Kate Farms Hits 6,800 Stores With Clean-Label Protein Shake
Kate Farms' plant-based protein shake lands at CVS and expands at Walmart, projecting 6,800-store reach by August after sevenfold distribution growth.
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FDA Rejects PFAS Food Tolerances Petition
FDA denied a petition for PFAS food tolerances in June 2025, leaving suppliers and manufacturers in a regulatory gray zone.
OpenAI Got Hacked. Food Brands Using AI Should Notice.
A breach at OpenAI and a rattling AI stock sell-off raise urgent questions about AI vendor security risk for food operators betting on the technology.
USDA Bets on AI to Speed Up Crop Research
USDA AI crop research initiative aims to compress agricultural timelines, with implications for ingredient sourcing and supply chain planning.
Vanilla’s 2026 Moment: Zbar, Oreo, Silk Go All In
Vanilla product launches 2026 are stacking up fast, with Zbar, Oreo Golden, and Silk's protein range all betting on the flavor's enduring pull.
AI Meets Appetite: Can Taste Unlock Healthier Eating?
A former Thermomix North America executive believes AI personalized nutrition works best when it leads with flavor, not restriction.
Philadelphia Goes Lactose-Free. Cheez-It Goes Beer.
Philadelphia's lactose-free cream cheese targets a budget-conscious gap; Cheez-It and Pringles chase flavor collabs with Coors Light and Buffalo Wild Wings.
FDA Quietly Pulls Two Outdated Food Dye Approvals
FDA withdraws food dye authorizations no longer in commercial use, a procedural move that still signals tightening regulatory scrutiny of synthetic colorants.
FDA’s Food Dye Cleanup Is Picking Up Speed
The FDA food dye cleanup is accelerating, and food manufacturers face tightening timelines to reformulate or risk shelf consequences.
Maple Leaf Bacon Recalled: Canada Border Inspection Skipped
USDA FSIS flagged a bacon recall reinspection failure involving 12,036 pounds of imported Canadian product from Maple Leaf Foods.