CPG Companies Increasing use of Eco-Friendly Packaging

Food manufacturers are working on eco-friendly packaging – made out of materials such as corn starch, cane sugar pulp and calcium carbonate – to cut down on waste.

Could Harmful ‘Forever Chemicals’ Soon Vanish?

Toxic PFAS chemicals found in items like fast-food wrappers are impossible to destroy – until now, it would appear, thanks to new research.

Dangerous ‘Forever Chemicals’ Seeping into Food Supply

For years, farmers looking for less expensive fertilizer turned to treated sewage sludge. Now, however, there’s evidence the sludge may have contaminated as many as 20 million acres with so-called forever chemicals – per- and …

The Rise of Food Packaging Sustainability

From antiquity’s gourd shells to modernity’s plastic soda bottles, humanity has created numerous ways to store food and beverages. In 2022, consumers are on the lookout for the most sustainable food containers possible. The Freedonia …

Gotham Greens CEO Sees Big Growth Ahead for Indoor Farming

Indoor farming company Gotham Greens is growing at an eye-opening rate. CEO Viraj Puri recently told The Food Institute that his company “has grown from a single rooftop greenhouse in Brooklyn, New York, to over …

Demand for Plant-Based Foods Boosting Packaged Food Market

A consumer shift toward healthier lifestyles and packaging innovations are boosting demand for packaged foods in the U.S. In fact, the U.S. packaged food market size is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.1% …

A Fine Kettle of Fish: Rising Seafood Prices Pushing Restaurants to Rethink Menus

Maryland without crab cakes. An ahi tuna shortage in Hawaii. Clams missing from the menu in Massachusetts. Are we running out of fish? “Yes, there is a shortage of fish, in some part, because of …

Chipotle Leading Sustainable Packaging Trend

Chipotle’s half-decade commitment to sustainability largely serves as a blueprint for the foodservice segment. In 2018, Chipotle announced that, by the year 2020, the fast-casual chain aimed to divert half of all of its restaurant …

Advocates Applaud FASTER Act, Recognition of Sesame Allergy

Most everyone is aware of milk, wheat and peanut allergies, but sesame? About 1.5 million Americans may be allergic to sesame, some of the 32 million Americans who suffer from potentially deadly food allergies overall. …

CPG Manufacturers Respond to Financial Concerns of Consumers

Financial strains caused by the pandemic are the main source of worry concerning grocery prices, according to dunnhumby’s latest Consumer Pulse Survey. Forty-nine percent of respondents said their personal finances were poor—a 20% increase since …

Cannabis Packaging Requirements

With the full legalization of edibles in Canada, and certain states in the U.S., packaging has become a major concern for producers, with the top concerns primarily including regulations and branding, as well as sustainability, …

Optimizing Online Shopping

According to Nielsen, at the close of 2019, brick-and-mortar food distribution represented the largest share of grocery sales—especially for fresh food. Despite this factoid, things are changing fast. In Nielsen’s words, “e-commerce maintained its meteoric …

Could Glass Be the New Plastic?

Food Institute Focus – Could Glass Be the New Plastic?

Top Plastic Waste Polluters Revealed

Food Institute Focus – Top Plastic Waste Polluters Revealed