It’s a healthy outlook Hot off the (virtual) presses, I just received Mintel’s trend report, “A Year of Innovation in Salty Snacks & Fruit Mixes, 2021.” It’s a global look at the market and gives a sense of what to look for in the year ahead. Since these reports always include examples of new products […]
Archives for February 2021
Pondering Plant-based Pet Food
Trend or fad? A recent blog in Petfood Industry had editor-in-chief, Debbie Phillips-Donaldson, pondering whether plants and plant protein would be the next big thing in petfood. Naturally, as an advocate for adding fruit in petfood and treats, this caught my attention. Ms. Donaldson gave examples of existing brands offering plant-based pet food (V-Planet, Natural Balance), startups […]
Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) -Part 2: Preventive Actions and Verification
Last month I introduced the use of a Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) program to work to find a root cause by using a 5-Why technique, but that is just the start of a CAPA. The next step after a root cause is discovered is to prevent the issue from reoccurring by instituting actions that […]
California Fresh Market Strawberry Movement to February 6, 2021
The fresh market movement of strawberry has started off slower this year even with increased acreage in each of the districts that grow and ship strawberry. The slower movement has kept pricing high for fresh market fruit. The high prices are not uncommon for this time of year, but the smaller volumes are keeping the […]
Strawberry Acreage 2021
Strawberry acreage in each of the main districts that supply fresh market fruit to the U.S. has increased. The extra acreage planted may help to contribute more fruit to the fresh market and to the processing markets that currently are short. There are reports of problems with nursery stock plantings in parts of Mexico and […]
