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Transparent canned goods hit store shelves
Are McCall Farms' new RTE vegetable cans going to be considered a fad, or is this a strong step toward more transparency?
By Keith Loria • Feb. 2, 2017 -
Beverage brands innovate with premium mixers
Spirit companies are turning to both vintage formulations and trendy ingredients to lure millennial consumers.
By Keith Loria • Feb. 2, 2017 -
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TrendlineHow AI is transforming the food and beverage industry
Companies are leaning on the technology across nearly all parts of their operations, from marketing to product design.
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Decision on rules boosting livestock farmers' rights could reveal Trump's agriculture policy
New regulations issued under Obama that let farmers sue for unfair business practices are embraced by small practitioners and opposed by large producers.
By Megan Poinski • Feb. 1, 2017 -
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How will a video of pork abuse impact Hormel?
Hormel and pork producers The Maschhoffs launched an investigation after the group Mercy for Animals released undercover video of pigs being castrated without pain killers.
By Doug Harris • Feb. 1, 2017 -
FDA
Food safety testing slows down with Trump's hiring freeze
Results on pathology samples submitted to the USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service are expected to be delayed at least through March 3.
By Keith Loria • Feb. 1, 2017 -
Dairy groups settle price-fixing lawsuit for $52M
An animal rights group claims the dairy industry slaughtered thousands of cows to artificially inflate milk prices during times of lopsided supply and demand.
By Keith Loria • Feb. 1, 2017 -
Peanut butter jelly time: Smucker announces new Uncrustables factory in Colorado
A Colorado facility will produce popular snack-meal, which has seen a sales increase of nearly 2,000% since 2000, in 2019.
By Keith Loria • Feb. 1, 2017 -
How dairy manufacturers can milk strong organic growth
Consumer demand for these dairy products is expected to have a CAGR of 14.25% between now and 2022.
By Doug Harris • Jan. 31, 2017 -
New tech: The future of maintaining supply chain integrity
Are applications like Blockchain the key to protecting brand equity?
By Keith Loria • Jan. 31, 2017 -
UPDATE: California judge: Roundup should be labeled as a cancer threat
If the tentative ruling becomes official, it could wreak havoc on the food industry, which relies heavily on crops sprayed with glyphosate.
By Keith Loria • Jan. 31, 2017 -
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Deep DiveA Balancing Act: How brand mash-ups make delicious innovations — and profits
From Dunkin' Donuts Pop-Tarts to Special K Crustless Quiche, well-known brands are joining forces to cook up new products that are still familiar to the consumer.
By Keith Loria • Jan. 31, 2017 -
Trump's refugee restrictions could hurt the meat industry
About one-third of the meat packing industry's labor force is foreign-born and many workers are refugees.
By Emma Liem Beckett • Jan. 30, 2017 -
Why grocers and food brands need to create their own 'clean label' definitions
With growing consumer interest in healthier, simpler and more natural products, retailers and manufacturers need to successfully communicate to consumers what is and isn’t being used in their products.
By Doug Harris • Jan. 30, 2017 -
Science may make a better tomato, but maybe farmers should go back to normal growing cycles
A horticultural scientist used genomic research to find ways that supermarket tomatoes could be bred for more flavor.
By Doug Harris • Jan. 30, 2017 -
FDA blasts Aspen Hills for 'not taking aggressive action' to prevent listeria contamination
The agency has taken a firm stance against the cookie dough manufacturer responsible for widespread recalls.
By Megan Poinski • Jan. 30, 2017 -
USDA
Can Nestle sweeten Nesquik's appeal by cutting its sugar?
The popular drink mix underwent a reformulation and is getting a makeover.
By Keith Loria • Jan. 30, 2017 -
Why boxed meals in vending machines are likely to succeed
An Alibaba-backed food startup in Hong Kong wants to create machines that dispense ready-to-eat meals that are 550 calories each.
By Keith Loria • Jan. 30, 2017 -
PieShell uses an appetite for crowdfunding to get food projects off the ground
The new funding platform sets itself apart with preset goals for projects and an audience of people who care about food.
By Keith Loria • Jan. 30, 2017 -
Should meat producers have a cow over falling beef profits?
According to Bloomberg, meat producers are seeing profit losses of $82.85 on each head of cattle they slaughter.
By Emma Liem Beckett • Jan. 27, 2017 -
Oprah lends her star power to Kraft Heinz Mealtime Stories
The joint venture, which is coming later this year, plans to make nutritious products more accessible.
By Keith Loria • Jan. 27, 2017 -
USDA
Report: Food companies placing more focus on animal welfare
An assessment by a group committed to ethical treatment of livestock found 73% of companies have formal policies in place.
By Keith Loria • Jan. 27, 2017 -
Is Hungryroot's data-heavy innovation model the future of food?
The plant-based company raised $7.7 million to continue its push to make comfort food guilt-free.
By Keith Loria • Jan. 27, 2017 -
USDA
Sheep's milk could be baa-ck as a player in the functional foods market
Nutritional benefits uncovered in a recent study add to the reasons that farmers may want to start raising more herds of this sturdy and wooly animal.
By Doug Harris • Jan. 27, 2017 -
With breathalyzer bag, Tostitos takes premium packaging to another level
A new sensor on limited-edition bags is designed to prevent drunk driving on Super Bowl Sunday.
By Keith Loria • Jan. 26, 2017 -
Is Campbell's 'culinary trendscape' a blueprint for its 2017 products?
The report says the year's most popular flavors and ingredients will include marine greens, coconut and curry.
By Keith Loria • Jan. 26, 2017
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