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Geopolitical Snacks: Peru's empty nets, Brazil's new map
Industry Insights
6 min read10Kviews

Geopolitical Snacks: Peru's empty nets, Brazil's new map

Inside: El Niño shuts Peru's anchovy season, Brazil trades around the U.S., JAI's grocery outlook, 5 radar items + dates to watch

Antonio Romero
Oct 21, 2026
The Pie: AI's impact on humans gets a nutrition label
Industry Insights
7 min read13.6Kviews

The Pie: AI's impact on humans gets a nutrition label

THC drinks switch gears, a 26.6-point grocery gap, Parm you can clip to your bag, Ghana cocoa + a rice ship turned back

Journey Foods
Oct 17, 2026
Lab-Made Butter and GRAS Reform: What CPG Brands Need to Know
Industry Insights
4 min read221.3Kviews

Lab-Made Butter and GRAS Reform: What CPG Brands Need to Know

Savor's carbon-based butter put GRAS in the spotlight. Here is what FDA's proposed mandatory GRAS notice rule and the REAL Butter Act could mean for CPG brands.

Riana Lynn
Oct 15, 2026
The Grocery Price Gap: What Goldman Sachs' Walmart vs. Whole Foods Survey Means for Brands
Industry Insights
3 min read233.1Kviews

The Grocery Price Gap: What Goldman Sachs' Walmart vs. Whole Foods Survey Means for Brands

Goldman Sachs priced 38 items at six retailers and found a 26.6-point gap between Walmart and Whole Foods. Here is what it means for CPG brands selling in both.

Riana Lynn
Oct 15, 2026
Be a Long-Term and Profitable Plant-Based Brand
Industry Insights
3 min read49.9Kviews

Be a Long-Term and Profitable Plant-Based Brand

Plant-based meat sales fell in 2025, but the brands still growing share a few habits. Here is what the data says it takes to last.

Riana Lynn
Oct 15, 2026
Journey Foods' 2027 Food Trends: What We Are Watching Next
Industry InsightsPremium
6 min read989.5Kviews

Journey Foods' 2027 Food Trends: What We Are Watching Next

Ten 2027 food trends from Journey Foods, drawn from The Pie, Geopolitical Snacks, social signals and Whole Foods' list.

Journey Foods
Oct 15, 2026
Geopolitical Snacks: Food vs AI, Hormuz, food prices + dates to watch
Industry Insights
7 min read7.3Kviews

Geopolitical Snacks: Food vs AI, Hormuz, food prices + dates to watch

Plus, JAI's food price outlook, Hormuz drops to 7 ships a day + what's coming | 8 min read

Antonio Romero
Oct 14, 2026
Ultra-Processed Foods vs Traditional Diets: A Brand Playbook
Labeling & Nutrition
6 min read75.3Kviews

Ultra-Processed Foods vs Traditional Diets: A Brand Playbook

Ultra-processed foods are displacing traditional diets. What the evidence and new policy mean for brands, and how to fix the recipe without breaking cost.

Journey Foods
Oct 12, 2026
The Pie: Where community eats + tariff updates
Industry Insights
7 min read8.2Kviews

The Pie: Where community eats + tariff updates

Where community eats, McDonald's goes GLP-1, whey hits a 50% tariff, and labels split SNAP

Journey Foods
Oct 10, 2026
Data Centers With a Conscience: How an AI Company Should Be Held Accountable (Starting With Us)
AI & Food Tech
7 min read86.2Kviews

Data Centers With a Conscience: How an AI Company Should Be Held Accountable (Starting With Us)

Journey is an AI company, so accountability starts with us: right-sized models, carbon removal, smarter data centers and questions to ask every AI vendor.

Journey Foods
Oct 8, 2026
UAE Sets Salt, Sugar and Fat Limits for Packaged Food: What CPG Brands Should Do Now
Labeling & Nutrition
6 min read113.4Kviews

UAE Sets Salt, Sugar and Fat Limits for Packaged Food: What CPG Brands Should Do Now

The UAE now caps sodium, sugar and fat in packaged bread, dairy drinks, yoghurt, snacks and cheese, imports included. Here is what changed, the deadlines, and how CPG brands can fix the recipe once without breaking cost, nutrition or claims.

Journey Foods
Oct 7, 2026
Food Label Generator Tools: What CPG Teams Actually Use
AI & Food Tech
6 min readNewviews

Food Label Generator Tools: What CPG Teams Actually Use

A food label generator creates FDA-compliant nutrition panels from recipe inputs. CPG teams choose among AI-enabled cloud tools, traditional enterprise software, and free printable templates based on compliance depth, allergen automation, and export needs. The right pick depends on label volume, regulatory complexity, and whether cost-in-use analysis is part of your workflow.

Journey Foods
Oct 4, 2026

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