Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has announced that Soozie’s Doozies of Union, Mo., is the grand prize winner of the 2016 Food Innovation Challenge. Owners Olivia Kelvin and Robert Stanton will receive $50,000 in seed funding from ADM and $50,000 in services from National Foodworks Services (NF...

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Last week’s top story is a look inside the shady practices of on-demand food startups. Quartz deep dives into how companies like Pos...

Discover why big data and the Internet of Things are proving to be so effective in the food industry, and what other industries can learn from these use cases.

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The ever so coveted Crystal Pepsi is back by popular demand. According to Fortune, the drink that gained such a devout following in the 90's was brought back by a petition that had 34,000 signatures.

The newest flavor Nabisco is adding to the Oreo cookie flavor collection is SWEDISH FISH! And there are very mixed emotions about it:

The beloved childhood candy has just taken the chocolate cookie sandwich lovers by storm with the "WTF" evoking flavor, and if you're lucky enough to live ...

New research from Mintel reveals that four in five U.S. food shoppers (80%) agree that reducing food waste is as important as reducing packaging waste. In an effort to limit waste, half (52%) of consumers prefer to buy foods with minimal/no packaging.

Good luck to all future inventors, because you'll have to top what is quite possibly the greatest invention of all time: the pizza ATM. It looks like an ATM, functions like an ATM, and dispenses fresh, hot pizza to its customers in just three minutes. The lucky home of this glorious creation is X...

When QR codes became a vital piece of technology for Japanese auto makers in the mid-1990s, nobody could anticipate the marketing buzz the technology would eventually inspire. As of a few years ago, use of QR codes for marketing purposes skyrocketed, including a 4000% increase in usage from 2011 ...

Italy’s agricultural ministry has passed its new waste law lifting hurdles for companies giving away unsold food to charity.

Plans also include a €1 million research fund for innovative packaging and transit methods for a longer shelf life and a €3m fund to study reusable ...