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ReportsSustainability Reporting for CPG Ingredients: What the Data Requirements Actually Look Like in 2026
Sustainability reporting used to be a marketing exercise. In 2026, it's an operational requirement with teeth.
ReportsJourney Foods Platform Review: Features, Pricing, and Who It's Actually Built For
We're at an inflection point in food product development. R&D timelines that once stretched across quarters are getting compressed to weeks. Supply chain volatility has made reactive sourcing genuinely dangerous. And the volume of ingredient data available to formulation teams has long outpaced any spreadsheet-based workflow.
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ReportsAI and Transparency in Food: How 2026 Tech Is Transforming Ingredients, Safety, and Supply Chains
AI in food processing is exploding from $15 billion in 2025 to $140 billion by 2034, while 71% of CPG executives now deploy AI for faster R&D, fraud prevention, and supply chain intelligence. But technology is only half the story, 64% of Gen Z consumers demand clean labels and radical transparency, armed with apps and data tools that decode ingredients at point of purchase. The brands winning in 2026 are the ones building AI-powered innovation *and* unprecedented traceability into their operating systems, not just their marketing decks.
ReportsWhy Groceries Feel Expensive Even When Inflation Is "Down"
You've heard it: inflation is cooling, the economy is stabilizing. But your grocery cart tells a different story. Food inflation slowed to ~1-2%, yet the average household is paying 25-30% more than 2019. The math isn't mathing, and it's not in your head. Here's what's actually happening: prices plateaued at a higher level, shrinkflation hit ~65% of packaged goods, and retail margins expanded even as input costs normalized. The result? The price per bite you're paying rose faster than official inflation charts suggest.
ReportsThe Top 10 CPG Culture Signals Rolling into 2026
The top culture signals rolling into 2026.
ReportsThe Top 5 CPG and Supply Chain Data Signals from 2025
2024 taught us that price-led growth was a sugar rush. 2025 is forcing the industry to remember how to actually sell more units, while navigating private label dominance, GLP-1 appetite shifts, freight roulette, and commodities that won't behave.
ReportsFAO Food Price Index: What the May 2025 Dip Tells Us About Global Food Markets and the Future of AI-Driven Supply Chains
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its latest monthly Food Price Index , painting a nuanced picture of global food markets. While prices for cereal, sugar, and
ReportsSmart Pallets but Smarter Supply Chains: How AI Is Driving Circular Innovation in the $80B Pallet Industry
As sustainability increasingly gains importance amongst consumers and producers and becomes a cornerstone of industrial logistics, the pallet industry follows suit. Once considered
ReportsSpreadsheet Sexy: How AI at Journey Foods Drives Margins for CPGs
While flashy branding turns heads on Instagram, the real winners in CPG are quietly rewriting spreadsheets. At Journey Foods, we call that being spreadsheet sexy, and it’s how we help food and beverage companies unlock real profit.
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