Food & Beverage Industry Intelligence
Cold chain demand is surging, but so are the disruptions — from new Suez Canal surcharges and Panama Canal draft restrictions to tariff-driven route diversification. … Read more
Kroger’s $1.65 billion Giant Eagle acquisition lands in the middle of an industry-wide grocery pricing war, accelerating regional M&A, and a consumer base still squeezed … Read more
Foodservice sales are projected to hit a record $1.55 trillion in 2026, but underneath that headline number sits a divided industry — value-focused winners pulling … Read more
GRAS reform remains stalled at the FDA while states move ahead independently, ingredient buyers are rethinking single-origin sourcing, and processing equipment investment keeps climbing on … Read more
US cattle herds are at their smallest in 75 years and beef prices keep setting records, while poultry battles its own bird flu and hatchery … Read more
From a shrinking Brazilian orange crop to a surge in South African apple exports to China and a $11 billion US aid request for specialty … Read more
A Monsoon Season Starting Under Real Stress India has just recorded its driest June in twelve years, and the fifth-driest since nationwide rainfall records began … Read more
Federal Procurement, Not Legislation, Is the Real Lever HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has framed federal food procurement as the primary mechanism for reshaping … Read more
El Niño 2026 Has Officially Arrived — And It’s Moving Fast NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center upgraded its alert status from El Niño 2026 Watch to … Read more
It was another lucrative year at the top of America’s largest grocery chains, with several chief executives clearing eight-figure pay packages even as the industry … Read more