Food & Beverage Companies Launch Effort for One Federal Standard on Questionable Ingredients

In what sounds reminiscent of the 2010s fight over labeling genetically engineered foods, a handful of food & beverage companies is collaborating to lobby for national standards that cover ingredient bans – before the states impose their own. This...

Food Distribution up 30% at Wildwood Pantry

WILDWOOD – Frank Stone, president of Lazarus House Ministries, had some news for members of the Greater Wildwoods Chamber of Commerce at its recent luncheon: Business is booming. Normally, that would be a great message to give at a chamber of...

Food truck on Puget Ridge! South Seattle College’s ‘pop-up’ sets dates, cuisines for rest of year

Looking for something new and tasty to try? The South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) Culinary & Pastry Arts program has just set the dates and cuisines for its Otter Pop-Up food truck, through the end of the year, and you’re invited to visit the...

Food industry prepares to fight MAHA in states

As U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's push to tackle ultraprocessed foods and artificial dyes gains momentum in states, food and beverage giants are uniting in a coordinated effort to fight back. Major food and beverage companies —...

Food banks prepare for lapse of SNAP funding, ‘unprecedented’ need due to government shutdown

As federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is days away from running out, food banks, pantries and charitable groups across Iowa are bracing for what they anticipate will be “unprecedented” need. SNAP serves around than...

Food bank braces for high demand as government shutdown impacts SNAP benefits

LOUISA, Va. (WWBT) - The Louisa County Resource Council is working around the clock to ensure families have food on their kitchen tables as demand for assistance skyrockets, a trend growing over the last several years. “This year alone, we have...

Food Summit Celebrates Youth in Agriculture

photo by Léo Azambuja By Léo Azambuja The Molokai Youth Food Summit underscored the importance of getting the youth interested in agriculture. At least 85% of Hawaii’s food is imported, so a key aspect of lessening Molokai’s food dependency on the...

The FDA Just Warned That These 6 Additional Cookware Brands Could Be Leaching Lead Into Your Food

The FDA has expanded its list of imported aluminum, brass, and alloy cookware found to leach unsafe levels of lead into food, making it hazardous to use. Six new cookware brands were added in October to the agency’s warning list, including items...

It's not hunger, it's just food noise and here's how to silence it

It often starts with a harmless piece of chocolate or a slice of pizza in the middle of the night — that midnight craving we all joke about. Sometimes it’s a fizzy drink, a handful of chips, or something savoury like samosa or jhalmuri with...

Closed Loop Partners' best practices guide aims to improve MRF performance

Closed Loop Partners' Center for the Circular Economy, in collaboration with American Beverage, released a new best practices guide for materials recovery facilities (MRFs) in the U.S. The guide supports MRFs in their work to optimize recovery...

Midlands food pantries brace for surge as SNAP benefit cuts loom

Local leaders say they’re already seeing more families seeking help and are relying on community support to keep their shelves stocked. COLUMBIA, S.C. — Volunteers and food bank employees across the Midlands are working overtime as uncertainty...

Pro-Pac Packaging files for bankruptcy; puts insolvent business entities for sale

ASX-listed Pro-Pac Packaging Limited (ASX:PPG) has gone into voluntary administration and is seeking buyers for the business – or parts of. The company has appointed partners from McGrathNicol as voluntary administrators of the group, who have...

The finalists for the three biggest awards at The Age Good Food Guide Awards revealed

Covering Restaurant of the Year, Service Excellence and Chef of the Year, these 15 names are ones to put on your dining cheat sheet for the year ahead. Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to...

Meet the Silicon Valley Millionaire’s Club That Wants to Control the Psychedelic Industry

My colleagues and I at the psychedelic education nonprofit Psymposia spent the last year investigating the financial and political forces shaping the psychedelic industry. Initially, we wanted to inform the public about the forces attempting to...

Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?

MaryLou CostaTechnology Reporter ShareSave There's no shortage of plastic to recycle In the plastic recycling industry, the casualties keep coming. Waste management company Biffa's Sunderland plant closed in February after opening in 2022 at a...

Apical Awarded ESGBusiness Award for Sustainable Supply Chain Partnership

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 24 October 2025 - Apical was awarded the Sustainable Supply Chain Partnership Award - Singapore at the ESGBusiness Awards 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The honour recognises Apical's leadership in building a...

Montana Food Bank Opens New Warehouse To Combat Food Insecurity

Leaders of the Montana Food Bank Network are bringing the agency's new warehouse online just in time to meet what could be a food crisis in the coming weeks in Montana. MFBN staff and supporters cut the ribbon yesterday on the new, 56,000 square...

Việt Nam, Bulgaria issue joint declaration on establishment of strategic partnership

SOFIA — Việt Nam and Bulgaria have issued a joint declaration on the establishment of a strategic partnership between the two countries, on the occasion of the official visit to the European country from October 22 to 24 by General Secretary of...

Vietnam, Bulgaria issue joint declaration on establishment of strategic partnership

Sofia (VNA) – Vietnam and Bulgaria have issued a joint declaration on the establishment of a strategic partnership between the two countries, on the occasion of the official visit to the European country from October 22 to 24 by General Secretary...

Commonwealth Launches Landmark Guide To Build Trusted Data Systems For Agriculture And Food Security

Press Release – The Commonwealth Developed through three years of collaboration with governments, experts and partners across the Commonwealth, the guide sets out a five-year roadmap for building trusted, interoperable and independently governed...