Poultry Power Meets Global Flavor

Chicken listings on restaurant menus have grown 6.4% in the past five years, outpacing the 4.7% of burgers and other beef-based items.

Will Beef Prices Stay Elevated into 2024?

Looking ahead, Zimmerman noted that prices would likely increase in the new year, but the magnitude of that increase would likely be more subtle in 2024.

FI Fast Break audio news: Dec. 13, 2023

The latest Food Institute news podcast touches on a bird flu outbreak that’s ravaging American turkey farms.

Beef Prices Hitting New Highs at Retail and Restaurants

Domestic beef prices continue to reach new highs. Retail beef prices hit another record high in August, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting a price of $8.31 per lb., according to Wells Fargo analysis …

Beef Prices Expected to Stay High

A quick trip to the grocery store’s meat aisle confirms beef prices are at record highs as packers scramble to find higher grade cattle.

Beverage Industry Supply Chain Bubbling Over with Issues

Against the backdrop of the January Food Institute report on supply chain issues (available to FI members on Jan. 18; to join FI, click here), we’re taking a closer look at constraints in the beverage …

Beef Prices Seen Higher as COVID Hits Meat Industry Again

Meatpacking, an early epicenter of the pandemic in 2020, is the latest sector to be affected by a surge in cases of the highly contagious Omicron variant. The National Joint Council of Food Inspection Locals …