Food insecurity persists as a major problem around the world. A survey conducted by Stack Data Strategy on behalf of campaign Hungry for Action shows that concerns about the ‘supply and price of food’ consistently remains a priority among the population...
Sweden-based green-tech startup Enjay produces technology which can prevent heat waste. This can not only help businesses save a great deal of money, but reduce their carbon dioxide emissions as well.
At-home food inflation slowed in November – up 0.3% from October, but consumers will continue to trim budgets even as prices stabilize, according to Information Resources, Inc. (IRI).
Food prices continue their steady climb, rising in the last month nearly as much as they did for all of 2019 before the pandemic wreaked havoc on supply chains and dramatically altered consumer demand, according to data released Oct. 25 from the US Department...
Despite grocery retailer revenues rising amid increased consumer demand during the pandemic, higher costs associated with COVID-19 are squeezing already tight margins in a trend that FMI: The Food Industry Association warns likely will get worse before...
While the price of gas, clothing, and many other consumer goods has fallen during the pandemic, grocery prices are on the rise, with the food-at-home index showing the largest monthly increase since February 1974, despite continued declines in world food...
Rising food prices are likely to cause consumers to hold on to cost-cutting recessionary shopping behaviors, according to a new report from market research organization The NPD Group.
US food prices could surpass those seen during the 2008 food price crisis this year, as higher commodity and energy prices cause food makers to pass on costs, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
When Tunisian street vegetable vendor Mohamed Bouazizi chose to end his life in fiery suicide, no one could have foreseen the firestorm his death would unleash across the Arab world. But, two months later, as the Arab Revolt shows no sign of fading, the...
Retail food prices are expected to remain ‘sticky’ in 2009, according to a new study, adding weight to claims that food manufacturers may struggle to pass on cost pressures to consumers.
Food manufacturers should lower food prices following a significant drop in the cost of commodities and energy, according to the National Corn Growers Association’s CEO, Rick Tolman.
Biofuel subsidies should not be singled out for blame when it comes to rising corn prices, as the underlying driver is the high cost of oil, according to a new study commissioned by the Farm Foundation.
Rising food prices are not a short-term problem so food
manufacturers must adapt accordingly, making wise strategic
choices, strengthening innovation and streamlining operations, says
a new report.
Market analysts say the organic market trend is here to stay,
despite rising food prices. In fact, issues surrounding these price
hikes - the globalization of food and environmental factors - may
actually bolster this market.
With shortfalls in grain harvests progressively worsening over the
past four years, closing the gap will not be easy, says Lester
Brown at the Earth Policy Institute. He predicts this year may
witness another shortfall, bad news for...