SPECIAL REPORT: No Oil, No Food
How the 2026 Energy Crisis Is Threatening the Global Food Supply Chain — And What Every F&B Professional Needs to Know Right Now ESSFeed Special … Read more
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Brazil Chicken Exports Hit All-Time Record: What 2.9 Million Tonnes Means for Global Protein Buyers
Brazil exported 2.936 million tonnes of chicken meat in the first half of 2026—the best first-half result in the history of Brazilian chicken exports—as June … Read more
The Great Disintermediation: How AI Is Fundamentally Reshaping Search, E-Commerce, and Retail in 2026
A Comprehensive Research Report on Zero-Click Searches, AI Traffic Explosion, and the End of Traditional SEO Report Date: July 2026Data Sources: SparkToro, Adobe Digital Insights, … Read more
Midan’s 2026 Midyear Meat Trends: Ground Beef Hits Price Ceiling as AI and Sustainability Reshape Consumer Shopping
Midan Marketing’s 2026 Midyear Trends Report reveals that the year’s predicted meat industry dynamics are playing out in real time—with ground beef hitting an apparent … Read more
FrieslandCampina Reshuffles European Retail and Americas: What the Dairy Giant’s Restructuring Means for Buyers and Supply Chain
Royal FrieslandCampina, the Dutch dairy cooperative, is reshuffling its organizational structure by merging European retail activities into a single division effective January 1, 2027, and … Read more
Nestlé Launches $5.6B Peranel Joint Venture: What the Waters and Premium Beverages Spin-Off Means for Retail and Supply Chain
Nestlé and Platinum Equity have announced the creation of Peranel, a $5.6 billion 50/50 joint venture combining Nestlé’s waters and premium beverages business into a … Read more
Target Taps 7-Eleven CEO to Accelerate Omnichannel Strategy: What This Means for Retail Competition
Target Corp. has appointed Joe DePinto, the former president and CEO of 7-Eleven Inc., to its board of directors—a strategic move signaling the retailer’s determination … Read more
Corn and Soybeans Hit Multi-Month Highs: Don’t Bet Your Crop on Storage Alone
Corn futures extended a rally to two-month highs and soybeans posted a 2½-year high as weather and geopolitical risks fueled aggressive buying across grain markets—but … Read more
Meat Volume Drops: Shoppers Cut Consumption as Beef Prices Hit 12%+ Inflation
U.S. shoppers purchased 2.3% fewer pounds of fresh and processed meat in June than a year ago, as beef prices surged 12% year-over-year—signaling a consumer … Read more
Restaurant Energy Costs: How Operators Are Cutting 25-40% from Utility Bills Without Sacrificing Service
Restaurant energy costs represent 3-5% of revenue across most operations, but most owners treat electricity as a fixed cost beyond their control—missing a major profitability … Read more