Labour shortages beset Canadian beef sector
Canada’s beef sector has warned that labour shortages in the industry remains a problem and could get worse in the coming decade.
Archives for July 7, 2016
Dow launches recyclable stand-up pouch suitable for cereals and snacks
Dow Chemical Company is aiming to tap growing demand for stand-up pouches with a flexible, recyclable version using its RecycleReady technology.
GUEST ARTICLE: Whole Foods will be sharing its sales data again. Why now? What now?
Whole Foods Market – which has not shared its sales data with syndicated data providers for a decade –is returning to cooperator status. But why now, and what does this mean, both for Whole Foods and the wider industry?
PepsiCo on life in a fragmented beverage market: ‘We have to learn how to handle complexity'
PepsiCo is increasingly “recognizing consumers’ interest in craft, niche and premium products,” in a CPG landscape that is becoming more fragmented, CEO Indra Nooyi told analysts Thursday.
Essentia drives push into convenience channel as premium water category catches fire
Many food & beverage brands hailed as category ‘disruptors’ – from Beyond Meat and Bai to KRAVE and EPIC– have been wildly successful, virtually straight out of the gate. Electrolyte-infused ‘ionized’ water Essentia, by contrast, ambled rather than...
Power to the pouch: Fruigees more than doubled growth year-over-year
As demand for its puree pouches increased, Fruigees has finally launched a four-pack format. The 2-year-old pouch brand is also coming up with new flavors, slated for a late 2016/early 2017 launch.
Soup-To-Nuts Podcast
Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Five trends spotted at Summer Fancy Food Show
With thousands of startups, innovators and established brands packed into one convention center, the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City is a hotbed for spotting emerging and maturing trends in the food and beverage space.
Michael Conway: Senate GMO bill is 'riddled with ambiguity'
All eyes on the House as Senate passes GMO labeling bill: 'Within a few years, every GMO food will carry an on-package disclosure'
Industry groups are lobbying leaders in the House of Representatives to allow a vote on a GMO labeling bill next week before they break for the party conventions, after the proposed legislation was passed in the Senate in a 63-30 vote last night.