Why have so many new diseases developed in the bagged salads sector?
IMAGE: Susceptibility of several lettuce cultivars used in the ready-to-eat sectors in Italy artificially inoculated with the Italian (Race 1) and Japanese (Races 2 and 3) isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f.... view more Credit: Maria Lodovica Gullino, Giov…
bubmagNovember 6, 2019
Inside The World Of The Flavorists Trying To Make Plants Taste Like Meat
Wright is the vice president and chief global flavorist for Archer Daniels Midland, one of the worlds largest food processors and suppliers. Shes a former French perfume industry chemist who has created more than 1,000 individual flavors for major food and be…
bubmagNovember 5, 2019
Why Kroger Shares Popped 12% Higher Tuesday
What happened Shares of The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), a leading grocer with roughly 2,759 retail food stores under a slew of brand and banner names, jumped nearly 12% higher Tuesday morning after the company updated guidance and reassured investors of its strate…
bubmagNovember 5, 2019
Meatless Meat Sparks Backlash
Nov. 4, 2019 -- Next-generation vegan "meat" like the Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat has become so popular, its available or being tested at more than a dozen chain restaurants ranging from Burger King and Dunkin to KFC. Now, some industry groups and other…
bubmagNovember 5, 2019
Why NIO, Wright Medical Group, and Lancaster Colony Jumped Today
The stock market kept its upward momentum going on Monday, with continued hopes for a favorable resolution to trade disputes between the U.S. and China playing a central role in bolstering overall sentiment. With earnings season generally going well, investor…
bubmagNovember 4, 2019
The firing of McDonald’s CEO won’t solve the chain’s sexual harassment problem
McDonald’s workers march toward the company’s headquarters to protest sexual harassment at the fast food chain’s restaurants on September 18, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. | Scott Olson/Getty Images It’s an empty gesture. The CEO of McDonald’s was booted from th…
bubmagNovember 4, 2019
At Panera, augmented reality is now on the menu with AR ad unit
Panera is out today with an augmented reality (AR) ad unit for mobile devices that lets users rotate menu items and share the experience across Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook. Panera said this was the first AR ad unit for the food industry. In the example …
bubmagNovember 4, 2019
McDonald’s, called out as a MeToo laggard, fired its CEO for an improper relationship
McDonalds CEO Steve Easterbrook has been kicked to the curb, following revelations that he had a consensual affair with an employee. The company chief had demonstrated poor judgment, McDonalds said in a statement explaining the news, which the Wall Street Jou…
bubmagNovember 4, 2019
To satisfy high demand for meatless meat, Impossible Foods hired these employees—and they aren’t in the food industry
Impossible Foods recently made its grocery store debut. The eight-year-old start-up went from a research-and-development lab in Redwood City, California, onto the menus of 17,000 restaurant locations nationwide, and now into everyday consumers' kitchens. But…
bubmagNovember 4, 2019