Food Industry

Mycotoxins are toxic metabolites produced naturally by microfungi that tend to contaminate many different types of common crops from cereals to nuts to spices and fruits, known to cause severe diseases and deaths. “Mycotoxin contamination of food crops is as old as agriculture itself, and the worst thing is that…

August's food prices brought some relief to consumers, but experts caution that inflation may rise later this year. (Image: Getty/Coldsnowstorm) Rising supply chain costs could reignite food inflation later this year Grocery inflation slowed significantly in August, which offers some relief to shoppers after years of elevated food prices, but…

American actress Jennifer Garner joined Once Upon a Farm as a co-founder in 2017, nearly a decade before the children's food company went public. In February 2026, Once Upon a Farm completed its initial public offering at $18 a share, putting the company at a valuation of about $724 million…

The food and beverage industry is constantly being pushed towards the next big opportunity, whether that means a new ingredient, health trend, technology or consumer behaviour. But as once-novel concepts become increasingly mainstream, simply being associated with a trend is unlikely to be enough. Recent developments across Asia, Europe and…

Texture is having a crunchy, gooey moment in the food and beverage industry. For many people, the way a menu item or packaged snack feels in the mouth has become as big a draw as flavor, although consumers don't always recognize the part texture plays in their cravings for crispier…

Food climate adaptation: overview Climate adaptation is increasingly vital as heat and drought intensify The EU requires €70bn annual adaptation investment through 2050 Historically, less than 10% of climate finance supported adaptation Farmers lead adaptation spending as climate impacts threaten production Supply-chain resilience investments help protect availability, margins and prices…

LATAM’s food opportunity: overview Grupo Bimbo is extending climate resilience beyond its factories and into the farms supplying its ingredients Nestlé is expanding Brazilian production, while General Mills is retreating from parts of the market despite sizeable sales Manufacturers will need local capacity and market knowledge to navigate the region’s…

August’s biggest stories reflect the industry’s innovation strategies set against a backdrop of greater regulatory scrutiny and increasingly evolving consumer expectations around health. Whether through legal challenges to federal nutrition guidance, new oversight of food ingredients or companies reformulating products to deliver multiple wellness benefits, the underlying theme is a…

On a Finance Canada call with stakeholders on Tuesday, Canadian producers expressed concerns that the government had pledged to impose a 25 per cent tariff on U.S. seafood, including Maine lobster, even though the list of U.S. targets did not include Canadian seafood products. Photo by Joe Raedle /Getty Images…

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), with funding from the European Union (EU), has organised a capacity building workshop for local stakeholders to use small hydropower for Nigerian farming, in effort to bring clean power to rural farms and grow the local food industry. The one-day workshop held Monday…