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Are “Organic Loopholes” to blame for lost dairy contracts?

2023-11-22T09:35:30-05:00November , 2021|

On August 31, 2022 Horizon Organic Milk brand (which is owned by Danone) will terminate contracts it has with 89 organic dairy producers in New York, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. According to Danone, the decision is due to β€œgrowing transportation and operational challenges in the dairy industry, particularly [...]

How a vaccine mandate for truckers will boost food prices

2022-01-27T09:29:38-05:00January , 2022|

The Canadian Government's plan to start turning away unvaccinated truckers at border crossings in January 2022 threatens to disrupt the food distribution industry. The new policy will require that all truck drivers crossing the US/Canada border be fully vaccinated as of Saturday, regardless of whether they are Canadian citizens [...]

Industry report warns Milkflation is here to stay

2023-11-22T09:31:24-05:00January , 2022|

The dominant features of the U.S. dairy markets are tighter milk production, record export volumes, higher prices, sluggish domestic consumption, and dropping inventories. This, according to a report from the National Milk Producers Federation,Β  means a decreasing milk supply. Further, it predicts that inventory levels are not going to [...]

List of Direct-to-Consumer Meat & Poultry Companies

2023-11-22T10:24:08-05:00November , 2020|

Consumer shopping and dining-out practices continue to be shaped by the Coronovirus pandemic which first appeared in early 2020. According to a study by FMI, three quarters of U.S. consumers have changed their meat purchasing behavior during the pandemic with online meat orders rising over 95% during 2020. Some [...]

Why robots may be coming to slaughterhouses sooner rather than later

2023-11-22T10:24:11-05:00May , 2020|

JBS SA, the world’s largest meat processing company has 150 industrial plants around the world. Based in SΓ£o Paulo, Brazil, operates in the United States as JBS USA where it cemented its position as the the largest beef processor in the world when it purchased Swift & Company in [...]

Why does Bill Gates own so much farmland?

2023-11-22T10:28:54-05:00June , 2021|

The Land Report is a magazine that tracks major land transactions and produces an annual list of the 100 biggest US landowners. The magazine took interest in a 2018 $171 million sale of 14,500 acres of farmland in Washington State to an LLC associated with Angelina Agriculture Co. of [...]

Are ‘robot supermarkets’ the next big thing in the same day grocery delivery biz?

2019-11-22T12:17:22-05:00January , 2019|

Ahold Delhaize, the parent company of U.S. Supermarket chains such as Giant Food, Food Lion and Hannaford, is hoping that "robotic picking technology" will help it compete in the same-day grocery delivery business. This according to a report from Reuters. Ahold owns online grocer Peapod which is the market [...]

Newly confirmed Ag Secretary advocates ‘renegotiating’ NAFTA

2022-01-31T11:25:18-05:00May , 2017|

Newly confirmed Ag Secretary advocates 'renegotiating' NAFTA Published on May 3, 2017 by FoodIndustry.Com Editorial StaffΒ  In an interview on Wednesday, newly confirmed US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue said that the administration would renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico to a focus on [...]

Could Amazon be the next owner of Grubhub?

2022-07-16T07:34:51-04:00July , 2022|

Amazon could take up to a 15% stake in Grubhub under a new partnership that gives Amazon Prime members free access to Grubhub's subscription service. The deal allows Amazon to buy a 2% stake in Grubhub and also allows them to purchase an additional 13% of shares at a [...]

Food Industry Links: Animals & Seafood

2022-01-30T12:42:06-05:00April , 2017|

HOME Β» Link Library Β» Animals & Seafood Animal Agriculture Alliance A trade association that communicates the importance of animal agriculture to the media, government and consumers. AquaFeed.Com An information and news site covering the 'aquaculture feed industry'. WHOI Aquaculture Page A comprehensive overview of aquaculture from The Woods [...]

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