Published: January 22, 2026, 12:03 am New directives from the USDA on the voluntary claim “Product of USA” include a significant change from past guidance. The new guidelines double down on the requirement that producers making a cover claim have documentation on “hand confirming” evidence and that they be prepared to hand it over to...

Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Higher costs and slowing consumer spending are setting up a challenging 2026 for food manufacturers, leaving them with little choice but to downsize, cut prices, or rethink their approach to innovation to remain relevant. The gloomy outlook...

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Simply Good Foods said Joe Scalzo will return as its president and CEO as the Atkins and Quest owner looks to improve profitability.  Scalzo, who formerly held the top executive role from 2017 to 2023,...

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Smithfield Foods is buying hot dog brand Nathan’s Famous for $450 million in cash, or $102 per share. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026. Shane Smith, Smithfield’s CEO, said...

The James Beard Foundation has unfurled its list of semifinalists today, all of which will be in consideration to win an award at the eponymous 2026 James Beard Awards. Considered one of the restaurant industry’s most prestigious honors, the award spans categories such as Restaurant and Chef Awards, Media Awards (Book, Broadcast Media, Journalism), and...

Tri-Union Seafoods is cautioning consumers that a third-party distributor inadvertently released quarantined product that was associated with a February 2025 recall. The initial recall was conducted following notification from the supplier that the pull tab can lid on limited products had a manufacturing defect that may compromise the integrity of the product seal (especially over...

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Grocery inflation moved up in December 2025 after losing momentum the month before, with prices for meat and coffee playing an outsize role in the increase. Meat prices were up at a yearly clip of 9.2% last...

Published: January 21, 2026, 12:01 am Findings from a study have highlighted the complex interactions between COVID-19 control measures, the public’s behavior, and the spread of gastrointestinal infections. Scientists checked to see if there was a link between infections in England and the Eat Out to Help Out scheme (EOHO), a government subsidy created to...

Published: January 21, 2026, 12:03 am Scientists have shared key learning opportunities from measures taken at a cold-smoked salmon producer linked to two listeriosis outbreaks. The study investigated contamination sources and mitigation measures using a seek and destroy approach. This post is for paying subscribers only Subscribe now Already have an account? Sign in Your...

A former Dole executive quietly reveled how company investigators found the root cause of a Listeria outbreak that sickened people across 13 states, killing two, in 2021. The executive, Natalie Dyenson, Vice President for Food Safety and Quality at Dole Food Company, presented the company’s findings during a 2023 webinar presented to a small group...