Food & Drink

There’s no slowing down the ready-to-drink (RTD) category. A new report from the IWSR, a global leader in beverage alcohol data and analysis, notes that the category value will increase by an additional $11.6 billion over the next five years. The category’s massive growth is charged by consumer demand for more premium RTD products —

As the global supply chain strains to meet increasing demand, fair trade efforts become a low priority for many US corporations. October is Fair Trade Month, which highlights the efforts of businesses dedicated to a more equitable international trade system with respect and transparency. Throughout the month, consumers can #FindFairTrade products both in local stores

Despite being one the UK’s biggest names in frozen meals (see: 1,600 employees, 90 shops, and 900 concession retailers), COOK has taken a humble road to the top. And it’s paid off. Having filled the freezers of middle Britain for 25 years, sibling owners Rosie Brown and Ed Perry continue to operate independently, refusing to

There are beer festivals and then there’s the Great American Beer Festival. The largest beer festival in the world the event is part drunken festival, part serious beer competition with the nation’s best breweries battling it out for one of the events coveted gold, silver, and bronze medals. The event is hosted by the Brewers

In the process of generating the main component or components for which a crop is grown there are usually low value byproducts or even waste streams. One way to increase the sustainability of agriculture is to find ways to “up-cycle” these materials so that they increase overall food, feed, or fiber productivity without requiring any

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Back in 2016, I took one of my favorite reporting trips ever. In Denver, I found myself deep inside the headquarters of “the Willy Wonka of Cheese,” also known as Leprino Foods. The mozzarella was flying. Pie after pie was unveiled from ovens that replicate the

Nitro Beverage Co. is having a restless year: From launching cold brew coffee into specialty retailers such as Whole Foods and Bristol Farms to optimizing its cold chain through decentralized warehouses, the New Jersey-based coffee marker is now making a foray into the kombucha territory. None of these were on their agenda when Mike D’Amico,

The U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP) brings together decision-makers from 200 national governments to discuss how to address the climate crisis. But since the first COP in 1995, the role of food and agriculture systems has been largely ignored. “The holistic approach required to transform food systems doesn’t sit easily with climate negotiations narrowly focused

The moment the host begins speaking you can sense everyone’s heart rate drop. If you have ever been to a yoga class, you know the feeling. When you are settling in on your mat and the teacher says softly “Let’s begin in a seated position with the eyes closed.” Last month, Mami Kagami the owner

A brewery incubator project has expanded from its original Chicago base to Wisconsin with the purchase of a 70,000 square-foot production facility. The Pilot Project used $8 million seed round fundraise to purchase the facility assets and taken over the long-term lease of Milwaukee Brewery Company’s production space, as well as the attached Bottlehouse restaurant

In 1988 President Ronald Reagan established Hispanic Heritage Month to run every year from September 15 to October 15. The purpose is to celebrate the cultures, contributions, and history of American citizens whose predecessors came from Mexico, South and Central America, the Caribbean and Spain. The reason the dates span two months is because many

There is no shortage of organizations that are committing to stopping food waste. Many have initiatives to reduce food waste by 30 to 50 percent sometime before 2030, the target year set by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12.3. But not many have proven that they can actually deliver on those ambitions. “We’re getting

Did you know that most Americans continue to prefer their exact first alcoholic drink or some variation of it? This is even more true if it was a sweet tasting beverage, such as a sweet wine or cocktail. However, beer and red wine are nearly tied as the top-consumed alcoholic beverages in the U.S. today.

In recent years, the Lone Star State has experienced record-high summers and droughts that followed record-low winters and weeks of unprecedented ice and snow events. These extreme meteorological conditions have fueled the long-debated conversation of climate change as Texas Wine Month begins. “These days, we live in constant threat of uncontrollable wildfires, flooding, drought, hurricanes,

With all of the restaurant brand collaborations in the history of the industry, not once has such a partnership happened between Chicago heavyweights Portillo’s and Lou Malnati’s. That’s about to change. The companies–two of the top five most visited restaurants in the Windy City–today announced the new Lou Malnati’s x Portillo’s Italian Beef Deep Dish

The world appears to be waking up to the potential of an ancient grain by the name of sorghum. Originally from the African continent, this gluten free grain, also known as guinea corn, jwari, jowar, kafir or milo, is increasing in global popularity due to its versatility, nutritional value, taste, environmental benefits, high-yield and food

Scientists agree that developed nations need to eat less meat and shift to a plant-based diet, according to a new study in the journal Sustainability, but newspapers cover the issue as an open debate. Newspaper coverage of dietary change is reminiscent of widely criticised coverage of climate change earlier in this century, the study says,

Ultra-processed food may be cheaper for companies to make. But might you end up paying for it in the end? Two observational studies recently published in the BMJ add to growing concerns that ultra-processed food may be the opposite of ultra-good-for-you. One of these studies found that men in the U.S. who had regularly consumed

International Coffee Day was founded by the International Coffee Organization (ICO) on 1st October in Milan, Italy at Expo 2015. It is now an annual event for coffee lovers, supported by the 77 Member States of the ICO and dozens of coffee associations from around the world. As a true celebration of coffee, the day

For LaMara Davidson, becoming a professional chef was a happy accident. As the daughter of an African American serviceman and a Korean émigré mother, LaMara grew up eating a blend of soul food and Korean food that has become her signature cooking style. She calls it “Seoul food.” Some of her earliest memories are sitting