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The headline food inflation rate has slowed, but that's not what manufacturers are paying. This week's Brief covers the upstream signals to watch, a divide in how big food is allocating capital, and the regulatory development five major CPGs just disclosed to investors.
Every platform looks identical in a demo. You don't see its shortcomings till 11 PM when the internet drops mid-run, or when the renewal invoice drops with three new line items. This article lays out the questions to ask before you sign anything.
Most food manufacturers know succession planning is important, but few see it as a strategy. Learn how to spot true risk, tell a real successor from a name on a list, and build a bench for the company you're becoming, not the one you left behind.
Food manufacturing capacity utilization fell to its lowest level since 2021 in August, though production itself held up fine. The empty space came from somewhere else, and the reason most plants gave for running below capability isn't the one the industry has spent five years talking about.
The FIE Input Cost Index fell for the third straight week. But it’s still sitting in High Pressure territory, where it’s been since we started the index. This week, the […]
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Major food leaders are restructuring as Coca-Cola invests $10B in US manufacturing. GLP-1 adoption reached 11% of US adults, lowering grocery spending and risking $73B in food brand value. Meanwhile, despite a 1.3% headline food inflation rate, input costs like diesel (up 77.8%) and grains (up 17.7%) are surging alongs
Our Input Cost Index fell for another week, but retail beef prices barely budged despite expanded duty-free imports. Get the full breakdown.
BJ's is cutting roughly 20% of its club assortment, while Kroger adds about 870 private label items. Volume is flat, private label now has 24% of food and beverage dollars, and your next category review will decide which of your SKUs stays on the shelf.
A strong food safety culture is no longer optional. It’s an essential component of an effective food safety management system and, when embedded across an organization, a powerful driver of prevention, operational discipline, and business performance.
Grain costs on the FIE Input Cost Index are one point from a downgrade, while Tyson's latest guidance shows the real cost of the cattle shortage. Get the breakdown on the FIE Input Cost Index.
Campbell's is cutting 13% of its workforce and closing two snack plants after net income fell 33%. FDA foreign inspections are running 35% below 2019 levels. And General Mills, Mars, and McKee Foods filed a federal suit alleging their sugar suppliers fixed prices for seven years.
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