Have you heard about M&M's? The FDA, under the direction of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has zeroed in on a colorful culprit in America’s food supply: artificial petroleum-based dyes. These additives have long been used to make cereals brighter, sodas bolder, and candies (like M&M's) more eye-catching—but their days may be numbered. The agency is pushing food and beverage [...]

This year has not been kind to Ohio - especially anyone working in Ohio's food industry. Workers were already getting a raw deal, and then the trade war delivered a one-two punch that has simultaneously slowed the American economy and reduced our exports as longtime allies boycott American goods. These losses have destroyed factories and sent even more restaurants into bankruptcy across Ohio, and unfortunately the pain [...]

Florida needed some good news. After a slew of painful factory closures… And yet another recent grocery store loss… It would be nice for something to be stable, you know? Unfortunately, Florida is taking hits everywhere, even among breweries as the alcohol market sours further. So there’s no relief to be found - Florida’s economy is just in rough shape. The recent brewery losses aren’t confined to one area [...]

California has been a major sugar beet producer in America for over a century. It’s a tradition of farming that has passed from one generation of Californians to the next for an era. That era came to an abrupt halt this year as the final sugar beet refinery in California shut down. The last toehold of the state’s traditional sugar beet farming was in Brawley, California, where Spreckels Sugar Company’s last West [...]

Under Robert F Kennedy, Jr's Health and Human Services regime, the FDA has been cracking down on artificial dyes in food and drink. Specifically, they've been targeting a group of petroleum-based artificial dyes that give many of our favorite products in the US their distinctive colors. Fortunately, there are many natural alternatives that do a good enough job (my favorite example is Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, which made [...]

Arkansas is certainly suffering as the economy slows down. With factories closing amid mass layoffs… Not to mention all the complication and difficulty connected to snarled supply chains amid the escalating trade war… It’s a tough time to be in many businesses - especially a food business - in Arkansas. So it’s no surprise (but still a huge disappointment) to see Arkansas losing another grocery store. More [...]