Food & Beverage news in the USA

An overview of news, trends and research in the Food & Beverage industry in the USA:

Capgemini supports Subway on large-scale digital update Capgemini has served as strategic and implementation partner on Subway’s ongoing, multi-year digital transformation initiative.
16 January 2024
Diners back in restaurants, but wouldn’t mind a price cut Restaurant dining has returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to a recent Deloitte report, though consumers wouldn’t mind lower prices.
06 July 2023
PA Consulting partners with PulPac on Bottle Collective PA Consulting, a global innovation and transformation firm, and PulPac, a Swedish R&D firm behind Dry Molded Fiber plastic alternative, have announced the Bottle Collective to drive forward adoption
24 February 2023
Starbucks taps McKinsey alum Laxman Narasimhan as incoming CEO Starbucks has selected former McKinsey partner Laxman Narasimhan as its incoming CEO.
19 September 2022
Amanda Wittstrom Higgins launches wine industry consulting firm Amanda Wittstrom Higgins, a wine and spirits industry expert and business strategist, has launched a consulting firm based in Paso Robles – in the heart of California’s Central Coast wine country.
09 March 2022
Absolut picks GEP procurement software Spirits manufacturer Absolut has selected GEP Software to transform its source-to-contract process in Europe.
04 January 2022
CPG brands expect to shell out even more on packaging Consumer packaged goods (CPG) brand owners expect to increase spending on packaging in the next two years, well in excess of inflation, according to a recent report from L.E.K. Consulting.
25 November 2021
Pet ownership to keep growing after pandemic bump Pet ownership is expected to keep growing even after the pandemic caused a significant bump in pet ownership, according to research from L.E.K. Consulting.
20 July 2021
Cultivated meat could be a $25-billion global industry by 2030 Cultivated (or lab-grown) meat could be a $25-billion global industry by 2030, according to a new report from consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
16 July 2021
How DSS has helped Tyson Foods optimize its workforce An e-learning tool from Dupont Sustainable Solutions has helped Tyson Foods optimize its 8,500-strong workforce over the course of a decade. A roundup of the project and its impact.
01 June 2021
Restaurant consultancy Suited Hospitality launches in Napa Valley Suited Hospitality, a consulting firm catering to fine dining establishments, has launched in Napa, California.
01 June 2021
US legal cannabis market shows strong fundamentals for growth Broad acceptance and growing habitual consumption is driving growth in the global legal cannabis market, evidenced by soaring numbers in the United States (US).
10 February 2021
Restaurants will see pared down menus, more digitalization in 2021 Technomic, a Chicago-based management consultancy focusing on the foodservice industry, in a recent report highlighted several likely trends for the beleaguered industry next year – including pared d
23 December 2020
Big brands have key role to play in emerging US cannabis market Cannabis-derived products in the health & beauty and food & beverage categories are a growing and increasingly lucrative market that has yet to be adequately developed.
06 November 2020
Consumers buying more fresh food, but making fewer trips to store The pandemic is, unsurprisingly, driving changes in how consumers shop for fresh food groceries, according to recent report from consulting firm Deloitte.
16 October 2020
Treasure8 and PA Consulting team up to reduce food waste Treasure8, a San Francisco-based food tech startup, has partnered with innovation consultancy PA Consulting to scale and deploy Treasure 8’s food tech platform.
05 August 2020
Las Vegas firms The Strategy Organization and ATM Hospitality team up The Strategy Organization, a gaming sector-focused consultancy, has partnered with ATM Hospitality, an expert in food and beverage operations.
14 July 2020
Uber buys food delivery service Postmates for $2.65 billion Uber has strengthened its food delivery service, Uber Eats, with the purchase of Postmates in a $2.65 billion all-stock deal.
10 July 2020
Accenture supports Del Monte with SAP cloud migration Accenture has helped consumer goods company Del Monte implement a comprehensive transition to Amazon Web Services (AWS). The process was completed in less than four months.
04 June 2020
Constellation Brands growth leader among CPG firms in 2019 Alcoholic beverage company Constellation Brands was the top growth leader for large companies in consumer packaged goods, according to Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and IRI’s annual US CPG study.
11 May 2020
Fresh Del Monte Produce adds Guidehouse COO Charles Beard to board Fruit and vegetable giant Fresh Del Monte Produce has welcomed Charles Beard as an independent board member.
17 April 2020
Restaurant industry optimism tumbles as food and labor costs rise Only 56% of US foodservice operators said they expect their industry to grow over the next three years, according to a recent study from L.E.K. Consulting.
02 March 2020
Restaurant consultancy Goliath welcomes new partner Reginald Coachman Goliath Consulting Group, an Atlanta-based firm specializing in the restaurant industry, has welcomed Reginald Coachman as a partner and chief consulting officer.
20 January 2020
Plant-based meat to rise in popularity as big food firms edge into market Plant-based meat – the stuff that’s supposed to mimic the taste of meat, like the Impossible Burger, rather than a simple tofu dog – is gaining in popularity and investor interest.
08 January 2020
North America's legal cannabis market to grow to $37.9 billion by 2024 The legal cannabis market in North America is projected to grow to $37.9 billion by 2024, according to research consultancy Prohibition Partners.
23 December 2019
Deloitte: Fresh food presents ripe opportunity for retailers, manufacturers A report from Big Four firm Deloitte shows that there is increasing value in fresh food for retailers and manufacturers.
25 November 2019
Strategy& projects US restaurant market to grow by 2.5% to 2022 A recent Strategy& study – commissioned by TripAdvisor – projects that the US restaurant market will expend by a CAGR of 2.5% between 2018 and 2022, while the global restaurant market will grow 4.
31 October 2019
Winsight announces two key executive appointments Food and beverage (F&B), convenience retail, and grocery industry service provider Winsight has announced the appointment of two key executive positions.
15 August 2019
Fast-moving consumer goods brands post record profitability in 2018 Profitability of the top Global 50 FMCG companies reached 18.2% in 2018 – the highest point since OC&C Strategy Consultants started their annual Global 50 report in 2002.
11 July 2019
EY inks deal to build blockchain-powered wine authenticator Big Four professional services firm EY is leveraging blockchain to take a sip of the lucrative wine industry.
03 June 2019
A.T. Kearney launches wine and spirits distribution report SipSource Global management consulting firm A.T.
23 May 2019
Labor issues, financial unease top restaurant industry concerns in 2019 A new survey from global consulting firm AlixPartners has found that restaurant consumers are increasingly “jittery” in terms of finances, while also supportive of significant minimum wage increases
13 May 2019

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