Sodas are delicious, but they can be a guilty pleasure ... "fridge cigarettes" anyone? We can all debate whether sugar and/or corn syrup is preferable to the chemicals in diet sodas. But what's been in the news in recent months is U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's focus on eliminating artificial dyes in food and drink, including sodas. Only Red 3 (erythrosine) has been banned (back in [...]
Red Bull’s launches bold $1.7 billion bet on America
Late last week, Red Bull took a big step forward in building its American supply chain. More specifically, on September 9th, Red Bull broke ground on a new $1.7 billion manufacturing plant in Concord, North Carolina. This plant is a joint venture between Red Bull and two other companies, and it's expected to be over 2 million square feet at completion, with capacity for up to 3 billion cans annually. Since they just [...]
Michigan loses another factory with 171 confirmed layoffs as economic downturn spirals
Michigan has suffered more from tariffs than most states, as a big part of its economy relies on cross-border trade with Canada. (And Canada, as you know, is extremely mad at us.) So it's no surprise that Michigan keeps losing factories. Unfortunately, the pain keeps on coming - Cole's Quality Foods has ended operations at its frozen bread processing facility in Muskegon, Michigan. The plant doesn't officially [...]
California farms lose $54.2 million as Trump admin suddenly eliminates two key programs
California farmers have taken it on the chin lately, and unfortunately - the pain just keeps coming. ICE raids are disrupting harvests... Plus, whole industries are folding within the state... And the Trump administration is pouring gasoline on the fire. More specifically, the US Department of Agriculture has decided to shutter two key farm support programs that had an additional $54.2 million to spend supporting [...]
Arizona abruptly loses 3 huge breweries as alcohol market tanks
This is some rough news for Arizona. Fresh off losing several factories earlier this year… As part of a widespread loss of manufacturing this year we’ve dubbed “the end of Made in America”… The job losses have now expanded to the craft beer industry, which has recently lost three major breweries in Arizona: This unfortunately mirrors losses in other states, as the overall downturn in alcohol consumption [...]
New York suddenly loses four grocery stores as economic crisis spirals
The whole food industry is suffering this year. From tariff disruptions… To mass restaurant closures… And now the issues have come all the way to grocery stores. New York has recently lost four: Grocery stores - especially independent grocery stores - are facing enormous challenges in 2025. Spiking food and labor costs, supply chain difficulties, and consumer spending reductions are just the [...]
