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’Tis the season … for food gifts

Sales of food gifts are projected to increase 5 percent by the end of this year and again by 5 percent in 2016.

Jeremy Gerrard

November 25, 2015

US food gifting sales reached an estimated $21 billion in 2014, according to market researcher Packaged Facts.

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Food and beverage industry setting the pace for LGBT equality

Twenty-four food, beverage and grocery companies earned perfect scores on HRC’s annual report.

Jeremy Gerrard

November 25, 2015

Food and beverage industry giants including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Safeway continue to lead the way.

TECH FLASH

IoT leaders form OpenFog Consortium

The OpenFog architecture will bring seamless intelligence from the cloud to the IoT endpoints using an open, standardized approach.

Jeremy Gerrard

November 25, 2015

The coalition is comprised of ARM, Cisco, Dell, Intel, Microsoft Corp. and the Princeton University Edge Laboratory.

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2015 Automation Fair draws thousands

Now in its 24th year, the event featured products and solutions that are transforming industrial operations into The Connected Enterprise.

Jeremy Gerrard

November 25, 2015

Attendees of Rockwell’s annual event got a preview of the future of smart manufacturing and industrial automation solutions.

TECH FLASH

FDA approves genetically modified salmon

The decision marks the first approval in the US for a genetically engineered animal intended for food

Jeremy Gerrard

November 25, 2015

Massachusetts-based AquaBounty Technologies’ salmon reaches market size more quickly than non-GE, farm-raised Atlantic salmon.

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Top food & beverage trends for 2016

Innova Market Insights identifies the top 10 trends

Jeremy Gerrard

November 25, 2015

Clean eating inspires a back-to-basics approach.

TECH FLASH

Millennials and the food industry

A new report shows US Millennials are wary of large food manufacturers.

Jeremy Gerrard

November 13, 2015

Forty-three percent of US Millennials do not trust large food manufacturers compared to 18 percent of non-Millennials.

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Multistate foodborne disease outbreaks on the rise

The outbreaks recorded from 2010 to 2014 were responsible for 11 percent of all foodborne outbreak illnesses, 34 percent of hospitalizations and 56 percent of deaths.

Jeremy Gerrard

November 13, 2015

The increase sparks a call for better collaboration between the food industry and federal and state governments.

TECH FLASH

Self-regulation improves nutrition in children’s cereal

Participants in the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative reduce sugars, calories and sodium and increase the amount of whole grains.

Jeremy Gerrard

November 13, 2015

The CFBAI has set nutrition standards for foods its participants may advertise to children under age 12.

TECH FLASH

AB InBev, SABMiller finalize $107 billion deal

The deal creates a behemoth that will control nearly one third of the world’s beer supply.

Jeremy Gerrard

November 13, 2015

SABMiller agrees to sell off its 58 percent economic interest and 50 percent voting interest in MillerCoors.

Campbell’s Terminates Exec Over Alleged Disparaging Comments

PepsiCo to Close Two Florida Facilities

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