In the food industry, there is really no definition for “clean label”, yet its importance cannot be underestimated. It has taken on even greater significance with the impact of COVID-19 and more buyer demand for truth and transparency. And the global market for “clean” labelled food sales this year will be worth $180 billion – …
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USA Online grocery sales in the U.S. grew 22% in 2019 (Coresight Research U.S. Online Grocery Survey 2020) and COVID-19 lockdowns have propelled e-commerce food shopping to an even higher level. In April 2020, e-commerce sales overall jumped 49% compared to early March before lockdowns went into effect, according to new data from Adobe’s Digital …
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United States Northwest green peas harvest has been completed. Conditions have been good; however, weather heated up in the middle of the pack which caused bunching for some processors. Overall budgets were met, however there may be more lower grade peas than desired, with high quality AAA grade product at a premium. In regard to …