Krystle Morrison

Grain costs finally show a real decline, but retail beef prices barely moved despite expanded duty-free imports. See what's driving both.

Food Exec Brief: Import Inflation, Brand Divestitures, and Ultra-Processed Food Risks

This Week, Beef Costs Broke a Streak Procurement Teams Have Been Watching

Natural color supply can't meet 2027 demand, tariff inflation hits 3.3% PCE, and 67% of consumers now avoid entire categories after a recall.

AI-driven sourcing and forecasting are cutting food manufacturers' tariff exposure without raising shelf prices. See the four-step playbook in our new report.

US sugar stocks hit a multi-year low, the FDA released a draft UPF definition, and 67.7% of 2026's food M&A is chasing better-for-you. What it means for your portfolio.

The consolidation wave and the automation wave keep getting read as machines replacing workers. Nestlé's own numbers say something plainer. It's spending less on everything, people and equipment alike.

Grain, freight, and factory input costs all fell together this week. In 15 weeks of tracking the Food Industry Executive Input Cost Index, that’s never happened before. Ocean freight rates […]

Food Exec Brief: Grocery Contraction, Ransomware Hits $3B Brand, and Senate Clears UPF Warnings

The FDA plans a December 2026 proposal to end self-affirmed GRAS status. Here's what mid-market food manufacturers should audit now, before the compliance window opens.

Coca-Cola's SEC filings on the Fairlife ransomware attack never say "IT" or "OT." Here's the plant-floor question that gap leaves unanswered.