At the start of 2026, a convergence of trends continues to influence the breakfast occasion in the United States. Consumer ...

Just 54% of U.S. adults now say they drink alcohol, according to a Gallup Poll conducted this past summer. The 2025 figure ...

When cocoa prices reached a high of $12,000 a tonne in 2024, chocolate companies were hit hard. More than 70% of cocoa is ...

Nutritional claims related to fiber, protein, gut health, and brain health may be attracting consumers’ attention, but bottom ...

When Kevin Hall picked up Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time as a high school student, it sparked the kind of ...

Many food companies are reformulating products to remove synthetic colors and other additives, and some are rolling out “free-from” products as parallel line extensions. And, of course, many startups ...

Thanks to TikTok influencers, Walgreens’ Nice! Gummy Mango Peelable Candy became a viral sensation, selling out soon after its launch in October 2023 and continuing to generate buzz on social media in ...

Drying is among humanity’s earliest methods of preserving food, a practice that dates back thousands of years. As Chapter 5 of Desrosier’s 1970 classic The Technology of Food Preservation succinctly ...

After ingredients are transferred to the food manufacturer and people consume food, the packaging remains. Disposal solutions such as recycling, waste-to-energy incineration, and composting are viable ...

As the popularity of Greek yogurt has grown, so has the dairy industry’s acid whey problem. Da Chen, an assistant professor in the Department of Food Science at Purdue University, learned about the ...