food and beverage

2021 Burger-nomics: Beef Shares The Plate With Fast-Growing Plant-Based Options
2021 Burger-nomics: Beef Shares The Plate With Fast-Growing Plant-Based Options
July 05, 2021  |  Consumer Insights

The hamburger is not the monolith it once was, and Fourth of July weekend cookouts are getting more varied. There was a time when, with...

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General Mills Sales Dip As Consumers Shift Food Spending Back To Restaurants
General Mills Sales Dip As Consumers Shift Food Spending Back To Restaurants
June 30, 2021  |  Retail

The great post-pandemic food reversion is underway, where consumers are doing a lot more dining out and celebrating, and a lot less panic-eating Lucky Charms...

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With At-Home Snacking In Jeopardy, Ferrara Woos Shoppers With ‘Space Jam’ Partnership
With At-Home Snacking In Jeopardy, Ferrara Woos Shoppers With ‘Space Jam’ Partnership
June 23, 2021  |  Retail

Snack food consumption surged during the height of the pandemic — after all, shoving a handful of gummy worms into your mouth may not solve...

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Kellogg’s Supercharges Plant-Based Offering, Will Bring Vegan Fare To 3K Sodexo Locations
Kellogg’s Supercharges Plant-Based Offering, Will Bring Vegan Fare To 3K Sodexo Locations
June 22, 2021  |  Retail

The plant-based meat substitute space just got injected with a heavy-duty growth hormone. This, as Kellogg’s Away from Home announced on Tuesday (June 22) that...

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Data Platform Crisp Believes The Solution To Food Supply Woes Is Cooperation
Data Platform Crisp Believes The Solution To Food Supply Woes Is Cooperation
June 21, 2021  |  Data

The food supply chain is due for an upgrade. Businesses and consumers alike are feeling the strain, with widespread shortages sending prices skyrocketing. Both the...

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Wingstop’s New Virtual Brand ‘Thighstop’ Turns Chicken Shortage Into Opportunity
Wingstop’s New Virtual Brand ‘Thighstop’ Turns Chicken Shortage Into Opportunity
June 21, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

What do you do if you are a chicken wing restaurant during a wing shortage? Apparently, you pick another part of the chicken. At least,...

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Buffalo Market’s Pay-With-Crypto Brings Food Distribution Into The 2020s
Buffalo Market’s Pay-With-Crypto Brings Food Distribution Into The 2020s
June 14, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency may be the payment method of the future, but food distribution is, in many ways, the industry of the past. With the bulk (no...

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Non-Alcoholic Craft Brewery Raises $50 Million As Demand for Alcohol-Free Beer Grows
Non-Alcoholic Craft Brewery Raises $50 Million As Demand for Alcohol-Free Beer Grows
June 02, 2021  |  Investments

The fast-growing non-alcoholic beverage segment continues to be a favorite with consumers and investors. The category surged during the height of the pandemic, driven by...

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Japanese Farm-to-Table Platform Secai Marche Bags $1.5 Million
Japanese Farm-to-Table Platform Secai Marche Bags $1.5 Million
May 21, 2021  |  Investments

Farm-to-table platform Secai Marche, a Japanese startup, has hooked about $1.5 million in venture funding from Japan’s Rakuten Capital and Beyond Next Ventures. Get the...

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