We are often told that something we can do to fight climate change, is to eat less meat or dairy. While there are certainly greenhouse gas issues with animal production, it is not that simple. But animals play a unique and indispensable role in our food supply– they can thrive on sources of nutrients that
Food & Drink
Innovation and the willingness to think outside the traditional box were the keys to success in the beer market in 2021. That’s the message from a recent Bump Williams Consulting (BWC) report that looked at both 52 and 104 weeks of NielsenIQ data. Developed as part of BWC’s deep dive into retailer growth strategies, it
Bonterra, a Mendocino County winery in the Fetzer Vineyards portfolio, recently announced that the business is Climate Neutral and that its products are the world’s first organically farmed, Climate Neutral certified wines. While many wine consumers are familiar with organic farming, a label claiming climate neutrality is relevantly new. So what does it mean? Climate
Overseas, many people are familiar with Hawksmoor’s steak houses since there are nine of them located there: seven in London with one each in Manchester and Edinburgh. But for its tenth location, it moved across the pond to open in New York City in September of 2021 in the Gramercy Park district on East 22nd Street.
When Monty’s Good Burger, specializing in plant-based burgers, opened in Los Angeles in 2018, by a group of friends involved in the music industry, they presumed it would be one and done. But the timing was right for plant-based burgers, and Monty’s Good Burger has expanded to five locations in the Los Angeles environs. It now
Last week Governor Kathy Hochul of New York announced a plan to reinstate the state’s “Drinks-to-Go” initiative. Launched in 2020 amid pandemic lockdowns, the program afforded a financial lifeline to bars and restaurants struggling to stay afloat. With Omicron in full swing, many of those same small businesses are again facing financial hardships. Reinstatement would
Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman is hoping that the residents of Texas are looking for a low-cal, low-carb beer the next time they visit their favorite watering hole or retail establishment. That is the impetus behind his entry into the beer business with the upcoming launch of a new beer named Eight after
The start of the new year has me deeply analyzing a lot of my habits, and I’m resolved to live with less waste in 2022. It’s been a long journey. I’ve been composting with worms on my terrace for three years now, and rarely buy products with plastic. But staying at home more, and seeing
“The biggest surprise this year is that consumption of packaged foods remained elevated despite mobility returning and food-service establishments regaining customers.” that according to Robert Moskow, a senior analyst at investment bank Credit Suisse. The questions that I have is whether this consumption behavior is due three issues: the need of so many of us
On Monday, after an arduous, 15-week trial, a jury found disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty of four counts of fraud against investors. Holmes was once a darling of Silicon Valley. An alleged wunderkind, the then 19-year-old dropped out of Stanford to start Theranos, with the goal to “disrupt” conventional blood testing with new technology
A new agreement with Coca-Cola KO to create alcoholic Fresca cocktails could be part of the solution to help pull Constellation’s Wine & Spirits Division out of the red. In an early morning third quarter fiscal year 2022 earnings conference call, Constellation CEO, Bill Newlands and CFO, Garth Hankinson, shared the company’s most recent results,
Retail price inflation is hitting consumers hard this new year. A recent KPMG study documented consumers facing a 22% increase in grocery bills and inflation hitting a 31 year high in Q4 2021, led by double digit jumps in meat, poultry and fish prices. Inflation has been driven by the companies at the commanding heights of the
On the seacoast of New Hampshire in a hamlet called Rye, La Mulita, a Colombian specialty coffee shop, has been flourishing. It’s the story of an immigrant named Max Pruna who settled in New Hampshire, and after a series of job changes, opened a 1,000-square-foot coffee bar in September 2019. Raised in Medellin, Colombia, Pruna and
Only days into the new year, two major cities are slated to get even more delicious. Harlem-based Chef Alexander Small, the James Beard award-winning visionary of The Cecil and its sister restaurant Minton’s, is opening the world’s first African food hall, Alkebulan. Small, a former opera singer turned culinary activist, debuted the concept at Expo 2020 Dubai in October 2021. Following
KFC is ready to bring its buzzworthy Beyond BYND Fried Chicken to the masses after over two years of testing. Starting Jan. 10, the plant-based menu offering, created in partnership with Beyond Meat, will be available at participating U.S. restaurants. That partnership began all the way back in August 2019 with a Beyond Fried Chicken
After the dining and wining excesses of the holidays, many consumers are looking for healthier food and drink options during the month of January. Though a small segment will partake in “Dry January,” where they choose not to consume any alcohol at all; others opt for “Moderate January, where lower alcohol options are preferred. Fortunately
While many would-be drinkers are starting off “Dry January” with something alcohol-free, Pabst Blue Ribbon is ringing in the new year with an apology. Earlier today, the beer brand’s official Twitter account posted a series of questionable tweets criticizing the month designated for abstaining from alcohol. Some saw the commentary as insensitive to anyone cutting
When I was thinking of a recipe to start the new year off, I thought for a second about the basic trend of trying to restrict your diet after indulging, but I don’t know anyone who has had success with that plan and kept a happy disposition. My approach is to make delicious soups and stews
M&A activity in the food and beverage space remained robust during 2021 against the backdrop of surging Covid cases. Emerging CPG brands capitalizing on large traditional categories, especially chocolate confectionery, snacks, and beverage, with a health and wellness focus were snapped up by consumer giants in historic deal values. Analysts expect a rosy outlook for
While zero-ABV beers and spirit-free liquors continue to command more attention, there’s one segment of the non-alcoholic category that holds a huge amount of potential according to experts: functional beverages. “Over the next few years we’ll see the non-alcoholic beverage sector grow in the RTD category and on-premise with a heavy emphasis on functionality,” says