AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoFast-Food Menu Moves: Carl’s Jr. is pushing made-to-order burgers, while Domino’s launches a “Mount Rushmore” showdown campaign that sends shoppers to buy rival icons to earn a free Domino. Chain Innovation: Slim Chickens leans into “swicy” with a Honey Jalapeño Pimento Sandwich and Wrap, and Parag Milk Foods expands protein into snacking via Avvatar Popped Protein Chips. Better-At-Home Convenience: Tasty Bite’s Cheffin debuts Asian Noodle Kits with ready noodles plus liquid sauces/broths for a restaurant-style bowl in two minutes. Food Prices & Policy Pressure: UK food inflation forecasts climb toward ~4% by end-2026 and above 6% mid-2027, driven by energy, logistics, packaging, heat, and trade shocks. Food Is Medicine: Feeding America and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics release first community-based medically tailored grocery standards to scale Food is Medicine programs. Stadium & Community Food: NFL stadium menus roll out over-the-top game-day items, while farmworker-led food drives in California show how local “networks of care” are filling gaps. Safety & Labels Watch: A court revived a consumer class action over allulose being treated as “sugar” for “zero sugar” claims, a potential flashpoint for labeling rules.
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