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September 5, 2024
Weekly Newsletter:

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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