Companies make thousands of decisions a day about what to produce, where to put product and what to promote. But they often make those decisions based on very limited information.

The report also showed that shoppers’ definitions of loyalty are reportedly moving away from the idea of exclusivity.

The lack of a West Coast labor contract between the ILWU and the PMA could be “dangerous” and “permanent,” executive director Friedmann warned.

The FDA has long been criticized for lapses in inspections of overseas manufacturing in China and India, which are the two major producers of drugs and raw ingredients for medicines.

Tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers were among the goods affected as extreme weather in Spain and North Africa impacted harvests, and high energy prices hit growers in the U.K.

Labeling products as “not for the EU” will be one of the most visible changes to result from Brexit in Northern Ireland and the rest of the U.K.

Producers are under pressure to make their portfolios healthier because obesity is already a public health crisis in countries like the U.S., and on the rise in the developing world.

In the world of specialty beverages, margins can be perilously thin. But for one seller of craft products, sustainability is just as important as profitability.

Walmart reported strong sales and profits for last quarter but said times would be tougher this year, a warning that consumers were starting to pull back as they felt the squeeze from relentlessly rising prices for everyday goods.

Egg prices have been surging amid the nation’s worst-ever outbreak of deadly bird flu that decimated chicken flocks.