Is ‘glyphosate-free’ certification necessary? Heavenly Organics thinks so
The effect of glyphosate on human health—and more recently, on the bee population—has been a hotly contested topic.
Archives for February 6, 2017
Can't find a co-packer? There's an app for that, says PartnerSlate
You’ve got a great product, you’re bursting with entrepreneurial zeal, you’ve outgrown the space you’re renting in a commercial kitchen and you’re ready to look for a contract manufacturer/co-packer. Well steel yourself, says PartnerSlate founder and CEO...
CAUGHT ON CAMERA AT THE 2017 WINTER FANCY FOOD SHOW
Beet it: The Foraging Fox offers a new twist on ketchup
Beets are making their way into everything from sports nutrition products to snacks, salads and juices, but do they belong in ketchup?
Pulse snacks gain traction, but still trail other better-for-you options, Packaged Facts finds
Pulse-based snacks are enjoying an “unprecedented popularity” thanks in part to a year-long marketing campaign spearheaded by the United Nations, but they still have a long way to go to catch-up with other alternative-ingredient snacks, according to...
Q4 and full-year results
Hershey bets on multi-textural snacking and Chinese e-commerce for growth
Reese’s and Cookie Layer Crunch will be major investment focuses when Hershey’s next CEO Michele Buck takes office in March, 2017, according to the company’s Q4 earnings conference call.
Broadband, changes to crop insurance & alternative energy top stakeholders’ wish list for next Farm Bill
The due date for the next Farm Bill may still be a year away, but stakeholders already are drawing up a laundry list of diverse requests that will require a “big tent approach” at a time when deeply divided political leaders appear unlikely to meet each...
Trump supporters call for Budweiser boycott after immigration-themed Super Bowl ad
Trump supporters are calling for a boycott of Budweiser following the beer giant’s Super Bowl ad - which depicts Anheuser-Busch co-founder Adolphus Busch’s arrival in America from Germany - interpreting it as a political statement against the President's...