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The Food Group, a full-service food and beverage marketing agency, has released a report on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the hospitality industry from independent restaurants to national chains and the future of foodservice operations.

One of the nation’s most stalwart plant-based snack bar producers is not only weathering the COVID-19 crisis, its dynamic employees are forging ahead with a new co-packing division and an innovative new facility.

College teams from University of Florida, University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been selected as the 2021 finalists for the nation’s most prominent scholarship competition for students pursuing careers in baking, food technology/science, and culinary programs.

Generation Z consumers are more concerned about the sustainability credentials of food and beverage products than Boomers, and find vegetarian and vegan products more appealing, new research shows.

IRI and 1010data have announced their partnership to focus on democratizing data-driven analytics across organizations in the CPG ecosystem, leveraging both companies' data, technology, relationships and expertise.

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) has announced it will invest $1.5 million in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to establish a scholarship endowment, with the goal to increase that to $3 million over the next ten years. 

Brynwood Partners VIII L.P. ("Brynwood VIII") has announced that its newly-formed portfolio company, Great Kitchens Food Company Inc. ("Great Kitchens" or the "Company"), has acquired ARYZTA North America's take-and-bake pizza business.

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) and the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) have announced an agreement on eight legislative elements of an extended producer responsibility (EPR) bill for packaging and paper products (PPP).

After extensive discussions with industry participants and the German Agricultural Society (DLG), the professional and conceptual sponsor of the trade fair, Koelnmesse sees no alternative but to postpone Anuga FoodTec.

The issue: Reusable plastic trays are integral to the distribution of baked goods.