Food & Beverage Industry Information

It’s a great time of year. Everywhere you look, experts and analysts are sharing their predictions for the top trends that will shape the food & beverage industry in 2014. What are they saying? Today, we’re summarizing some of the key predictions from Innova Market Insights and consultants Baum+Whiteman LLC: Sustainability. A hot topic for […]

The virtual office idea came from a combination of technological innovation and the Information Age. It’s concept is an evolution of the executive suite, that posh area on the top floor of premier real estate where the CEO and other top company leaders have offices. However, the inflexibility and cost of an executive suite lease doesn’t work for many business models and […]

It’s a fact – America is aging.  Over the next several decades, we will see big changes in our country’s population: One in five residents will be age 65 or older in 2030. By 2030, all of our Baby Boomer population (the single largest consumer group in America) will be senior citizens. By 2050, the […]

Kinsa Group is pleased to announce the launch of its mobile website. Accessible from any web-enabled phone, smartphone or tablet, the site provides access to: Search Kinsa Group open jobs View Kinsa hot jobs Learn more about Kinsa Group Contact Kinsa recruiters via email or ‘click to call’ A link to the full Kinsa website According […]

Neuroscientists have reported that men think differently than women. But that doesn’t mean they’re better leaders. Current statistics, however, might cause you to believe differently.  While women have made great strides in every profession – including those in the food & beverage industry – they still find fewer opportunities in executive offices and corporate boardrooms.  […]

Uncle Sam is probably smiling right now. According to the 2012 Food and Health Survey: Consumer Attitudes toward Food Safety, Nutrition & Health: More than half of Americans believe it is easier to figure out their income taxes than to figure out how to have a balanced diet within calorie needs. Obviously, we’re living in […]

Looking for ways to earn a raise or promotion? Get on your boss’s A-List.  If you consistently show your boss that you’re doing a great job, you’ll progress further, faster.  Here are a few quick tips to get you noticed, separate yourself from the pack and create a lasting positive impression: Communicate clearly.  When in […]

I recently read a blog on Omega-3s and Sustainability that referenced the harvesting of krill in the Antarctic.  For those of you not in the fats and oils industry, Antarctic krill are shrimp-like ocean creatures that are one of our planets most abundant species. I did not know that one whale can eat up to […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture changed the implementation date of  Non-O157:H7. The implementation was moved forward 90 days, to June 4, so that routine sampling of six additional STEC serogroups (O26, O45, O103, O111, O121 and O145) could  be included. The USDA reported that the purpose of the extension is to “provide additional time for […]