The Food Institute

Featured Content

Top 5 Craziest Baseball Stadium Food Items in 2026

What are the craziest baseball stadium food items available in 2026? The Food Institute digs in to find out.

Featured Content

GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs: Did We Overreact?

GLP 1 weight-loss drugs may be reshaping consumption, but new data suggests the industry’s panic was premature. As calorie-conscious consumers shift toward smaller portions and nutrient-dense foods, brands must adapt without abandoning their core identity.

mike kurtz, mike's hot honey, swicy, chris campbell, hot honey, food institute podcast

Featured Content

From Side Hustle to Shelf Staple: The Building of Mike’s Hot Honey

Mike Kurtz, founder of Mike’s Hot Honey, shares the story of his company’s founding, and how CPG partnerships continue to inspire fans.

Featured Content

The Food Institute Acquires Heritage Radio Network’s Food & Beverage Podcast Assets

The Food Institute acquires Heritage Radio Network’s podcast portfolio, expanding its multimedia platform and strengthening its leadership in food and beverage industry insights, analysis, and storytelling.

Featured Content

FI Fast Break audio news: March 25, 2026

The latest FI Fast Break news podcast touches on an eye-opening new report about the prevalence of pesticides and forever chemicals on produce.

Featured Premium Content

The Healthy America: Dietary Guidelines

Americans want real food. That is the thesis of the Dietary Guidelines For Americans, 2025-2030 (DGA), released in January. Over the ten-page report, the USDA and HHS work to define real food as offerings close ...

As Diners Play It Safe, Olive Garden Cashes in on Consistency

The 10 Minute Shopping Trip: Short Visits Rewrite Grocery Economics

Gen Z vs. Vanishing Entry-Level Jobs: Intense Competition, AI Reshape Work

FI Spotlight: How Pricklee Went From Startup to Whole Foods, Sprouts & HEB

In this episode of FI Spotlight, we take a look at Pricklee, a beverage brand that’s taking on the legacy companies one bottle at a time. FI CEO and Managing Partner Brian Choi talks shop ...

Play Next

The Future of Food Retail: 2026 and Beyond

Premium

The Future of Food Retail: 2026 and Beyond

Premium

How CPG Startups Win at E-Commerce in 2026

FI Spotlight: The Top Food Trends of 2026 | Inside Expo West’s Biggest Reveals

Automating Production for Future Growth

Food for Thought Leadership: Beyond Trade-Down – The Psychology Powering Private Label Growth

FI Spotlight – 2026 US Dietary Guidelines: Critical Impacts for the Food & Beverage Industry

Food for Thought Leadership: How the New Food Pyramid is Reshaping Nutrition at Scale

Latest Podcasts

From Side Hustle to Shelf Staple: The Building of Mike’s Hot Honey

Mike Kurtz, founder of Mike’s Hot Honey, shares the story of his company’s founding, and how CPG partnerships continue to inspire fans.

Listen Next

FI Fast Break audio news: March 25, 2026

The latest FI Fast Break news podcast touches on an eye-opening new report about the prevalence of pesticides and forever chemicals on produce.

Start Listening

FI Fast Break audio news: March 18, 2026

The latest FI Fast Break news podcast touches on Americans’ unrelenting love of candy, as evidenced by recent confectionery sales.

Start Listening

Unraveling Uncertainty in Tariffs and Global Trade

Lou Biscotti from CBIZ explains how uncertainty, tariffs, geopolitical tensions, and inflation are impacting the food and beverage industry.

Start Listening

FI Fast Break audio news: March 11, 2026

The latest FI Fast Break news podcast touches on how startup companies are increasingly exploring food and nutrition solutions targeting women’s health, including innovations tied to hormonal health and fertility – which McKinsey considers a $1 trillion opportunity.

Start Listening

Food for Thought Leadership: Beyond Trade-Down – The Psychology Powering Private Label Growth

Alpha-Diver’s Hunter Thurman breaks down the market shift from a simple private label vs. national brand debate into a three-lane landscape.

Start Listening

FI Fast Break audio news: March 3, 2026

The latest FI Fast Break news podcast touches on the steady growth of U.S. manufacturing activity exhibited in the month of February.

Start Listening

suzanne cwik, eric anderson, conagra foodservice, tibersoft, foodservice marketing

Clean Data, Clear Direction: Building a Foodservice Marketing Engine for Sales

Suzanne Cwik of Tibersoft and Eric Anderson of Conagra help break down data best practices to develop a foodservice marketing engine.

Start Listening

FI Fast Break audio news: Feb. 24, 2026

The latest FI Fast Break news podcast touches on the fact the U.S. sugar industry could soon be impacted by regulatory changes connected to stricter dietary guidelines.

Start Listening

Events

Feb

From Manual to Modern: Automating Production for Future Growth (Webinar)

Mar

Foodservice Insights Virtual Summit

Mar

The Future of Food Retail: 2026 and Beyond (Webinar)

Publications

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

FI Report March 2026