In this exclusive video, we spoke to supplier and producers from across the food ingredients sector to discover how they are supporting manufacturers and their predictions for the new year. Klaudia Milos, business director food enzymes at AB Enzymes discussed a gap in the market for fibres, with an increasing demand for fibres with prebiotic effects. Meanwhile, Angel Yeast regional manager Harry Han sang the praises of yeast as an alternative protein source to meat. Plant-based trends Plant-based was a […]
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This fall, individuals and families in Columbia County, across Oregon and the nation who depend on food stamp assistance will see what the Biden Administration calls a significant and permanent increase in benefits. It is reportedly the largest single increase in the food stamp system’s history, which now operates as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This change will increase SNAP benefits distributed in Oregon by $337 million. For SNAP households this change on average will be about $36 more […]
Following a recent spike in press coverage of McDonald’s perpetually broken McFlurry machines, the federal government is entering the fray. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants the scoop on Mickey D’s notoriously unreliable soft serve equipment. The antitrust agency has reached out to McDonald’s franchise owners, who were sent letters of inquiry earlier this summer, the Wall Street Journal reports. Among the things the feds want to know? How frequently franchisees are permitted to repair their own ice cream machines. […]
Lino Lakes, Minnesota, Help wanted sign at McDonalds with great starting pay. Michael Siluk | Getty Images You’ve seen headlines for pay hikes at McDonald’s, Chipotle and other restaurants. Now it’s showing up in the data. Wages for hourly limited-service restaurant workers climbed 10% in the second quarter compared with a year ago, according to a new report from industry tracker Black Box Intelligence and Snagajob. It’s the largest quarterly jump in years. For comparison, hourly limited-service employees saw their […]
