U.S. economic uncertainty stalls foodservice traffic in Q2
Total foodservice industry traffic was flat in the first quarter and remained flat in the second quarter of 2016, reports The NPD Group, a global information company. IFT Daily News
Total foodservice industry traffic was flat in the first quarter and remained flat in the second quarter of 2016, reports The NPD Group, a global information company. IFT Daily News
Premium Brands Holdings, a producer, marketer, and distributor of branded specialty food products, has announced that its subsidiary Hempler Foods Group has entered into an agreement to acquire the business … Continue Reading →
In a new report, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (USDA ERS) found that despite uncertainty about consumer acceptance, farmers in the United States have widely adopted genetically … Continue Reading →
According to Bloomberg, Anheuser-Busch InBev NV has won U.S. antitrust approval for its takeover of SABMiller Plc, after the maker of Budweiser agreed to give up ownership of the Miller … Continue Reading →
According to Scientific American, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the “Global Food Security Act of 2016” (S. 1252), authorizing a “comprehensive strategic approach” for U.S. foreign assistance programs … Continue Reading →
According to the Associated Press, U.S. Senators have a bipartisan deal to require labeling of genetically modified (GM) ingredients nationally. IFT Daily News
Survey data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has found that 40% of U.S. women and … Continue Reading →
Visits to restaurants will increase minimally quarter-after-quarter, resulting in an average lift in traffic of 1% annually, says The NPD Group, a global information company. IFT Daily News
Grupo LALA, a Mexican dairy company, has entered into an agreement to acquire from Laguna Dairy certain assets related to Laguna’s branded business in the United States for $ 246 … Continue Reading →
The U.S. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), in collaboration with federal agencies and private-sector stakeholders, have announced a new National Microbiome Initiative (NMI) to foster the … Continue Reading →