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Instead they buy organic products for the ingredients they don’t contain—like pesticides, chemicals, antibiotics, etc. But how much less is the question.

Production improvement is always a driver in manufacturing, but there are other areas of concern in food and beverage, as survey participants make clear.

With ingredient prices trending up and shoppers unwilling to pay more, food packagers are shifting to downsized containers.

USDA and FDA partner on food safety booklets to help those with compromised immune systems prevent foodborne illness.

UN’s FAO attributes the sharp increase to the Midwestern drought.

A recent study from a European think tank says food waste in Europe averages to 180kg (397 lbs.) per person every year.

Consumers with smartphones have access to nutritional data, coupons and, soon, the same supply chain information available to stores and distributors.

Many food processors find themselves with some cash to spend on data analytics, fix-ups and buyouts.

The restaurant chain joins other retailers and processors in the quest for humane treatment of pigs.

An organic watchdog agency contends there is a conspiracy between corporate agribusiness interests and USDA.