AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoFood Waste Policy: Vermont’s governor proclaimed Sept. 28–Oct. 4 as Food Waste Prevention Week, kicking off a Scrap Food Waste Challenge with daily tips to cut waste and emissions. Food Access & Community Feeding: Feeding South Dakota is expanding help with a monthly drive-through mobile food pantry across all 66 counties, while New York’s Feeding America network hit a record 110M pounds collected under the state’s food donation and food scraps recycling law. Local Food Systems & Sovereignty: The Blackfeet Nation held its second annual FAST Blackfeet Food Sovereignty event with buffalo harvest and workshops on traditional foods and knowledge. Retail & Delivery: DoorDash and Uber are widening Costco delivery in the US, adding same-day service across more warehouses and intensifying competition with Instacart. Food Safety/Operations: Cambridge library is hosting a home food-preservation session on freezing, canning, fermenting and dehydrating. Industry & Finance: Ingredion raised its quarterly dividend to $0.83/share, signaling steady ingredient-market confidence. Trade & Alcohol: Treasury Secretary Deb Goldberg warned tariffs are a “game” that could threaten alcohol industry jobs.
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