Phoebe Tran

Feb 18, 2025 | foodtechconnect.com | Phoebe Tran

Image Credit: PoliticoEvery week we track the business, tech and investment trends in CPG, retail, restaurants, agriculture, cooking and health, so you don’t have to. Here are some of this week’s top headlines. The agricultural sector faces uncertainty as Trump’s funding freeze disrupts efforts to transition farms to regenerative practices, leaving farmers in financial distress.

Dec 23, 2024 | foodtechconnect.com | Phoebe Tran

Image Credit: Fast CompanyEvery week we track the business, tech and investment trends in CPG, retail, restaurants, agriculture, cooking and health, so you don’t have to. Here are some of this week’s top headlines. In recent developments, the FDA has modernized its 30-year-old definition of “healthy” for packaged foods, requiring products to include specific amounts from food groups like fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy, and protein, while also setting limits on added sugars.

Dec 17, 2024 | foodtechconnect.com | Phoebe Tran

Image Credit: New York TimesEvery week we track the business, tech and investment trends in CPG, retail, restaurants, agriculture, cooking and health, so you don’t have to. Here are some of this week’s top headlines. A growing spotlight is being cast on the role of ultraprocessed foods in America’s health crisis, as public scrutiny intensifies and legal actions emerge.

Dec 10, 2024 | foodtechconnect.com | Phoebe Tran

Image Credit: New York TimesEvery week we track the business, tech and investment trends in CPG, retail, restaurants, agriculture, cooking and health, so you don’t have to. Here are some of this week’s top headlines. In recent high-profile food industry legal decisions, a US federal judge has blocked the proposed $25 billion merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons following the Federal Trade Commission’s push to prevent potential negative impacts on consumers and workers.

Dec 3, 2024 | foodtechconnect.com | Phoebe Tran

Image Credit: Table.MediaEvery week we track the business, tech and investment trends in CPG, retail, restaurants, agriculture, cooking and health, so you don’t have to. Here are some of this week’s top headlines. The Atlantic examines how a 1980s federal policy shift spurred the rise of food deserts, leaving communities with limited access to affordable, healthy options.