Month December 2023

Mintel identifies three trends for 2024

LONDON — Company transparency, healthy aging targeting Gen X and optimizing eating through convenience all should increase in importance among consumers in 2024, according to a report from Mintel on global food and drink trends. “We developed the 2024 global…

Domino’s Pizza charts new direction with five-year plan

ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Domino’s Pizza, Inc. on Dec. 7 introduced a five-year plan called “Hungry for MORE” that establishes three goals: annual global retail sales growth of over 7%, which compares to current guidance of 4% to 8%, annual…

Short covering boosts wheat, corn

Home » Short covering boosts wheat, corn Photo: Sosland Publishing Co. Recap for December 12 Wheat complex futures soared Tuesday on short covering and signs of international demand. Soybean futures declined after touching December highs as traders monitored weather forecasts…

Brazil’s rain versus drought question boosts US soybeans

Home » Brazil’s rain versus drought question boosts US soybeans Source: Sosland Publishing Co. Recap for December 11 Weather forecasts indicated the northern half of major commodities competitor Brazil might not be getting enough rain to fully offset drought conditions.…

A Friendly Bread innovates grilled cheese for gourmet convenience

BALTIMORE — Before Kraft Heinz introduced its Lunchables Grilled Cheesies frozen sandwich, the startup A Friendly Bread offered an adult version of the concept that uses sourdough bread. Lane Levine, founder of A Friendly Bread, wanted to offer consumers a convenient…

Big Idea Ventures launches Nexture Bio

NEW YORK — Startup investor Big Idea Ventures has created the company Nexture Bio, Inc. through its Generation Food Rural Partners Fund (GFRP). Nexture Bio develops biomaterials, including scaffolding, that may be used in the creation of cultivated meat products…

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