Clarence Birdseye, the inventor of frozen vegetables, revolutionized the way we think about and consume fresh produce. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1886, Birdseye was a naturalist and explorer at heart, who spent much of his life observing and experimenting with the natural world. Birdseye's interest in freezing food began in [...]
A minor detail in 2017 trade talks between the US and the UK seems to have grabbed the media's attention. The controversy revolves around safety concerns about chlorine-washed chicken being sold in Britain as part of a potential UK/US trade deal after Brexit. It is expected that the US farming industry will push [...]
November, 2017 - Earlier this month, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft supplemental guidance on menu labeling. Comments on the guidance will be due on January 8, 2018 and the menu labeling requirements will be enforced by the FDA beginning May 7, 2018. The Obama-era rules call for [...]
August, 2017 - A minor detail in trade talks between the US and the UK seems to have grabbed the media's attention. The controversy revolves around safety concerns about chlorine-washed chicken being sold in Britain as part of a potential UK/US trade deal after Brexit. It is expected that the US farming [...]
Over 10,000 small-scale farmers in Kenya’s semi-arid counties are practicing low-till farming. Also called zero-till farming, the land is not ploughed, instead seeds are slotted into largely undisturbed soil. The system is part of a suite of farming techniques known as “conservation agriculture” and it is now gaining popularity in Kenya among [...]
In June of 2017 Amazon announced its acquisition of Whole Foods - a move that further disrupts the grocery sector. Amazon is paid $42 per share which represented a premium of 27% premium over Whole Foods recent price. The overall deal was valued at about $13.7 billion, including debt. Many analysts were [...]