AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMarket Shifts: Japanese food and drink companies face consumers demanding affordability, health, safety and convenience as rising costs squeeze producers. California vintners are planting agave as wine demand falls and water limits tighten, but scarce local distilling capacity makes the pivot risky. Automation: Circus has launched its autonomous food-production system in the UAE with caterer Royal Prestige, which produces more than three million meals a year. The system can prepare over 200 meals per load using locally sourced ingredients. Trade and Investment: McCain Foods is acquiring an Indian potato-processing business in Gujarat, while Indonesia is urging ASEAN cooperatives to strengthen links between farmers, financing, processing and markets. Food Safety: FDA proposals on chemicals added directly to food have drawn concern over wider exemptions from safety review; the agency has also released its 2026 Food Code for retail and foodservice operators. Supply and Sustainability: Food makers warn that a strong El Niño could disrupt supply, while Scotland has opened Pulpex’s first commercial fibre-bottle factory near Glasgow.
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