Mexico whets appetite for record-breaking US pork exports
The US broke its monthly record for pork exports in November 2016 after its record-beating trade increased by nearly a quarter year-on-year.
Archives for January 10, 2017
Healthcare concerns redirect more QSR consumers to grocery stores, research suggests
Healthcare concerns likely are behind the steep drop in Americans’ spending at restaurants in 2016 and the uptick in consumers who say they will cook at home more in the New Year, according to recent research.
Ahold USA teams up with RangeMe: 'We want to develop partnerships with small and diverse suppliers'
Ahold USA has joined a growing number of high-profile retailers – from Whole Foods to Target – that have signed up with online platform RangeMe to help streamline their product and supplier discovery process.
Relief for PureCircle as Chinese stevia held at US border released
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released shipments of refined stevia from PureCircle coming in from China that had been held at the border based on allegations that they contained stevia produced using forced labor.
USDA pilot to allow Americans to buy groceries online with food stamps
The US Department of Agriculture’s recent selection of a diverse group of national and independent retailers to sell online groceries to Americans using food stamps not only potentially expands the retailers’ consumer base, but it could be a “lifeline”...
EverSweet fermented stevia to launch in 2018… if we can reach the right deal with Cargill, says Evolva
Partners Evolva and Cargill have made “solid progress” on EverSweet - their hotly-anticipated ‘next-generation’ Reb D and Reb M sweetener – but it will not launch until 2018, two years later than originally anticipated, Evolva revealed this morning.