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Hearthside Food Solutions, a contract manufacturer and bakery, has announced the promotion of Chuck Metzger to the position of CEO.

Fresh meat represents 89% of the total volume of meat sold globally and is projected to grow by 2% annually through 2023, according to global market research company Euromonitor International.

With Gen Xers (aged 40–55) now in middle age, the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation, in partnership with the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), released a new survey that examines their food and health attitudes, with a particular focus on their behaviors and perceptions related to diet and cancer risk.

Oceana Canada, an ocean conservation advocacy group, has released a report investigating seafood fraud in Canada.

IBM and Raw Seafoods have announced a new collaboration connecting global sourcing partners, retailers, and restauranteurs who will begin using IBM Food Trust platform to enhance seafood traceability.

Forager Project, a San Francisco-based producer and marketer of organic, plant-based food and beverages, has received a minority investment from Danone Manifesto Ventures.

Jungbunzlauer has announced its new North American headquarters in Newton, Mass.

A poll conducted by Monmouth University finds that among a list of eight top-selling types of candy for Halloween, the most popular one by far is Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, with 36% of Americans picking this as their favorite.

A new report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)—an intergovernmental economic organization with 36 member countries—shows that an increasing number of people are overweight and that this is curbing gross domestic product (GDP) by an estimated 3.3% on average.

For the first time in two decades, Southeastern Mills has broken ground with the opening of a new distribution center.