Food Industry

Globally, 1.3bn tonnes of food produced for human consumption is wasted every year. That represents one third of total production.  In the European Union, around 88m tonnes of food waste is generated annually with associated costs estimated at 143bn. This me…

Tasmanian-based infant formula company Bellamy's has recommended shareholders vote in favour of a $1.5 billion takeover by Chinese company Mengniu. The takeover offers a significant 59 per cent premium to the last closing price for Bellamy's shares. Shares c…

Consumers stand in line at an Atlanta-based KFC throughout the day to be among the first to try Beyond Fried Chicken, a plant-based chicken made in partnership with Beyond Meat, on Tuesday Aug. 27, 2019. (John Amis/AP Images for Beyond Meat) ASSOCIATED PRESS…

Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! - Clip - Fast Food Truth

I can't remember how I got into Stella McCartney, but Stella just seemed like a natural link to all of this, with her non-fur and non-leather movement. Stella, when she heard that I was doing this, got so excited like, "We will do whatever we can to help you,…

In 2002, the discovery of acrylamide in certain snacks rattled consumers and the food industry. Acrylamide, a probable human carcinogen, forms by a chemical reaction during baking or frying. Although experts say it's impossible to completely eliminate acrylam…

AFC Enterprises CEO Cheryl Bachelder on how rising food costs will impact the companys bottom line and 3Q earnings It all started with a tweet in August that said, “... y’all good?” The not-so-cryptic message was delivered to poultry obsessed Chick-Fil-A by…

The level of anxiety over Brexit has doubled over the past year in an agri-food industry beset by increasing pressure on multiple fronts, according to professional services firm Ifac. The surging sense of worry is highlighted in todays publication of the Foo…

'The Real Wendy' Wendy Thomas on introducing new burgers in a bus tour. Wendy's has decided it can sit on the sidelines no more. Thirty-three years after its last attempt, the Ohio-based burger chain told investors and consumers that is entering the breakfa…

Fast food is a massive industry accounting for more than $1 trillion of annual global sales. The associated companies are Wall Street favorites for good reasons, especially the huge, steadily growing profits generated by the market leaders. In addition, a sig…