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How This Smart Shelf Tech Is Transforming Grocery Retail

Discover how VusionGroup is helping grocers modernize their shelves with digital price tags, real-time pricing, and data-driven ROI. From boosting efficiency to enhancing the shopper experience, this is what the future of grocery retail looks ...

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Unprecedented Food Fraud Uncovered in Relabeling Probe

Organized crime members are infiltrating waste disposal sites to relabel expired food, reintroducing it into the supply chain at unprecedented scale. Europol’s recent $110M bust exposes a growing threat to safety, traceability, and brand integrity.

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Identifying Key Insights and Effective Strategies to Drive Growth in the Grocery Retail Space

SPONSORED CONTENT Today’s grocery shopping space is changing by the minute. With the goal of getting back to growth for retailers and CPG, what are the tools, from revenue growth management to retail media networks ...

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4 Key Takeaways From Transform Food & Agriculture USA

At this week’s Transform Food and Agriculture USA event, industry leaders tackled inflation, AI, and the protein boom with cautious optimism. From pineapple byproducts to predictive tech, the future of food appears to be leaner and considerably more sustainable.

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Candy-flation Is No Match for Halloween Cravings

Despite soaring cocoa prices and shifting consumer budgets, Halloween candy sales are anything but scary. Non-chocolate confections and TikTok-fueled innovations are keeping the sweet season alive, even as chocolate feels the squeeze.

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LATAM Influence: Unpacking CPG Impact

Latin American foods and flavor profiles are now deeply ingrained in American culture, with brands like Topo Chico, Tajín, Jarritos, and Takis available at traditional grocers, convenience stores, and specialty stores alike. Younger generations, too, ...

Poultry Industry Outlook: Rising Demand Challenged by Disease, Inflation

Precision Fermentation Redefines Animal-Free Dairy Production

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Latest Podcasts

FI Fast Break audio news: Oct. 15, 2025

The latest FI Fast Break news podcast touches on Beyond Meat’s ominous news regarding its tumbling shares.

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The Future of Flavor: McCormick’s Recipe for Innovation

Valda Coryat reveals how curiosity powers McCormick’s foresight, why segmentation by “flavor personality” matters, and the future of flavor.

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Food for Thought Leadership: Kellanova’s Deepali Palta on AI, Sustainability, and Growth

Kellanova vice president Dr. Deepali Palta shares how a focus on the consumer, business, and technology impact global innovation at the company.

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FI Fast Break audio news: Oct. 8, 2025

The latest FI Fast Break news podcast provides an update on the government shutdown and discusses how the event could impact food and beverage businesses.

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Chicken, Consumers & Change: A Poultry Market Overview

City National Bank’s Eric Viergutz interviews Wayne-Sanderson Farms CFO T.J. Wolfe on the U.S. chicken market.

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FI Fast Break audio news: Oct. 1, 2025

The latest FI Fast Break news podcast touches on talks of a potential government shutdown, and its possible impact on the livestock market.

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Food for Thought Leadership: Nostalgia vs. Novelty with Mike Kostyo

Menu Matters vice president Mike Kostyo joins Chris Campbell to discuss the push and pull between nostalgia and novelty in the food industry.

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FI Fast Break audio news: Sept. 24, 2025

The latest FI Fast Break news podcast touches on Americans’ lessened confidence in the safety of the food supply.

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Culinary Innovation at Anuga 2025: The Flavor Fusion Culinary Showdown

JP Hartmann, Preeti Shah, and Nikki Jackson explain the Flavor Fusion Culinary Showdown at Anuga 2025, and U.S. involvement in the show.

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Events

Sep

Metabolic Health and Weight Management in the GLP-1 Era (Webinar)

Oct

Q4 Crunch Time: Foodservice Foot Traffic & Trend Insights (Webinar)

Oct

Automating Food Production with AI-Enabled Robots (Webinar)

Publications

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FI Report October 2025