Michael Swanson has worked across the United States and around the world in the bowels of the global agricultural and food processing business—from grain-trading pits in Colombia to cheese plants in Wisconsin to rail corridors in Montana. So the chief agricultural economist for Wells Fargo is very familiar with the levers of commerce in the food business, from drought devastation to shipping breakdowns, from planting to processing, from the pricing vagaries of a worldwide market to the meteor-si…
Consumer meat/poultry consumption has increased as shoppers seek out protein and fewer say they are avoiding meat.
Consumers continue to treat themselves to chocolate and nonchocolate candy in uncertain times but are more mindful today of health and ethical considerations.
This op-ed essay advocates for the food industry to step up the pace in implementing enhanced traceability systems, despite FDA’s proposed 30-month extension to the Food Traceability Rule.
An infographic focused on consumer attitudes about food costs.
Food and beverage category growth pockets emerge with ongoing shifts in what, when, and where America eats.