Food Industry

Because Animals CEO Shannon Falconer Courtesy: Because, Animals The CEO of pet food start-up Because Animals, Shannon Falconer, doesn't eat meat and hasn't for years, but the former Stanford microbiologist and longtime animal rescue volunteer says she never denied her pets the meat they craved. After all, cats are carnivores…

THIS year’s Covid-19-induced state of emergency has severely affected the food industry. But two young men, owners of separate restaurants, have decided to brave the storm by setting up their establishments on the popular Ariapita Avenue, with some lockdown restrictions still in place. Marc Leung and Jevon Jeffrey are renting…

The Government of Canada is working in collaboration with Canada's seafood industry to ensure they remain competitive in the global marketplace and to protect consumers and fisheries by preventing seafood fraud and taking action to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. August 13, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario The Government of…

VeChain blockchain solutions targets the multi-billion dollar pet food industry in China with new blockchain-based food tracing.  In an announcement today, the China-based VeChain blockchain developers revealed a new market strategy. The network intends to develop blockchain-based pet food tracing systems.  The value of the pet food industry in China…

ARAU: The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) gives its assurance that the supply of food for the people in this country is adequate despite the nation being beleaguered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee said Malaysia is not facing a food shortage problem because…

Groundwater on military bases along the Chesapeake Bay is contaminated with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” at levels many times above the level some regulators say is safe for drinking, and they are probably ending up in blue crabs, oysters and other marine life that are consumed by humans. The Chesapeake…

ARLINGTON, VA – Today, FMI – the Food Industry Association submitted comments  to the U.S. Federal Reserve Board of Governors’ filing, “Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing,” in support of its proposal clarifying that the debit routing provisions in the Durbin Amendment should guarantee merchant choice in routing regardless of…

In the wake of a distressing outbreak of dog fatalities linked to meat from a knackery, a raw pet food manufacturer is backing the Australian Veterinary Association's call to introduce mandatory standards for the nation's $2.9-billion pet food industry. Key points:A recent deadly outbreak is linked to pet meat processed…

Brent Medders, Owner of Multiple Central AR Domino's locations, Raises Starting Wage to Set New Precedent in Fast Food Industry Press Release - updated: Aug 6, 2021 LITTLE ROCK, Ark., August 6, 2021 (Newswire.com) - In July, 12 Domino's locations throughout central Arkansas raised their starting wages to 13 dollars…

Elbows Deep in Idaho Potatoes, a new book by George B. Graham Jr., has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. Up to his elbows in Idaho potatoes, George B. Graham Jr. began working for McDonald's of Rockford, Illinois in September 1964. It was there that he learned how a…