A spread for a snack product includes a dough piece, particularly produced from potatoes, bread doughs and/or rice. The spread has a cheese component that consists of fresh cheese and cheese of at least one further cheese type, and a sauce component having a cream content and a starch content added to the spread. A snack product which includes the spread arranged on the dough piece is also provided. Furthermore, a method for producing a snack product includes pressing the spread into or folding the spread into the dough piece in frozen form.

The invention relates to alcohol-containing food products, in particular to ice-cream-type products and other soft or semi-soft solid food products containing high levels of alcohol, and improved processes for their preparation. More specifically, embodiments of the invention provide improved processes for providing alcoholic food products that retain a creamy texture and favorable homogeneity, stability and viscosity over a wide range of temperatures commonly used during storage and serving. The invention further provides alcohol-containing food products characterized by particularly advantageous physical properties, nutritional values and palatability.

The invention relates to compositions and methods for stabilizing and enhancing the viscosity of semisolid compositions, and to the production of stabilized alcohol-containing semisolid food products. More specifically, embodiments of the invention relate to novel stabilizers for semisolid compositions, to alcohol-containing semisolid food compositions comprising them, and to processes for the preparation and use thereof. Further, the invention in embodiments thereof provides non-liquid food products containing a high alcohol content, which are stable at room temperature and do not necessitate the use of gelling agents or other chemical stabilizers.

Disclosed herein are methods of making and using, as well as products obtained by, continuous high pressure based Ultra Shear Technology (UST). These products are homogenous and stable blends of plant and animal proteins. These methods allow for the formulation and manufacture of stable liquid food products without the use of synthetic additives. The plant/animal protein blends are useful in formulating novel protein liquid foods with varied consumer applications.

Mixes for making frozen dairy products that include 1% to 5% denaturized whey protein, and products made from such mixes, are described. Methods of making mixes including denaturized protein are described, as well as methods for making frozen dairy products from such mixes.