All news articles for July 2017

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Can duck be a dark horse of animal proteins?

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Can duck become the dark horse of animal proteins?

By Elizabeth Crawford

When it comes to eating meat in the US, chicken, without a doubt, is the main attraction with Americans consuming an average of 91 pounds last year – that is nearly double the roughly 50 pounds of pork and 55 pounds of beef consumed in the same period,...

Amazon ‘does not solve all of Whole Foods' woes,’ analyst

Amazon ‘does not solve all of Whole Foods' woes,’ analyst

By Elaine Watson

While Amazon is widely expected to have a transformative impact on Whole Foods over the long term, Whole Foods still faces “the prospect of several years of further decline and worsening financials,” predicts one market observer.

Sweeping changes to livestock production are often called for by animal activists

US pork council backs anti-state regulation act

By Aidan Fortune

The US pork industry has thrown its weight behind an act that would stop states from adopting laws and regulations that ban the sale of products from outside of that state.

Was the $1.7bn price tag Dr Pepper paid for Bai justified?

Was the $1.7bn price tag Dr Pepper paid for Bai justified?

By Elaine Watson

"Early signs suggest Dr Pepper Snapple Group's acquisition of Bai may not generate sufficient returns to justify its rich [$1.7bn] price tag," says Wells Fargo in a note published ahead of the soft drinks giant's Q2 results - due out...

The US does not expect to restore imports of Brazilian beef within 60 days

No timeline on restoring Brazilian beef imports

By Oscar Rousseau

Brazil needs to make serious progress on its meat inspections before any timeline can be set on lifting a US ban on imports of fresh beef, according to US agriculture secretary Sonny Perdue.

Creekstone Farm exports Black Angus beef to Europe, South America and Asia

Premium meatpacker bought by Japanese trader

By Oscar Rousseau

US-based beef and pork supplier Creekstone Farms has been sold by Sun Capital Partners to Japanese trading conglomerate Marubeni Corporation for a fee thought to be $170m. 

Kroger's 'Private Selection' packaging is on the left, while Lidl's 'Preferred Selection' packaging is on the right...

Is Lidl infringing Kroger’s trademarks? Attorneys weigh in…

By Elaine Watson

Is Lidl’s ‘Preferred Selection’ private label “confusingly similar” to Kroger’s ‘Private Selection’?  Or is Kroger’s recent trademark infringement lawsuit against Lidl merely an opportunistic bid to derail a rival’s US market entry? 

As soda sales fall, kombucha rises

As soda sales fall, kombucha rises

By Elizabeth Crawford

Tumbling soda sales have opened the door to the mainstream market for a variety of functional beverages that were previously relegated to the natural channel, including kombuncha sales of which, according to one entrepreneur, grew 41% to $534 million...

Americans will eat slightly more chicken than last year's record amount

US set to eat record-breaking amount of chicken

By Aaron McDonald

Americans are expected to eat more chicken than ever before, despite foodservice and supermarket reports claiming consumption dropped by 6.9% and 3.4% respectively.

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: The business case for kosher certification

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: The business case for kosher certification

By Elizabeth Crawford

Ethical claims on food and beverages sold in the US are almost as ubiquitous as the Nutrition Facts panel and while they are not legally mandated by FDA like nutritional information, some manufacturers might feel like they are just as obligatory given...

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