Technology
How ultraviolet light is improving food production and safety
Scientists are increasingly using ultraviolet light to aid in food production and safety from farm to table.
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Infrastructure
Buzz Continues to Build Around Community Solar Power
Kacie Peters, senior director of communications at Pivot Energy, explains the momentum community solar is enjoying and some of the headwinds the sector is facing.
Consumer Insights
Health and wellness space is a world of opportunities
How have consumers' attitudes and behaviors about health and wellness changed after 3 years of living in a pandemic?
Food
What’s the big deal with small-format retail?
Whether it’s to fill a niche in suburban towns, plug into urban markets or meet the needs of college communities, many retailers – from traditional “big-box” to grocers and more – are adjusting their store models by shifting to smaller-format stores that occupy a fraction of the square footage of their traditional store models.
Consumer Insights
Seaweed wave: Health, sustainability spur algae’s popularity
Seaweed has been gaining popularity on menus and store shelves over the past few years, but this year could bring a tidal wave of new products and culinary applications as food companies look to cash in on algae’s health and sustainability benefits.
Infrastructure
5 Questions to Ask Before Buying Carbon Emissions Offsets
Blake Lawrence from Cool Effect outlines 5 questions businesses or individuals should ask before buying carbon emissions offsets.
Finance
5 questions to ask before buying carbon offsets
Blake Lawrence from Cool Effect outlines five questions every business leader or organization should ask before buying carbon emissions offsets.
Finance
CFTC’s Mersinger Discusses Regulating During Times Of Uncertainty
CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger offers her perspective on topics ranging from crypto and geopolitics to agriculture commodities and renewables.
Technology
Growing up: The catalysts, benefits and challenges of indoor farming
Indoor vertical farms can create a near-perfect environment to grow plants without the use of pesticides and without the traditional weather-related issues traditional farmers face.
Consumer Insights
How inflation is affecting decisions in the produce aisle
Demand for organic produce surged after the start of the pandemic and sales are still strong overall even as inflation drives belt-tightening.
Leadership
Teaching teams and colleagues to lead without authority
Art Petty explains the "leading without authority" leadership model and explains how releasing the reins and empowering others can lead to success.
Hospitality
Agritourism helps revive travel, hospitality sectors
Global agritourism is on the rise, in part thanks to the pandemic, which has people seeking out more secluded destinations
Transportation
How Columbus, Ohio, became such a smart “smart city”
How Columbus, Ohio, became such a smart “smart city
Food Retail
Grocers continue to make e-commerce moves
The pandemic has upended the grocery industry and food retailers large and small are catering to a more digital clientele.
Food
Top 10: High-ranking grocers, restaurant mask guidance, Hershey’s acquisition
Tales of grocers, restaurant mask guidance and Hershey grabbed reader attention this week.
Consumer Insights
Will the future food supply chain reflect pandemic-era changes?
Innovative food companies and delivery platforms took lead roles in the pandemic.
Food
Top 10: School meals, vegan food at Target and Chipotle’s wage increases
School nutrition, new plant-based foods at Target and Chipotle's pay raises made news this week.
Sponsored
How milk nourishes people and planet
Yin Rani, CEO of MilkPEP, discusses some of the sustainability success stories in the US dairy industry and how farmers and processors are working to further reduce their carbon footprint.
CPG
Is the future of produce all in the genes?
Gene-editing tool Crispr could be responsible for more of what's in consumers' crisper drawers.
Consumer Insights
Datassential: Subscription models shined in 2020, will see further growth
There were few bright spots for restaurants in 2020. The subscription model was one of them.
Food Retail
Farmers’ markets played a bigger role in feeding America in the pandemic
Farmers' markets around the US became essential sources of fresh, local food during the pandemic.
Consumer Insights
2021 will bring continuing focus on wellness, flexitarian diets, and ways to make dining out safe and memorable
Looking ahead to 2021, many of the food trends predicted by chefs, retail executives and other experts reflect the changing way consumers eat both at and away from home.
Food
Retailers, manufacturers make CBD moves
With interest in the category only growing, where do manufacturers and food retailers stand on CBD-infused products?
Food
How agtech helps mitigate supply chain disruptions
To keep up with the surge in at-home food and beverage consumption, the agriculture industry has utilized tech tools to maintain robust, sustainable supply chains during COVID-19.
Consumer Insights
5 trends taking hold in the dairy industry
From alternative dairy products to new cheese and yogurt options, innovation in the dairy industry is booming.
Food
The state of sustainability during COVID-19 in the food industry
What are foodservice and CPG businesses doing to maintain environmental responsibility, even in the middle of a pandemic?
Food
Top 10: Revamped school lunch, McDonald’s menus and Costco samples
McDonald's operators hope to keep the pared-down menu after the pandemic.
Consumer Insights
From cheddar to cotija, serving up fresh cheese insights
As social distancing continues to be the norm in most parts of the country, many are turning to comfort foods like pizza and burgers.
Sponsored
Dispel these 3 myths to address consumer concerns at the meat case
Transparency and traceability are tools brands and retailers can use to clear up misunderstandings about animal welfare, antibiotic use and other aspects of meat production.
CPG
Agricultural strides: CPG companies take stake in the land
Executives from General Mills and Land O’Lakes Truterra share what their companies are doing to build robust, sustainable and profitable agricultural supply chains.
Consumer Insights
2020 vision: The food trends that will impact the industry in the year ahead
In 2020, there are some big factors we’ll be keeping our eye on that could have major ramifications for the food industry well into the future.
Food
Agtech solutions allow farming to move indoors
How is the agriculture industry prepared to meet the needs of the booming vertical farming market?
Food
Here’s what healthy means now
Just as consumers have pushed for customization in foodservice, choosing everything from bowl formats to burritos to the ingredients that go into each of those, consumers are now looking to custom diets, too, that fit their individual lifestyles.
Food
New fancy food brands, products reflect ongoing hot trends
Trendy new plant-based food and beverages were on display at the Summer Fancy Food Show.
Food
Biodiversity plays a key role in the future of food
Food industry experts at the Menus of Change conference discussed the important role biodiversity plays in the future of food and what chefs and food companies can do to promote a more diverse range of foods.
Food
What’s next for plant-based brands in a flexitarian world?
Plant-based companies of all sizes shared samples and words of wisdom at the first Plant Based World Conference and Expo.
Sponsored
Tracking and communication are key to transparency in the meat case
Consumers are calling for a higher level of transparency from food brands, and traceability in the meat department is especially key as demand rises for responsibly raised, minimally processed meats.
Food
Top 10: KIND frozen bars, new Utz logo, Whole Foods c-store
KIND's debut of new frozen snack bars topped this week's most-read list.
Consumer Insights
Retailer as curator of the premium experience: Opening avenues of discovery for shoppers
With a focus on premium shopping experience, some retailers share a specific strategy, functioning as masterful curators of the food and beverage shopping experience.
Food
Recent crackdowns muddy the waters around CBD in food and beverages
CBD is a rising star in the food and beverage world, but recent crackdowns at state and local levels have made the already hazy regulation of the product even more confusing.
Restaurant and Foodservice
How entrepreneurs built a few of D.C.’s top eateries
The founders of Washington, D.C.'s Compass Rose and Timber Pizza dish on how they broke into the restaurant business and built their successful eateries from the ground up.
Food
Promoting ugly produce to help the planet
Ugly produce startups provide solutions to waste and food insecurity.