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Saudi Arabia is the largest economy in the Arab world and home to a growing food manufacturing and processing sector.
Turkey’s grain sector continues to grapple with different challenges, the most recent of which are earthquake and drought.
The United Arab Emirates’ food processing sector continues to expand, bolstered by strong economic growth and local demand.
Papa Murphy’s Take ‘n’ Bake Pizza is thrilled to announce the return of the Hog Heaven pizza nationwide starting today, November 7 through December 25, for a limited time only.
Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health have found that eating a single hot dog could take 36 minutes off your life.
In their study, published this month in the journal Nature Food, they looked at 5,853 foods in the US diet and measured their effects in minutes of healthy life gained or lost.
The research, which also addressed environmental impacts, found that substituting 10% of daily caloric intake from beef and processed meats with a mix of fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes and select seafood could reduce one’s dietary carbon footprint by a third and allow people to gain 48 minutes of healthy life per day.
Bennington, Vermont will transform into “Garlic Town, USA” on Saturday to celebrate of all things garlic.
Bennington’s annual Garlic and Herb Festival is held every year on Labor Day weekend. Two years ago, the festival saw crowds of over 16,000 patrons and 200 garlic-themed vendors.
Due to the COVID pandemic and Vermont restrictions on festivals in 2020, the 25th annual “Garlicfest,” was canceled and the organizers, the Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce, pivoted to a different model in a rebranded, “Garlic Town, USA” event in downtown Bennington.
According to Bloomberg, some of the largest U.S. food distributors are “reporting difficulties in fulfilling orders as a lack of workers weighs on the supply chain.” Take distribution giant Sysco, North America’s largest wholesale food distributor, which is turning away customers in some areas where demand is exceeding capacity.
Worse, food inflation is about to soar: the company said prices for key goods such as chicken, pork and paper products for takeout packaging are climbing amid tight supplies. In particular, production has slowed for high-demand, labor-intensive cuts like bacon, ribs, wings and tenders, Sysco said. And if intermediate and final wholesale prices are “rising”, just wait until they emerge on the consumer side.
