Nielsen data shows that in-store meal kit sales grew 26.5 percent in the past year to $154.6 million. Overall, 9 percent of consumers, about 10.5 million households, have purchased a meal kit either online or in-store over the past six months.

It’s April, and that means it’s time to announce FE’s Plant of the Year. This year, we are proud to name Kraft Heinz as the recipient for its deli meat facility, built by Gray Construction, located in Davenport, Iowa.

We all want to know what the next big thing will be, but there is the fear we’ll bet on the wrong horse. And that fear is very real when you are betting millions of dollars on product development.

The top deal both globally and in the US was the UK-based Reckitt Benckiser Group's US$ 17.8 billion acquisition of US-based Mead Johnson & Company, the baby formula company.

Rainbow bagels, unicorn food and milkshakes as big as a person's head are so yesterday. What will be on plates over the next 12 months?

According to recent Nielsen data, the plant-based foods sector grew more than 8 percent in 2017, and the plant-based milk category is up 3 percent since last year, outpacing sales of cow’s milk over the same period.

Already used in jams and cereal, fig has increasingly been making its way into other categories including yogurt, tea, energy drinks, and even chewing gum.

The number one trend this year is Mindful Choices.

Among the top trends, automation and robotics are expected to gain mass adoption in many food processing plants to help operational efficiencies and customer order fulfillment as well as to increase throughput and quality.