Food & Drink

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Traceability is nothing new for the agricultural sector, but the scope and intensity of such efforts are on the rise. This trend involves a diverse set of drivers including concerns (social justice, illegal fishing, and food safety), and as well as aspirations (sustainability and climate action). There are some unique challenges depending on the food/crop

Nearly 2 trillion beverage containers are produced and sold worldwide each year. Although some are recycled or reused, the vast majority of the most environmentally harmful containers, made from plastic, end up in landfills or polluting our lands and oceans. While aluminum cans and glass bottles are often promoted as environmentally friendly due to their

This is the fourth in a series of columns that report on the 30th annual The Lempert Report Trend Forecast; its focus is on the most important issues the retail and food industries face. Today, it’s all about how retail technologies are, and should, change grocery retail. Retail technology has embraced digital tools and innovations

After the 2019 hard seltzer boom, beverage market trends indicated that the ready-to-drink (RTD) market would remain evergreen. But by late 2022, demand waned. Sales declined by 5.5% as customers flocked to bars and restaurants instead of supermarkets for cocktails. But one 20-year industry veteran noticed an interesting trend. “After examining the market, we saw

Center-stage startups may soon become gamechangers; meanwhile their journey could already contain a valuable lesson for us all. Innovation Spotlight The journey of each start up is unique, yet the challenges they encounter are not. The ways they choose to overcome obstacles on their path, the creativity it takes to maneuver and prevail along the

This is the third in a series of columns that report on the 30th annual The Lempert Report Trend Forecast; its focus is on the most important issues the retail and food industries face. Today, it’s all about how our cities will change and the effect on how consumers will relate to and shop for

A tiny tortilla restaurant Tatemô in Houston that struggled to get off the ground has just been nominated for a 2023 James Beard Award for best new restaurant. It epitomizes an eatery that overcame various start-up struggles on its windy path to success. When chef Emmanuel Chavez and partner Megan Maul were looking to launch

From calorie count to portion sizes, we wanted to find all the differences between Red Bull in the US and the UK. MORE FOOD WARS VIDEOS: US vs India Taco Bell | Food Wars | Insider Food US vs UK @MrBeast Burger | Food Wars | Insider Food US vs UK Fast Food Prices |

This is the second in a series of columns that report on the 30th annual The Lempert Report Trend Forecast; its focus is on the most important issues the retail and food industries face. Today, it’s all about Gen Z & food. The food industry is required to understand all shoppers from all generations to

If you have yet to get your fill of all things Barbiecore in the lead up to the Barbie movie’s official release (mark your calendars July 21st), do not fear: the iconic brand is launching its very own pink lemonade. The limited-edition drink launches today in partnership with Swoon, the zero-sugar drink brand. “We are

At Mugga Dosirak in South Korea, a team of three chefs and 15 staff members cook and package 10,000 lunch boxes every week by hand, and sell around 400,000 lunch boxes every year. We visited their kitchen to see how they prepare these meals in such big batches. Editor’s Note: At 9:12, this video incorrectly

This is the 30th annual The Lempert Report Trend Forecast; its focus is on what the most important issues that the retail and food industries face. Our grocery and CPG leaders are confronting uncertainties. Consumers have witnessed supply chain shock, food inflation, out of stocks and most of all – the industry has come to

While some come close, most non-alcoholic cocktails and spirits fail to match the feel of a real drink in both mood shift and sensation. When plant medicine enthusiast Megan Klein set out to create Little Saints, she wanted a drink that did both. In January 2021, Klein decided to try Dry January—something she’d attempted at

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Philippines Fest, the first Filipino Street Food Fair originating in New York City— with satellite locations in Virginia, Atlanta and Los Angeles— is running monthly until October 2023. It was founded by a collective of Filipino-American small business owners led by VJ Navarro (So Sarap NYC), Augelyn Francisco (Kabisera) and Paulo Manaid (Hatzumomo) who are

“Blended” has been a dirty word in American whiskey for years. That’s because according to US rules, the category can contain as little as 20% actual whiskey and still be labeled as such. The remaining 80% can be—and often is—neutral grain spirit. This reality has lead many aficionados to dismiss the most popular examples within

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A new café concept for Oreo at Qatar’s Hamad International Airport, and the first travel retail pop-up store from Switzerland’s Lindt based on a vast research project, at London Heathrow Airport, mark new strategies from the global brands as they both aim to build out the confectionery category in travel retail. Oreo owner Mondelez International

The brainchild of Texas natives and childhood friends Ben Williams and Wendell Robbins, Highway Vodka is Texas’ first vodka distilled and fermented with hemp seed. Crafted in Houston at the state’s first Black-owned distillery, it is currently the only hemp-based spirit in the country with mainstream distribution. Following an initial launch in 2019 — a