Strait of Hormuz: Food Costs Stay High as Oil Recovers
Oil is back to pre-conflict levels but grain freight and fertilizer costs are not. What the Strait of Hormuz shock still means for food buyers. … Read more
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US Seafood Tariffs 2026: Section 301 Hits Every Origin
New US Section 301 tariffs now hit seafood from 60 economies. Here is what the duties mean for shrimp, whitefish and salmon procurement costs. The … Read more
Brazil Meat Industry August 2026: Beef, Poultry & Dairy Shifts
Brazil’s meat industry faces a China beef quota wall, record poultry exports and a dairy dumping fight. Here is what B2B buyers need to know … Read more
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
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