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Labeling, Lunch & Listeria
Meat companies will need more substance behind package claims. School lunches can’t be colorful in California. Boar’s Head failed to …
Come Together … Not Now
Weekly Newsletter | August 29, 2024
The proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger racks up legal fees. Strikes and unionization lock up the labor landscape. Convenience and value plays …
Prices, Protein and Politics
Weekly Newsletter | August 22, 2024
Finger-pointing over food pricing fills presidential election chat. Salt, sugar and iron add flavor to the latest nutrition debates. Protein …
Patient Innovators, Impatient Investors
Weekly Newsletter | August 15, 2024
Mars bought Kellanova. Alternative protein returned to the spotlight. Corporate leaders played musical chairs.
Vice Presidents and Penny Pinchers
Weekly Newsletter | August 8, 2024
Biden ceding the Democratic presidential nomination rekindled election fervor and set off a tide of food and ag policy angles. …
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