Tag: food industry
Words matter … until they don’t
Alan Guebert dissects the practice of calling food products less-than-truthful names in hopes that less-informed eaters buy the sizzle rather than the fact.
Cost of a summer cookout down slightly from 2022
Celebrating the 4th of July with a cookout will cost significantly more than two years ago, although prices have fallen slightly from record highs in 2022.
Spinning food processing waste into ‘gold’
There is money to be made — and the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — by finding a second life for food-processing waste products.
Objects may be smaller than they appear
Kym Seabolt has noticed not only higher prices at the grocery store but also smaller-sized products.
Will the Kroger and Albertsons complete their merger?
Alan Guebert breaks down the arguments that support Kroger and Albertsons potentially completing their recently announced $24.6-billion merger.
New nutrition labels reflect more accurate serving sizes
The nutrition labels on some foods have changed and will soon change on other foods to meet new USDA rules. Here's what you need to know about the changes.
Whipping the soy-boys no way to win
In his column this week, Alan Guebert sheds some light on the recent growth of the meatless meat market and tells farmers why they shouldn't even be mad.
Participate in Winning on Reducing Food Waste Month
USDA, EPA and FDA invite you to participate in Winning on Reducing Food Waste Month. Learn how you can join the effort to reduce food waste and loss.
Back to the future: Like it or not, strange foods are...
We have so many more foods to choose from today. There are even new animal foods coming into the marketplace that once would have been considered fictional.
Some synthetic food flavoring additives banned
Last week the FDA announced that it was banning the use of seven synthetic food-flavoring additives that have been linked to the development of cancer.
