Hormel Foods buys Fontanini for $425m
US-based Hormel Food Corporation has announced the acquisition of Italian meat maker Fontanini in a $425m deal.
Archives for August 17, 2017
Soup-to-Nuts podcast: The opportunities & challenges of consumers' return to home kitchens
Despite continued pressure from the on-the-go lifestyles that dominate today’s culture and have fueled the rise of convenience foods, packaged snacks and quick service restaurants, new research shows many consumers are beginning to shun these options and...
Part buying club, part meal kit, Chicago startup KitcheNet wants to make eating healthy easier for food insecure households
How can you make access to fresh produce easier for households in food insecure areas? For a group of young University of Chicago entrepreneurs, community-driven grocery kits may be an answer.
How do you get honest feedback from target consumers without breaking the bank?
As any entrepreneur that has conducted instore demos will tell you, says TrySome founder Rune Knudsen, asking someone face to face what they think of your product may not be the best way to elicit an honest response, even though direct interactions with...
Argentina opens borders to US pork
For the first time since 1992, Argentina will allow US pork to enter the market.
Hampton Creek CEO: ‘We’re growing, and not by an insignificant amount’
In the early days, the news about Hampton Creek was almost universally positive. A man on a mission to disrupt the food system, founder Josh Tetrick emerged victorious from spats with Unilever and the FDA, raised bucketloads of cash from Silicon Valley’s...