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More than three out of four Americans believe that apples and apple beverages are both a “better-for-you” food and a convenient snack that can be eaten on the go, according to “Apples: The Next Superfruit,” a report based on a poll conducted by SupermarketGuru.com.

Knouse Foods, a fruit-grower owned cooperative, sees increased interest in fruit-related products as foodservice operations add more good-for-you foods to their menu offerings. According to the National Restaurant Association’s “What’s Hot Chef Survey,” nutrition is a leading culinary theme.

The all-natural, vegetable-rich varieties joining Naked Juice Co.’s smoothie lineup, Berry Veggie Machine and Orange Carrot, afford Americans two more opportunities to meet their calorie-specific fruit or vegetable recommendations.

With the start of Passover just a week away, Whole Foods Market has expanded its line of kosher food products in all of the Austin, Texas-based natural foods grocer’s U.S. locations.

It may have a history going back over 2,000 years in Russia, the Himalayas and the Far East, but most Americans have never heard of kombucha.

Online grocer FreshDirect has unveiled its newly expanded Buy Big section at www.freshdirect.com, which now offers over 300 new bulk- and family-sized items, saving customers up to 30 percent every time they shop.

Food manufacturers received a range of grades — from good to failing — from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which recently issued a report card rating 128 food and entertainment companies’ policies on food marketing to children. Three-quarters of the companies rated got F’s for having insufficient policies or none at all.

The result of an exclusive licensing agreement between the world’s leading citrus fruit brand, Sunkist Growers, Inc., which has already lent its iconic brand power to such items as beverages, snacks and frozen fruit, and confectionery company Big Sky Brands, Inc., Sunkist Citrus Burst is a line of sugar-free citrus mints in premium citrus flavors.