Emerging Opportunities in Food Packaging
Consumer trends in the food industry are often a driver for changes like new product lines and reformulations. But according to two recent reports, revamping packaging has a lot of promise for pleasing customers. And the benefits aren’t just for those buyers — there...
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Emerging Opportunities in Food Packaging
Consumer trends in the food industry are often a driver for changes like new product lines and reformulations. But according to two recent reports, revamping packaging has a lot of promise for pleasing customers....
3 Food Companies Represented on DiversityInc’s Top 50 for Diversity List
Food companies have room to improve their diversity initiatives, given the results of this year’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity list from DiversityInc. Three food companies ended up on the list this year —...
Functional Ingredients: What Consumers Want
“Everyday food and beverages have become the first stop to health management for baby boomers as well as millennials,” according to Proactive Health: Consumer Demand For Functional Benefits from Kerry. In the company’s study...
April Brings a Shake Up in Food Price Indexes: CPI Report
After five straight months of increases, the food price index declined by 0.1% in April.
Food at home
Five of the six grocery store food group indexes declined last month, lowering the food at home...
Recalls Down in Q1 Because of Government Shutdown
Recalls were down in Q1 across all industries — including food and beverage — for the first time since at least 2012, according to the most recent Stericycle Recall Index.
But the numbers are...
It’s a Good Time to Be in the Plant- and Cell-Based Food Industry: Report
Investors are flocking to the food industry’s most impressive up-and-comers: plant-based meat, egg, and dairy businesses and cell-based meat companies. According to a new report from the Good Food Institute (GFI), investors have contributed...
Why Big Food Companies Are Struggling to Keep Up with Consumer Trends (and What...
Research from Arthur D. Little, an international management consulting agency, found a large discrepancy between what consumers want and what food and beverage manufacturers have to offer, particularly as it relates to innovation. To...
New Research Predicts Added Sugar Labeling Will Save Billions of Dollars and Millions of...
A new study published by the American Heart Association (AHA) estimates that added sugar labels could result in a savings of more than $30 billion in healthcare and more than $60 billion in societal...
Food Industry Executive’s Top 5 Articles for April
Our most-read articles for April gives the food industry some things to keep an eye on, like opportunities for investments, Gen Z’s purchasing behaviors, CBD, and more.
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Using AI to Create a Circular Food Economy
“The potential value unlocked by AI in helping design out waste in a circular economy for food is up to USD 127 billion a year in 2030,” according to Artificial Intelligence and the Circular...
How to Calculate Your Overall Line Efficiency
Line Efficiency Calculator Sponsored by Garvey
Do you know what the bottleneck is in your manufacturing process? The limiting factor that’s keeping you from ramping...
3 Steps to Cleaning Compliance for Your Entire Food Plant
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In the food manufacturing industry, cleaning is business-critical. Not only are recalls an ever-present threat, but the FDA, USDA, OSHA, and...