For thousands of years, the spice trade has always been one of the most global food commodifies. And one of the most volatile. Unlike many manufactured goods whose raw materials, expertise, or labor forces are primarily concentrated in a handful of countries, spices...
The Hispanic culture, and its ever-growing influence on American diets and dining habits, has turned what was once a niche food service segment, into a formidable industry whose global market size reached a value of approximately USD 241.46 billion USD in 2023 and is...
The Asmus Seasonings Company creates proprietary seasoning blends for all sorts of applications in the food service industry, all throughout the year. But, perhaps one of THE most requested seasoning blends we receive in March and April, are for seasoning rubs for...
We’re just into the New Year of 2024 and most everyone in the food industry with a ‘voice”, has espoused their opinion on just what’s instore for our attention, our taste buds and perhaps even more importantly, our wallet, for the upcoming year. After all, if no one’s...
Asmus owner and President, Dan Lowry has had quite a remarkable career. As such, Dan was an easy selection as one of Detroit’s featured Chefs and culinary purveyors in the upcoming PBS documentary entitled; Detroit: The City of Chefs. Dan’s nearly 5 decades career...
To the untrained eye, it may look like any other large building in a suburban industrial park. But to the trained nose, this building is anything but. The moment you exit your vehicle, even before you turn the door handle to pass through the secured vestibule and...
There used to be a day, that when someone mentioned the word “ranch”, the first image that came to mind was a large range of space with fences, animals and perhaps a cowboy on horseback with a lasso. Then, along the trail, another “ranch” came along. Now, among the...
America's appetite for Chicken Wings is still on the rise. When once they were relegated to the famous Buffalo flavor in local bars, you now see Chicken Wings Franchises popping up everywhere, serving every flavor imaginable. There was nothing terribly original about...
In the world of cooking, we pretty much think of vegetables as a side dish. Maybe even as an entrée, as in the case of Ratatouille Or, as the headliner in a soup, or a salad. At Asmus, vegetables are one more amazing seasoning that we have in our flavoring repertoire....
Asmus Seasonings, and its President, Dan Lowry, has always been well-known for its amazing selection of herbs and spices, its seasoning blends, its proprietary rubs and brines mixes as well as being an invaluable source for the creation of custom seasoning solutions....
Clean Labels. Sounds like the definition of what the tag on the back of your shirt is, once it comes back from the dry cleaners. But to food manufacturers and hundreds of thousands of savvy consumers across America, a “Clean Label” means something entirely different....
Studies has shown that the first “Baby Boomers” in this country reached 65 years old in 2011. Since then, there’s been a rapid increase in the size of the 65-year-old “retirement generation." In fact, no other age group segment is growing as fast. The average age of...