Home Industry Intelligence ESSfeed delivers daily market intelligence across the global food, beverage & pharma value chain. LATEST NEWS Why Pharma Consolidates: The Patent Cliff and Pipeline Replacement Problem CDMO’s Explained: Why Big Pharma Outsources Manufacturing The Global Pharmaceutical Industry by the Numbers Pharmaceutical Cold Chain: GDP, Temperature Bands and What Breaks The Pharmaceutical Distribution Chain: Manufacturer to Patient How Hospitals Actually Buy Drugs: GPOs, Wholesalers and Direct Contracts Biologics vs Small Molecules: What the Cost and Supply Differences Mean How Drug Pricing Works: List Price, Net Price and the Gross-to-Net Gap CROPS & PRODUCE Farm Diesel Costs Jump $1.4bn in US Planting Season Strait of Hormuz: Food Costs Stay High as Oil Recovers SPECIAL REPORT: No Oil, No Food Corn and Soybeans Hit Multi-Month Highs: Don’t Bet Your Crop on Storage Alone Mexico Lettuce Outbreak: What Retailers and Foodservice Ops Need to Know Right Now AI in Farming: The Hidden Profits Your Competitors Already Found China’s Soybean Buying Spree Just Triggered a Shock Wave Through Global Food Costs Taco Bell Lettuce Outbreak: Supply Chain Lessons for F&B Meat Seafood Dairy Global Dairy 2026: Oversupply, Protein and Policy Russian Seafood Sanctions Dropped From EU Package JBS Nigeria Expansion Faces Dutch Court Challenge US Seafood Tariffs 2026: Section 301 Hits Every Origin Brazil Meat Industry August 2026: Beef, Poultry & Dairy Shifts SPECIAL REPORT: No Oil, No Food Brazil Chicken Exports Hit All-Time Record: What 2.9 Million Tonnes Means for Global Protein Buyers Midan’s 2026 Midyear Meat Trends: Ground Beef Hits Price Ceiling as AI and Sustainability Reshape Consumer Shopping Processed Food & Beverages SPECIAL REPORT: No Oil, No Food Nestlé Launches $5.6B Peranel Joint Venture: What the Waters and Premium Beverages Spin-Off Means for Retail and Supply Chain Mars Snacking Newark Headquarters Closure: 307 Jobs Cut, Shift to Chicago Consolidation Gen Z Drinking Rates Just Proved Industry Wrong—Here’s What Beverage Brands Need to Know Trump’s 50% Tariff Knock On Effect Ready-to-Drink Cocktails Just Won the World Cup—And Your Bar Is Losing How the Top 100 F&B Companies Are Winning When Pricing Hits a Wall Mars to Close Nature’s Bakery Facility: What This Means for the Snack Industry Packaging & Equipment Global Food and Beverage Processing Equipment Industry Report 2026: The Smart Factory Revolution FoodService Retail The Great Disintermediation: How AI Is Fundamentally Reshaping Search, E-Commerce, and Retail in 2026 Target Taps 7-Eleven CEO to Accelerate Omnichannel Strategy: What This Means for Retail Competition Meat Volume Drops: Shoppers Cut Consumption as Beef Prices Hit 12%+ Inflation Restaurant Energy Costs: How Operators Are Cutting 25-40% from Utility Bills Without Sacrificing Service Kroger Just Won the Grocery Price Wars—And It’s About to Reshape How Americans Eat Taco Bell Lettuce Outbreak: Supply Chain Lessons for F&B Grocery Sales Slump: US Shoppers Are Buying Less Food Yoshinoya Acquires Kizuki Ramen in $28.7M US Deal Container Shipping Logistics Pharmaceutical Cold Chain: GDP, Temperature Bands and What Breaks Red Sea Shipping Risk Still Shapes Food Freight Costs Strait of Hormuz: Food Costs Stay High as Oil Recovers SPECIAL REPORT: No Oil, No Food Trump’s 50% Tariff Knock On Effect Why Smart Exporters Are Locking Shipping Rates NOW (Before Rates Spike 20-30%) Freight Rates Surge as Hormuz Attacks Escalate Again Antwerp Port Disruption: Toxic Leak Shuts Terminals
