Freezing weather across the country is damaging crops from winter wheat to oranges and is also threatening livestock. As much as 15% of winter-wheat plants in the Great Plains face damage.
Those craving General Mills Inc. snacks could go out to the grocery store to get them, but one day, those snacks could arrive via subscription service. The company is testing a way to ship snacks directly to consumers.
Cutting waste and improving trust in food are the top two of 10 key food and drink industry trends that will dominate 2014, predicts Innova Market Insights.
Leadership expert Tom Flick, president of Tom Flick Communications and a former NFL quarterback, will be the keynote speaker at the AWMA Distributors Education Foundation (DEF) Leadership Forum on Feb. 26 in Las Vegas.