For decades, U.S. nutrition policy has been marked by shifting priorities and conflicting public guidance. Changes in emphasis — from fats to carbohydrates, grains to sugars — have influenced product formulation, labeling, school meals, and consumer demand, often requiring costly industry adjustments with limited long-term clarity. The January 2026 release of the [...]

Collectively, the food industry represents one of the largest private employer block in the U.S. when grocery retail, foodservice, and food manufacturing are considered together. While employment is widely distributed across thousands of companies, labor scale is highly concentrated among a relatively small number of operators that anchor food production, distribution, and [...]

You've probably heard industry professionals talk about frozen food, produce, or meat categories. These familiar groupings represent just one way to organize food products, but here's the reality: the food industry doesn't use a single classification system. Multiple frameworks operate simultaneously, and they often don't align with each other. This isn't [...]

Price fixing and market concentration are no longer occasional enforcement headaches for the food industry. They have become central strategic risks, influencing everything from M&A strategy to data sharing agreements across the supply chain. The clearest evidence of misconduct comes from a string of high‑profile cartel and collusion cases in protein and [...]

San Francisco has filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against ten major food corporations, alleging they designed and marketed ultra-processed foods (UPFs) to be addictive and that these products have caused a public health crisis. The city seeks to recover associated healthcare costs and stop the companies' marketing practices. If successful, this case could [...]