News & Press
The following are selected articles and other publicly released documents, that are relevant to the expertise and capabilities of Food Spectrum, LLC. have appeared until 2012. Recent information and news can be viewed on the Rutgers Food Innovation Center website at
foodinnovation.rutgers.edu
Trade Magazine Articles authored by Lou Cooperhouse
- Breaking the Perishable Products Paradigm: Hurdle Technologies from Field to Fork, Food Safety Magazine, 2008 (cover story)
- The New Jersey Food Industry: Increasing Its Slice of the Life Science Pie, LifeSciTech Magazine, 2006 (cover story)
- Shelf-Life Extension Technologies in the Fresh-Cut Industry, Fresh Cut Magazine, 2005
- HACCP for Organic Processing, Organic Processing Magazine, 2004
- HACCP Guidelines for Fresh-Cut Processing, Fresh Cut Magazine, 2004
- State-of-the-Art Operations: Innovations in Modified Atmosphere Packaging, Food Safety Magazine, 2003
- Is It Time for a Standardized Audit, Deli Business Magazine, 2003
- Innovations in Food Safety, Fresh Cut Magazine, 2003
- Innovations in Fruit Technology, Fresh Cut Magazine, 2003
- Innovations in Produce Packaging Technology, Fresh Cut Magazine, 2003
- Issues and Innovations in Temperature Control, Fresh Cut Magazine, 2003
- Potential New Methods for Fresh-Cut Success, Fresh Cut Magazine, 2002
- Salmonella-Free Guarantee, Prepared Foods Magazine, 1995
Syndicated Research Published by Food Spectrum
- Food Spectrum’s Refrigerated Foods Market Study Featured at the Refrigerated Foods Association 22nd Annual Conference, 2002
Selected Articles and Videos related to previous business affiliations
F&S Produce Company
- Investing in People, F&S Produce uses Grant for Company-Wide Training, Fresh Cut Magazine, 2012 (Also, see You Tube video related to $324,800 grant for employee training)
- F&S Produce: Freshness and Safety are Our Commitment,
Fresh Cut Magazine,2011 (cover story) - Lou Cooperhouse Joins F&S Produce as President and Chief Operating Officer,
Fresh Cut Magazine, 2010
Rutgers University Food Innovation Center
- Agri-Business Incubation helps Local Communities to Protect Crops and Create Jobs,
World Bank, 2010, - Rutgers thanked for creating a food-industry incubator, NJ.com, 2010
(Also, see You Tube video of 2nd Year Anniversary event) - Why Rutgers is key in Bridgeton, NJ.com, 2010
- Rutgers Food Innovation Center to ‘Graduate’ first International Client to New Facility, National Business Incubation Association, 2010
- Rutgers Food Innovation Center Director Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Business Incubation and Job Creation, Rutgers Press Release, 2010
(also, see You Tube video of testimony to US House Committee on Small Business - Overview of Rutgers Food Innovation Center, RU-tv (Rutgers TV), 2009
- A better way to create Jobs, Christian Science Monitor, 2009
- Building a Better Paradigm: Rutgers Food Innovation Center helps bring food ideas to reality, Edible Jersey Magazine, 2008
- Rutgers Bridgeton Food Innovation Center has Ribbon Cutting, Bridgeton News, 2008
- Rutgers University Opens Food Innovation Center Incubator Facility,
Progressive Grocer magazine, 2008 - Growing Food Businesses: Rutgers Food Innovation Center Stimulates Economic Growth in State, NBIA Review (after being named NBIA Incubator of the Year), 2007
- Rutgers Food Innovation Center Named Business Incubator of the Year,
Rutgers press release, 2007 - Rutgers Food Innovation Center Receives National Award from USDA-CSREES,
Rutgers press release, 2007 - Rutgers Food Innovation Center: A Catalyst for Growth to NJ’s Food and Agricultural Secto, LifeSciTech Magazine, 2006
- Turning Jersey Lemons into Lemonade: Rutgers Food Innovation Center helps farmers develop value-added products, Asbury Park Press newspaper, 2005
- USDA Awards Rutgers Food Innovation Center $1 Million Grant, Rutgers Press Release, 2003
- Rutgers Food Innovation Center Hosts First-Ever National Conference of Food Business Incubators, Rutgers Press Release, 2002
MenuDirect Corporation
- Industry Innovators: MenuDirect Corporation – A look at companies defining innovation across the nutraceuticals spectrum, Nutraceuticals World Magazine, 2000
- Nutrition Solutions Firm puts Health on the Menu, Courier News, 2000
- Special-Diet Meals to be Delivered right to Door, Harford Courant, 1997
- MenuDirect Introduces Special Diet Products for Home Delivery at the ADA Convention, MenuDirect Line, 1996
Idle Wild Farms
- Idle Wild Farms: Why Sous Vide Makes Sense, Prepared Foods Magazine, 1992
- "New Sous Vide Plant” and “Promise, Pitfalls of Chilled Foods”,
Food Engineering Magazine, 1991
Award Winning Products Developed
- Grilled Chicken Breast in Mustard Sauce, Culinary Brands
- Mini Corn Dogs, Armour Food Company, division of ConAgra