With food prices and manufacturing costs on the rise, retailers and manufacturers are under pressure to keep costs down. A recent Acosta report examined the challenges food companies face as a result of these upward costs, as well as...
In a recent report, Nielsen lays out a clear picture of which food trends took hold last year — and which trends will continue to make an impact in the food industry.
Transparency and sustainability
Transparency has long been on...
Prompted by global climate change and shifting consumer demands, the economy is pivoting in favor of environmentally sustainable companies.
According to new research from CDP, Danone and Nestlé are a step (or two) ahead in the food and beverage...
Updated Feb. 28 to include study limitations.
Increased consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with higher risk of all-cause mortality, according to the results of a study published earlier this month in JAMA Internal Medicine.
The authors analyzed dietary records...
If food packages could talk, the chatter of their health claims would be deafening every time you entered the grocery store. Labels like gluten-free, low carb, non-GMO are everywhere. But do they really influence customer purchasing and eating behavior?
Since...
Forty-eight percent of food manufacturers plan to add employees, while another 33% expect to maintain current employee levels in 2019, according to Food Processing’s 18th annual Manufacturing Survey. One of the biggest concerns is finding enough people to fill...
The strongest opponents of genetically modified food think they have the best understanding of GMOs, but new research shows they actually know the least about general science and genetics.
Researchers drew this conclusion by surveying 2,000 U.S. and European...
Would you like to know what tools, technologies, and trade shows deliver the most value to businesses like yours? How about what the fastest-growing food companies are doing to succeed? By filling out our 2019 Food Industry...
The proof is in the (sustainable) pudding — according to a new report from Nielsen, sustainability sells. Nielsen’s report dissects two specific (and vastly different) food categories: chocolate and coffee. In this article, we pulled data from the report...
High-protein diets are all the rage, so it should come as no surprise that consumers spend a sizable portion of their grocery budget on animal and plant-based proteins. However, a survey from Nielson shows many shoppers erroneously choose which...
How to Calculate Your Overall Line Efficiency
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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 Facility
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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...