Food Industry

La Boulangère is a pioneer in French fair trade. In 2012, they laid the first foundations of their approach by developing a responsible purchasing policy. It is the first brand of pre-packaged breads and pastries with wheat flour and eggs labelled French Fair…

Beer kegs at Seven Brothers in Manchester, England. (Andrew Urwin/The New York Times) By David Yaffe-Bellany In all his years in the beer industry, Keith McAvoy had never taken much professional interest in Coco Pops. From time to time, McAvoy, who runs th…

In May, I set up something I call office hours. I put out a call to talk to readers on the phone about just about anything, one-on-one, for about 10 to 15 minutes each. So far, more than 2,000 people have submitted a bid to chat (see the form below…

Chobanis yogurt manufacturing facilities may offer the ideal location to cultivate more than bacteriawith its Food Tech Residency program, the company hopes to guide emerging tech entrepreneurs growing their startups. Through the Food Tech Residency program,…

After releasing the world's first "megetable"— a carrot made out of turkey — last week, Arby's received a scathing response from PETA and sparked a larger debate about the future of plant-based meats in the fast food indsutry. While everyone from Burger Ki…

The ecommerce industry is booming. It seems like everyone is coming up with different ways to get into this space. But when we think of ecommerce our minds typically dont jump to food. Most entrepreneurs seem to focus their efforts on inventing or modifying …

Sweet Reason chief executive Hilary McCain says she launched her sparkling CBD-infused water brand because of her own obsession with cannabis beverages. That obsession, coupled with the lax regulatory environment in Canada where marijuana is already legalize…

People always ask me if I learned to cook and bake from my mother. They dont know her, so they have no idea how hilarious that question is. Even though she wasnt a domestic goddess à la Nigella Lawson, she formed my earliest relationships to food because, wel…

For domestic workers like home cleaners, having a job often does not guarantee bringing in enough wages to get by. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, home cleaners earn just around $11 per hour. Their schedules are often unpredictable, and they’re n…

Change in the restaurant industry is governed by a variety of factors: consumer tastes and trends, food supply and pricing, and even the health of the real estate market and the GDP. Once in a while, however, this change comes from government legislation, and…