USDA revealed a new resource created in conjunction with Colorado State University that will help communities and businesses evaluate the economic benefits of investing in local food systems.

North Carolina-based pork and turkey processor Prestage Farms announced the formation of a new company, Prestage Foods of Iowa, LLC.

Gerber Products Company has issued a voluntary recall for two specific organic pouch products after finding a packaging defect that may result in product spoilage during transport and handling.

The US food industry is projected to grow at a steady rate of 2.9 percent CAGR through 2022.

Craft brewers produced 24.5 million barrels in 2015, and saw a 13 percent rise in volume and a 16 percent increase in retail dollar value.

Single-serve coffee pioneer Kerurig Green Mountain, Inc. announced it has named Robert J. Gamgort as CEO beginning May 2.

The UK’s Premier Foods—known for its Mr. Kipling cakes and Bistro gravy among other brands—has rejected two unsolicited takeover bids from McCormick & Co.

USDA confirmed the first recorded long horned beetle in the US was intercepted in a shipment of Costa Rican pineapples.

NMPF president and CEO Jim Mulhern told Congress that the value of free trade agreements depends on whether other countries abide by them.