Food News Now: Takeout containers were once an afterthought. Now they’re essential — and expensive and more

To-go boxes were once just a minor line-item for restaurants. Now they're a lifeline. Chefs are...

Subscribe Thursday, February 04, 2021 Food Technology magazine Center Store Moves Center Stage As pandemic restrictions ease and more consumers begin to eat outside the home, convenient, restaurant-quality, and seriously healthy fare will be critical for maintaining center-store sales momentum. The Boston Globe Takeout containers were once an afterthought. Now they're essential — and expensive To-go boxes were once just a minor line-item for restaurants. Now they're a lifeline. Chefs are poring over catalogs for paper goods the same way they obsess over ingredients. PR Web Ghirardelli debuts new high cacao chocolate chips The Ghirardelli Chocolate Co. announces the addition of two new baking chips: 72% Cacao Dark Chocolate Chips and 100% Cacao Unsweetened Chocolate Chips. Datassential Post-COVID migration patterns: How to be ready COVID-19 has turned the world upside down, affecting how we work, where we live, and how and what we eat. U.S. restaurant owners need to be ready to re-capture customers once the pandemic is no longer... ISAAA ISAAA releases report on global adoption of GM crops in 2019 According to the report, 190.4 million hectares of biotech crops were grown in 29 countries in 2019, contributing significantly to food security, sustainability, climate change mitigation, and... Penn State Univ. Newly discovered trait helps plants grow deeper roots in dry, compacted soils A previously unknown root trait allows some cereal plants to grow deeper roots capable of punching through dry, hard, compacted soils, according to researchers, who suggest that harnessing the... Globe Newswire AquaBounty Technologies announces proposed public offering of common stock AquaBounty Technologies, a land-based aquaculture company utilizing technology to enhance productivity and sustainability, has commenced a proposed underwritten public offering of common stock of the... Wageningen Univ. Not every circular farmer is the same Most farmers attempt to incorporate circular agriculture into the existing agricultural model, but there are also farmers who create alternative business practices and sales markets. Reuters Delivery Hero expects €1.4 billion impairment on Woowa acquisition German online takeaway food company Delivery Hero said it will have to take an impairment of up to €1.4 billion on its takeover of South Korean food delivery app owner Woowa Brothers. Businesswire Yum! Brands reports Q4 results, year-end 2020 Overall Q4 system sales declined 2%, including a 3% headwind of the 53rd week in 2019, with slightly positive net units year-over-year and a 1% same-store sales decline. Institute of Food Technologists | 525 W. Van Buren St. | Suite 1000 | Chicago, IL 60607 | USA This newsletter made Smart by Subscribe | Report | Learn More | Unsubscribe | Contact