Food Exec Brief: Protein Gets the Capex, Hormuz Hits the Harvest, and AI Takes the Wheel
West Michigan just absorbed over $1.2 billion in protein manufacturing investment in a single day. Urea prices are up 30% and the food inflation clock is already running. Hormel and UNFI went live with enterprise AI platforms. PepsiCo killed a fifth of its US portfolio. Mars is building out its $36B snacking empire in Chicago. Here's what food and beverage executives need to know this week.
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Food Exec Brief: Protein Gets the Capex, Hormuz Hits the Harvest, and AI Takes...
West Michigan just absorbed over $1.2 billion in protein manufacturing investment in a single day. Urea prices are up 30% and the food inflation clock is already running. Hormel and UNFI went live with enterprise AI platforms. PepsiCo killed a fifth of its US portfolio. Mars is building out its $36B snacking empire in Chicago. Here's what food and beverage executives need to know this week.
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