Food & Beverage

Dairy Farmers Have an Organic Milk Surplus As Sales of Almond, Soy Milk Rise

January 4, 2018

After responding to increased demand from consumers, dairy farmers have now found themselves with a surplus of organic milk. Shoppers have been opting for plant-based alternatives like almond milk more often than organic cow’s milk, leaving the industry with more of the very perishable organic product than retailers can sell.

Global Manufacturers Are Straining to Keep Up With Faster Economy

January 4, 2018

Industryweek

Factories across the globe warned they are finding it increasingly hard to keep up with demand, potentially forcing them to raise prices as the world economy looks set to enjoy its strongest year since 2011.

New York City's Electric Bike Delivery Workers Face Crackdown

January 3, 2018

The Guardian

Cheap, electric bicycles have made life a lot easier for New York City’s legions of restaurant delivery workers, but the party may be over in the New Year.

These Were Environmental Management's Top Five Trends in 2017

January 3, 2018

Environmental Leader

Although any number of trends surface in every industry every year, we’ve seen some winners in 2017 that are driving environmental improvements across all industries.

Silicon Valley and the Search for Meatless Meat

January 2, 2018

Fortune

In August one of Silicon Valley’s hottest startups closed a $17m round of funding. The Series A had attracted some of the biggest names in tech.

From Virtual Restaurants to Exclusive Pop-Ups, the New War in Food Delivery Is in the Kitchen

December 28, 2017

Forbes

Inside the Forage Kitchen in Oakland, Josh Kulp scrolled through the 89 pre-orders that had already come in for his restaurant’s fried chicken, getting just a preview of what the weekend would be like.

Tech's Terrible Year: How the World Turned on Silicon Valley in 2017

December 28, 2017

The Guardian

When Jonathan Taplin’s book Move Fast and Break Things, which dealt with the worrying rise of big tech, was first published in the U.K. in April 2017, his publishers removed its subtitle because they didn’t think it was supported by evidence: "How Facebook, Google and Amazon cornered culture and undermined democracy."

America’s Trade Wars Are Heating Up, As More U.S. Companies Sue for Relief

December 28, 2017

The Washington Post

U.S. companies are bringing new trade lawsuits against their foreign competitors with a scope and frequency not seen in more than 15 years, government documents show, as a wave of new complaints builds under President Trump.

Canada Launches $100M Procurement Scheme to Back Start-Ups

December 27, 2017

Supply Management

The Canadian federal government has launched a C$100m scheme dedicated to increasing purchases from start-ups.

Why Fermentation Is the Future of Food Tech

December 27, 2017

Fortune

In 2015 Nick Ouzounov and Alexander Lorestani applied to the San Francisco-based biotech accelerator IndieBio. The two Princeton Ph.D.s had an idea for a way to engineer a microbe that could build vast amounts of protein designed for specific functions. They envisioned that it could have biopharma applications, such as being used to produce insulin.

Food & Beverage

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