Week

Did you know May 13-19 is National Women’s Health Week? National Women’s Health Week is a weeklong health observance coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health. It brings together communities, businesses, government, health organizations, and other groups in an effort to promote women’s health. For more information please…
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The Power of Pea

To create a pea protein isolate, Cosucra starts with yellow peas, (Pisum Sativum), commonly known as split peas. The fresh peas have an initial protein content of 6% and concentrated to around 88% protein content during processing. The peas are dehulled, ground and sieved with the majority of the starches and fibers removed through a…
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What is Kokumi???

Dr. Steven Witherly “Food Pleasure” Special thank you to NCIFT Supplier’s Night committee for a great speaker presentation at supplier’s night last week. Dr. Steven Witherly presented, “Food Pleasure” about what drives our preferences and the physiological functions behind how and what we eat. While quite entertaining, my favorite part of the presentation was a…
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NCIFT Supplier’s Night 2012

Congratulations to the planning committee for a successful NCIFT Supplier’s Night! With over 200 exhibitors, the show was crowded and the aisles were packed. SPI Group was proud to be one of the 31 suppliers who sponsored the Happy Hour! We enjoyed talking to new and old friends and customers! So many people stopped by…
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NCIFT Golf Tournament 2012 – Poppy Ridge Golf Course, Livermore

Tim Ogles, Kathy Kennedy and Russ Nishikawa had a great time at the annual NCIFT golf tournament with their friends and customers, including from left to right, Steve Bustamante,Frank Martinez and Danny Giosa from Valley Lahvosh (Fresno,CA) and Allison Vallerga (second from right) of Armanino Foods of Distinction (Hayward, CA). A terrific day under ideal…
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A visit to Driscoll Farms

Did you know that a strawberry has 200 seeds? We learned this and much more during a recent visit and tour of Driscoll Farms in Watsonville. We are grateful to the AACT (American Association of Candy Technologists) for organizing this event and lovely dinner at the Shadowbrook in Capitola. Thanks to a fascinating talk by…
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Menu of Options: Assortment of Toolbox Solutions

Have you ever wondered, “how can SPI Group help me as a chef?” “What are the tools and options in this supposed tool box?” Recently we have shown several customers our Menu of Options. New ingredient technologies in a more culinary and finished format. What this means in a tangible demonstration that shows you the…
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April is Soy Foods Month!!

So it’s National Soy Foods Month and there is a listing of new soy-based products like Sprouted Tofu and Soy Joy bars and the health benefits of soy @ www.nationalsoyfoodsmonth.com. But if you want to get a better picture of what’s new in innovative and delicious soy foods ask what John Scharffenberger,founder of Scharffen Berger…
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Food Trucks: the Future of Food???

Special thank you to Intermountain IFT for hosting a great meeting March 14-16 in beautiful Sun Valley, Idaho. This IFT section does a great job of host industry specific, technical and relevant speakers. I was particularly interested in a presentation by Ms. Pam Gray of Kraft Foods. Her presentation titled, “’2012 Food Trendictions’ – Predicting…
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SPI Group volunteers for local science fairs

SPI Group happily supports local science fairs! Every year we send employees to volunteer as judges, giving out IFT prize money for science projects that are related to Food Science. At the most recent science fair, we saw projects such as “Kimchee chemistry,” “citrus wars,” and “measuring vitamin C.” We love participating in these events…
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