Fiber Gets a New Image

The food-fi ber market in the United States could reach $495 million by 2011, according to new analysis from Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company. In its report, Strategic Analysis of the United States Food Fiber Industry, it noted that the food-fi ber industry earned revenue of $193 million in 2004, with insoluble fi ber accounting for more than $176 million. Interest in soluble fi ber is rising fast, however, and it is estimated that within the next fi ve years, its growth …