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 [...]

Private label has stopped being the budget aisle. It's now a core manufacturing strategy that's reshaping who makes food, how retailers compete, and where margins end up. Today's private label manufacturers produce premium organics, functional foods, and clean-label products that match national brand quality while giving retailers control over their supply chains. [...]

The QSR 50 is an annual ranking of limited-service restaurant companies published by QSR Magazine. The 2025 QSR 50 report highlights the current state and future trends of the fast-food industry. Below are some key insights from report and also a table outlining the Top 50 and how they fared in 2024: Notes [...]

If you spend enough time in the food industry or if you like reading USDA policy briefs, you’ll hear the words resilience and redundancy tossed around like they’re the same thing. They aren't. And in the food industry, confusing the two is a recipe for wasted capital and fragile supply chains. Think [...]