Josh Sosland

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Editor-in-Chief at Food Business News

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Ag industry praises proposed US biofuels increases

1 week ago | meatpoultry.com | Josh Sosland

WASHINGTON — In what the agency said would be the “highest volume requirements ever” under the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) program, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed volume requirement totals for 2026 and 2027 that would be up sharply from levels the previous three years. “We are creating a new system that benefits American farmers while mitigating the impact on gas prices and ensuring the continued existence of liquid fuels,” said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
Opinion: US flour milling remarkably steady in volatile world

1 week ago | world-grain.com | Josh Sosland

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US — Amid weak consumer confidence, depressed grocery sales volume and weak financial results for food companies and many ingredient processors, the stability exhibited by the US flour milling industry in 2024 and early 2025 stands out. Flour production in the United States has climbed for five consecutive quarters, and per capita flour disappearance ticked upward last year, according to US Department of Agriculture data.
Stability in flour milling is a fragile gift in a volatile world

1 week ago | bakingbusiness.com | Josh Sosland

KANSAS CITY — Amid weak consumer confidence, depressed grocery sales volume and weak financial results for food companies and many ingredient processors, the stability exhibited by the US flour milling industry in 2024 and early 2025 stands out. Flour production in the United States has climbed for five consecutive quarters, and per capita flour disappearance ticked upward last year, according to US Department of Agriculture data.
Proposed US biofuels requirements draw praise

1 week ago | world-grain.com | Josh Sosland

WASHINGTON, DC, US — In what the agency said would be the “highest volume requirements ever” under the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) program, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed volume requirement totals for 2026 and 2027 that would be up sharply from levels the previous three years. “We are creating a new system that benefits American farmers while mitigating the impact on gas prices and ensuring the continued existence of liquid fuels,” said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
EPA proposes large biofuels mandate increases

2 weeks ago | bakingbusiness.com | Josh Sosland

WASHINGTON — In what the agency said would be the “highest volume requirements ever” under the Renewable Fuel Standards program, the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed volume requirement totals for 2026 and 2027 that would be up sharply from levels the previous three years. “We are creating a new system that benefits American farmers while mitigating the impact on gas prices and ensuring the continued existence of liquid fuels,” said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
Mondelez CEO sees shoppers remaining thrifty

2 weeks ago | foodbusinessnews.net | Josh Sosland

PARIS — Consumer sentiment remains depressed and is likely to remain so for the balance of the year, weighing on demand for products, including snacks, said Dirk Van de Put, chairman and chief executive officer of Mondelez International Inc. The economic environment, product pricing and his most recent thinking about GLP-1s were among topics he addressed June 4 at the Deutsche Bank dbAccess Global Consumer Conference in Paris.
Insights from famed ‘toolmaker’ offer lessons

3 weeks ago | bakingbusiness.com | Josh Sosland

KANSAS CITY — Sir Jony Ive describes his profession modestly. “I’m a toolmaker — that’s my occupation and practice,” he said earlier this month at Stripe Sessions 2025, an event of fast-growing fintech company Stripe Inc., based in Palo Alto, Calif. A household name in the tech world, Ive may be less familiar to subscribers of this publication. Still, most readers hold products designed by Ive every day.
Reflecting on the enduring legacy of a singular industry leader

1 month ago | bakingbusiness.com | Josh Sosland

KANSAS CITY — In a few weeks, more than 800 industry professionals will gather in Kansas City for what has become the preeminent annual event for the milling, baking and food processing industries. While the success of the Sosland Purchasing Seminar reflects the dedicated efforts of numerous members of the Sosland Publishing staff, the event continues to bear the powerful mark of Morton I. Sosland, the longtime leader of this company who conceived and launched the seminar nearly 50 years ago.
Wheat Foods Council president steps down

1 month ago | world-grain.com | Josh Sosland

LITTLETON, COLORADO, US — Tim O’Connor, president of the Wheat Foods Council WFC, is leaving the organization to pursue other opportunities. A spokesperson for the WFC thanked O’Connor for his years of service to the group and said the organization’s board will be meeting next month as scheduled in Minneapolis June 17-19 to “chart WFC’s next chapter.” Oversight of the group will be left to its board of directors in the interim. O’Connor had led WFC since July 2015, when he succeeded Judi Adams.
Ingredion shares strong Q1 results

1 month ago | supermarketperimeter.com | Josh Sosland

WESTCHESTER, ILL. — Thanks in part to surging profits in its Texture & Healthful Solutions business, Ingredion Inc. enjoyed strong first-quarter results and has raised its guidance for full-year results in 2025. “Our strong results demonstrate the company’s continued ability to deliver sales volume and operating income growth,” said James P. Zallie, president and chief executive officer of Ingredion.