Introduction of Senate hemp market bill expected soon
A Senate version of a bill legalizing CBD as a dietary ingredient is reportedly slated to be introduced soon, perhaps as early as this week.
Archives for May 17, 2021
Publix joins growing list of retailers allowing fully-vaccinated shoppers to go mask-free
After more than a year of requiring shoppers to wear masks and stepping up in-store safety measure, Southeastern US retailer Publix along with several other retailers said it will no longer require fully-vaccinated customers to wear face coverings,...
Orbillion Bio founder on scaling up cell-cultured meat: ‘We just need smart people, money, and time, and this will be solved. I have no doubt about it…’
As anyone in the nascent cell-cultured meat industry will tell you, it’s one thing to produce a few grams of beef to impress a handful of investors and reporters, and quite another to churn out meat at scale needed to make even a tiny dent in the...
Coca-Cola to discontinue Coca-Cola Energy in North America: a case of poor timing or clashing brand identities?
Coca-Cola has announced it will be discontinuing Coca-Cola Energy in North America, a beverage brand the company introduced early last year to establish a foothold in the energy drink category dominated by the likes of Monster Energy and Red Bull.
‘Doing the right thing is always good for business…’ Chobani president on industry-first Fair Trade certification for dairy
From grim footage of workers mistreating cows to environmental concerns, consumer perceptions of the dairy industry are not universally positive, acknowledges Chobani president Peter McGuinness. But adding dairy to the sectors covered by Fair Trade...
Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Consumer Brands Association tackles 3 long-haul COVID challenges for CPG industry
The long-awaited end of the pandemic may be nearing in the US as vaccine distribution expands and new government guidance rolls back some mask and social distancing requirements, but for the CPG industry, some of the challenges that arose and accelerated...