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Despite coronavirus, Peeled Snacks predicts fast growth with new products, channel expansion, funds

The CEO of the organic dried fruit brand Peeled Snacks is optimistic that challenges related to the coronavirus will not slow the company’s fast growth thanks in part to a suite of new products, channel diversification plans, and an infusion of funds from Decathalon Capital Partners announced earlier this month.

7-Eleven and other retailers step up protective measures at stores

7-Eleven has followed similar protective measures of other major retailers (i.e. Walmart, Sam’s Club, Kroger, and Meijer) and will begin installing plexiglass sneeze guards in its 9,000 US locations to protect customers and cashiers during the COVID-19...

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Is Automation Worth the Cost?

Busy labs only get busier as demands increase and funding grows tighter. Automation is an obvious solution on paper, but it usually comes with a hefty start-up cost. What if it doesn’t work? What if the employees do not adopt the new technology? What...

Coronavirus: FDA temporarily eases nutrition labeling on some packaged food

The FDA is providing some temporary flexibility to food manufacturers and restaurants in regards to nutrition labeling so that they can sell certain packaged food products directly to consumers and retailers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Food-X Technologies offers solutions to grocers navigating e-commerce

Given the perils of visiting brick and mortar grocery stores amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many shoppers have turned to online shopping en mass – revealing gaping holes in many retailers’ approached to e-commerce that threaten profitability and...

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Legume-based snacks: a great alternative to industrial products

Agriculture began more than 10 000 years ago when gatherers and hunters turned into farmers; since then, legumes have been part of the human diet, traditionally cultivated for for human consumption.

Coronavirus prompts spike in e-commerce sales of CBD; consumers seek higher dose products

Regulatory uncertainty coupled with the fact that retailers are not focused on onboarding new brands right now make this a tough time for new CBD brands. However, e-commerce sales of hemp-derived CBD have spiked, while a new survey from Brightfield Group...

Raising capital in a pandemic: ‘There is plenty of dry powder looking to get to work in this market’

Clearly, now is not a great time to raise money. But founders shouldn’t despair, said investors in a webinar hosted by FoodBytes! by Rabobank on Wednesday. Raising capital will take longer and investors are being more circumspect, but there is money available...

Consumers pick up back to basics cooking skills and 'stress baking' during coronavirus quarantine

Consumers are getting back to basics with their online grocery shopping as they use their extended periods of time at home to learn basic cooking skills and recipes such as how to bake a potato, make homemade bread, and how to cook rice, according to...

Pivoting in a pandemic… and is Big Food set for a comeback?

Businesses across the country are adapting with lightning speed to adjust business plans, and in some cases, change their business model overnight, in order to adapt and survive as large swathes of the population go into lockdown.

Cargill Protein boss: ‘We are making decisions by the hour. I’ve been almost 30 years in the business and this is a unique situation’

Meat giants Cargill Protein and Tyson Foods are flexing their supply chain muscles to adjust to a sudden shift in demand away from foodservice and towards retail as consumers stay at home.