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How Food Brands Are Reinventing Themselves For Modern Consumers
Today's wellness consumers are looking for products that support their goals while fitting into their everyday life. Food and wellness brands are learning that today's consumers want wellness to feel simpler, more practical, and easier to sustain.
India's agri sector-food industry must adapt to withstand climate impacts
India's agriculture sector and food industry will need to ramp up adaptation measures to withstand increasing climate impacts, a leading climate organisation has said. 'Extreme heat, unpredictable monsoons, severe groundwater stress across the…
Law expanding West Virginia's cottage food industry takes effect June 12
Beginning soon, West Virginia's cottage food producers will have more options about what they can make and sell. Senate Bill 44, which expands the state's existing cottage food program, takes effect June 12. State lawmakers approved the bill during…
How Pegasus Food Group Went From a Passion Project to a Manufacturing Partner
For Pegasus Food Group, food has always been about more than manufacturing. It has been about heritage, quality, and building lasting relationships through products people trust. Founded in Los Angeles in 1998, Pegasus began as a family-driven…
Food insecurity increase for many Americans 'remarkable': NY Fed
An increasing number of American households have struggled to afford enough food since 2020 due to rising economic strains, according to a new analysis released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Wednesday morning. “We find a…
Lifting of internet restrictions reveals Iranians' anger over food inflation
The partial lifting of internet restrictions in Iran has revealed a rising tide of anger about food price inflation as ordinary Iranians decry annual price increases of 308% for vegetable oil, 190% for chicken, and 170% for rice. Iranian…
Cuban military-run consortium accused at U.N. over food crisis
May 27 (UPI) -- Independent organization Food Monitor Program filed a formal complaint against GAESA, the business conglomerate controlled by Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces, before the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food…
This 3D Food Printer Feels Straight Out Of Star Trek
A company called Natural Machines has come up with a 3D printer called Foodini, which, like the 'Star Trek' replicator, creates edible shapes layer by layer. Picture Enterprise Captain Picard ordering tea, Earl Grey, hot, and it magically appears…
Jury awards cat owner $800K after his pet died from eating bird flu-tainted food
An Oregon man was awarded $800,000 by a jury after his cat died from consuming pet food contaminated with bird flu. Tim Hanson filed the lawsuit following the death of his 4-year-old cat, Kira, in early 2025. Hanson had been feeding Kira a raw…
Low-income households face 'remarkable' rise in food insecurity in K-shaped economy: New York Fed
In an increasingly bifurcated economy, there has been a 'remarkable' rise in food insecurity, according to a new blog post by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The growing share of U.S. households facing hunger is also likely linked to sinking…
Food packaging in particular is littering the oceans
Plastic bottles, snack packaging and bags are now a common sight on many coasts around the world. No wonder, because around 20 million tons of plastic end up in the environment every year - and from the mainland via rivers into the seas and oceans.
Smithfield Foods: A Branded Meats Business Trading At A Commodity Producer Multiple (SFD)
Smithfield Foods is undervalued at 7x EV/EBITDA, 4% yield, and 0.4x net leverage, yet it operates more like a branded consumer staples company. The Packaged Meats segment drives the investment thesis, with 6% revenue growth, 12.8% margins, and a…
Park Slope Food Coop hit with discrimination complaint over boycott of Israeli goods
A pro-Israel professor has filed a discrimination complaint against the Park Slope Food Coop for voting to boycott products from the Jewish state. CUNY Professor of Law and founder of the group SAFE Campus Jeffrey Lax accused the woke coop of…
Oreo, BTS collaborate on limited-edition cookies inspired by Korean street food
Nation/World The Oreos created with K-pop supergroup BTS will feature purple wafers. Here's how to get them. WASHINGTON — Oreo is teaming up with K-pop supergroup BTS for a limited-edition cookie release with a unique color and a global…
SD Food Bank sends help to Garden Grove
Volunteers have packed food and more to help the Orange County Food Bank, which shut down during the chemical leak emergency. NBC7's Audra Stafford has more.
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