Michter's First release of the 20-year-old bourbon in two years

20-Nov-2024 - For the first time since 2022, Master Distiller Dan McKee and Master of Maturation Andrea Wilson have authorized the release of Michter's 20 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon. "It's always a special event for us at Michter's when we bottle and release a whiskey that is over two decades old," ...

Can AI improve plant-based meats?

19-Nov-2024 - Cutting back on animal protein in our diets can save on resources and greenhouse gas emissions. But convincingmeat-loving consumers to switch up their menu is a challenge. Looking at this problem from a mechanical engineering angle, Stanford engineers are pioneering a new approach ...

Most surveyed grocery shoppers report noticing shrinkflation

Fewer consumers check key indicators like unit price and weight compared to total cost

15-Nov-2024 - Over three-quarters of surveyed consumers say they have noticed shrinkflation at the grocery store in the previous 30 days, according to theOctober 2024ConsumerFoodInsights Report(CFI). The survey-based report out of Purdue University’sCenter forFoodDemand Analysis and ...

Why health and price, not sustainability, drive US meat consumption choices

Health and taste were rated as the most important considerations when purchasing meat overall

12-Nov-2024 - Environmental sustainability isn’t a major factor influencingmeatconsumption decisions for most Americans, despite increasing awareness of the climate impacts of redmeatproduction, according to Rutgers researchers. Thestudy, published inAppetite, examinedmeatand seafood consumption ...

Expanding consumer choices: Foodservice and retail merge as boundaries blur in a transforming market

European consumers spend €888 billion on food and beverages over the past year

12-Nov-2024 - Circana, a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behaviour, reports key shifts in the foodservice industry, revealing that traditional boundaries between foodservice and retail are becoming increasingly blurred. The research, based on Circana’s comprehensive CREST data, reveals that ...

Salmon frequently mislabeled in Seattle grocery stores and sushi restaurants

In new study, grocery stores were more reliable than sushi restaurants in labeling salmon properly

08-Nov-2024 - In a study of salmon samples from Seattle, Washington, grocery stores and sushi restaurants, DNA analysis revealed that 18 percent were mislabeled. Tracie Delgado and colleagues at Seattle Pacific University, WA, U.S., present these findings in the open-access journalPLOS ONEon November 6, ...

Moderate Meat Cuts: Big Potential for Climate and Forest Protection

Eliminating fraction of current beef production could remove three years’ worth of global fossil fuel emissions

06-Nov-2024 - Scientists and environmental activists have consistently called fordrastic reductionsinmeatproduction as a way to reduce emissions and, in doing so, combat climate change. However, a new analysis concludes that a smaller reduction, borne by wealthier nations, could remove 125 billion tons of ...

How Food Producers Trick Us — and Our Kids — Into Eating Sugar

As American sugar consumption remains high, new information shows junk food companies have been targeting Black children

05-Nov-2024 - The link between Americans’ high sugar consumption and obesity, which can lead to chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease, is well-known. Equally as familiar: Black people are disproportionately more likely to develop obesity than whites. Now, research points to an overlooked connection ...

Ball Corporation acquires Alucan to expand Sustainable Impact extruded aluminum packaging solutions in Europe

05-Nov-2024 - Ball Corporation, the leadingglobal provider of sustainable aluminum packaging forbeverages, personal care and home products,announcedon October31st, theacquisition of Alucan, a European leader in extruded aluminum aerosol and bottle technology. The acquisition complements Ball’s existing ...

Water fern gains more evidence as safe potential global food insecurity solution

International research points to promise and safety of azolla, a plant that can double its biomass in two days and capture nitrogen from the air

04-Nov-2024 - Is the floating freshwater fern commonly called Carolina azolla the potential answer to globalfoodinsecurity or a possible threat to humanity? On the heels of a study published earlier this year by researchers at Penn State on theplant’snutritionand digestibility, the team learned of ...