Rising demand for culinary skills creates new career paths for students in 2026

The global food industry is entering a defining phase. By 2026, the demand for skilled bakers and chefs is no longer driven ...
STAT

The push to turn Big Food into the new Big Tobacco

So you’re a bear in the forest, and you’re hungry. When you trundle toward a raspberry bush and get your first taste of ripe, ...
MEAT+POULTRY

Swaggerty’s Farm reports high marks in food safety certification

Family-owned sausage producer Swaggerty’s Farm recently confirmed it earned the AA rating in the 2025 BRCGS (British Retail Consortium) Global Food Safety audit. The company, based in Eastern ...
Food Industry Executive

Product Purity Pivot: U.S. Health Guidance Is Forcing a Supply Chain Reckoning

By Frank Layo, Managing Director, Consumer and Distribution at Maine Pointe Key takeaways: The FDA’s “healthy” guidance is a market reset, not just compliance. With the rule effective Feb 25, ...
Food Processing

An Ultraprocessed Foods Risk Checklist

If you worry your product might be considered a UPF, use this risk mitigation checklist to prepare for whatever repercussions – regulatory, legal and otherwise – the future ...