Inflation and the Frozen Advantage: How Rising Food Prices Are Driving Value‑Conscious, Nutrition‑Smart Choices
By Michael Allen, CEO of Kidfresh
Key takeaways:
Inflation is reshaping purchasing priorities, pushing consumers toward value, longer shelf life, and reduced waste. Frozen foods now serve as a strategic solution for cost- and nutrition-conscious households.
Frozen is gaining competitive advantage as science-backed nutrition parity...
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Inflation and the Frozen Advantage: How Rising Food Prices Are Driving Value‑Conscious, Nutrition‑Smart Choices
By Michael Allen, CEO of Kidfresh
Key takeaways:
Inflation is reshaping purchasing priorities, pushing consumers toward value, longer shelf life, and reduced waste. Frozen foods now serve as a strategic solution for cost- and nutrition-conscious...
Why We Should Move from Confusion to Clarity in the UPF Debate
By Karsten Smet, CEO of ACI Group
Key takeaways:
UPF controversy is accelerating regulatory and consumer pressure, but definitions remain inconsistent — creating risk for brands and opportunities for ingredient suppliers to bring clarity, science,...
Food Exec Brief: Energy Crisis, AI Leadership Shift, and Manufacturing’s Compliance Reckoning
Welcome to this week's Food Exec Brief, your strategic intelligence roundup covering the infrastructure squeeze threatening expansion plans, CPG giants outpacing startups in AI deployment, and the converging regulatory and operational challenges reshaping competitive...
Five Trends to Watch in Food Manufacturing Strategy for 2026
Key takeaways:
In 2026, artificial intelligence (AI) will shift from small pilots to the “brain” of food factories, under rising expectations for governance, safety, and compliance.
Traceability, transparency, and sustainability mandates will become core...
The Future of Artisan-Scale Brands: A Q&A With Sugar Bliss on Creativity, Growth, and...
Sugar Bliss didn’t start as a master plan to become a national brand. It started as a single brick-and-mortar bakery in Chicago, built by a former finance professional who hadn’t grown up baking. Eighteen...
Five Keys to Building a Resilient Food and Beverage Supply Chain in 2026
By Jack Payne, Director of Food and Beverage Solutions Consulting for Aptean and Joe Slater, Business Consultant for Logility, an Aptean Company
From unpredictable weather events to persistent geopolitical tensions, the forces driving up food...
[Infographic] Are Spreadsheets Killing Your Batch Manufacturing Business?
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If your team is still relying on spreadsheets to manage production, inventory, or compliance, you're likely losing more than just time.
In batch manufacturing, every mistake costs money—and spreadsheets make it...