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What Is The Difference Between Natural and Organic Food
Consumers are confused about food labels, farming methods and the marketing jargon used in the food industry. Surveys have shown that two-thirds [...]
U.S. Family Farm Stats for 2015
Large Family Farms Dominate U.S. Agricultural Production Sometimes the media give the impression that US agriculture, and particularly the farming segment, is [...]
Nearly half of US grocers do not yet offer any omnichannel services
Survey Shows 46% of grocers behind in omnichannel April, 2017 - The number of brick & mortar grocers who have not deployed [...]
When Did Grocery Carts Become So Filthy?
March, 2011 - We awoke this morning to the shocking news that supermarket grocery carts are bacteria laden, fecal carrying, ecoli-infested, poo [...]
Marketing in the Organic Food Industry
The USDA has explicitly stated that its organic seal is not a measure of nutrition or quality, and is “not a statement [...]
The Three Primary Objectives of Modern Food Traceability Systems
There's more to it than just food safety Traceability means the ability to record, track and verify a product's history and location [...]
A short film worth watching
White Oak Pastures is a 3200 acre farm in Blufton Georgia that has been run by the same family for 6 generations. [...]
Why Kraft Split Into Two Companies
Kraft Foods CEO Irene Rosenfeld's broke up the food giant into two separate companies by separating its snack foods lines from [...]
Wal-Mart to hire hundreds of fresh food managers
Wal-Mart Stores will create hundreds of management positions as part of a new program aimed at improving the fresh food sections at [...]
There could be wood in your cheese
In late 2012 agents of the Food and Drug Administration paid a visit to a Castle Cheese factory in rural Pennsylvania. Acting on [...]