Facing cost increases of double-digit percentages to 100%, metro Milwaukee food businesses are implementing strategies including negotiating with suppliers not just on price but packaging, reformulating products including smaller sizes and running their own trucks to suppliers rather than awaiting deliveries. On the upside, the challenges of navigating the financial squeeze of the pandemic andContinue reading “Food industry strategies emerge for navigating cost inflation”
Daily Archives: April 15, 2022
Wisconsin sets record high for agricultural exports in 2021
Wisconsin hit a new record for agricultural exports in 2021, the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced Monday. Experts said that signals a return to normalcy after the effects of retaliatory tariffs and the COVID-19 pandemic. Randy Romanski, secretary of Wisconsin’s DATCP, said producers set a new all-time high of more than $3.96 billionContinue reading “Wisconsin sets record high for agricultural exports in 2021”
Regulatory Update: December 15, 2021 – January 15, 2022
This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, FDA warning letters, and other items of interest, including the announcement of an outbreak investigation of Listeria monocytogenes in packaged salad, the proposal of an exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine rule for Canadian drivers, and more. FDA Updates FDA Announces Outbreak Investigation of Listeria monocytogenes in Packaged SaladAt the conclusionContinue reading “Regulatory Update: December 15, 2021 – January 15, 2022”