The Secret Sauce: Tomato Paste Extender for Pizza Sauce
Years ago, I attended a new product development course at the Annual IFT Expo. The instructor assigned groups to tackle one of New Orleans’s conundrums – lack of nutrition within the homeless community. To fully understand the communities’ needs, our group milled around the city on foot interviewing shelters, missions and other non-profit homeless organizations. We returned to our class with the ultimate idea – pizza. Pizza met the nutritional requirements to survive the streets. This ideal delivery system full of vegetables, proteins and grains was packed with fiber, vitamins and minerals. And the secret sauce – no pun intended…
