by Stephen Miller | Oct 11, 2017 A unique program in the Arctic tundra finds a way around federal regulation to put traditional foods on the hospital menu. “Imagine yourself in another world of ice. You’re out a ways from shore, and you’re traveling through ice pack, looking for good, clear, white ice. That’s most…

by Jessica Fu | November 30, 2017 If a wholesale fish market affiliate lays claim to a community-supported business model, is it (a) fraud, (b) innovation, (c) greenwashing, (d) all the above? Last month, a curious press release landed in our inboxes here at The New Food Economy. It intended to draw attention to a…

On November 20, wine and spirits distributors Breakthru Beverage and Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) announced that they plan to merge. The two companies are the second- and third-largest distributors, and would together have nearly a 60% market share. Experts say continued consolidation in distribution means less leverage for small retailers, and an uphill struggle…

By Jacob Bunge | November 29, 2017 Meatpackers, including Tyson Foods and its chicken processing, struggle to win support for new plants TONGANOXIE, Kan.—Rural Americans are turning their backs on the industry that made the U.S. the biggest meat-exporting country in the world. Residents of Tonganoxie, a 5,300-person town in northeast Kansas, spent part of…