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The US Congress recently passed bipartisan legislation that ensures organic standards evolve and improve, while holding the federal government accountable for remaining familiar with the needs and expectations in the organic marketplace.

Prepared Foods' second installment of our two-part interview with Yves Potvin, founder and CEO of Konscious Foods Canada, Inc.

Inflammation was already a concern for consumers as research established systemic inflammation as a significant participant in disease states ranging from obesity, diabetes, and CVD to infirmities of aging and even declines in energy and cognition. Then the global pandemic hit and the perils of inflammation moved further into the spotlight.

Next year promises to bring challenges, with high prices and sagging consumer confidence impacting consumer behavior. Foodservice stakeholders once again need to tap into their reserves of creativity to thrive.

Each year, New York University’s Stern Center for Sustainable Business (CSB) partners with Circana (formerly IRI) to examine consumer purchases of sustainability-marketed consumer packaged goods (CPG). Last March, the partners released their fourth annual report, which summarized 2022 consumer insights and behaviors data.

California-based Punch Edibles & Extracts is bringing its infused confectionery products eastward, operating in Oklahoma’s medical cannabis market and launching in New York’s adult-use cannabis market earlier this year.

In this exclusive podcast, Editor Bob Garrison talks with Stephanie Lind, founder and chief strategy officer at Elohi Strategic Advisors (ESA), about the protein ingredients that grew most in 2023—as well as what’s next in 2024.

Prepared Foods has selected six new food and beverage products introduced in November 2023. Vote to let us know which new product is your favorite!

"Maximizing pleasure and minimizing stress, as one Trendspotter put it, encapsulates the panel's picks for 2024," said Denise Purcell, vice president, resource development, for SFA.

As we venture into the culinary landscape of 2024, the food and beverage industry will reflect trends bubbling up from 2023. Even so, Imbibe still expects some transformative changes coming with a new year.