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A new report from Y-Pulse, Chicago, identifies five trends attracting Gen Z and younger Millennial consumers to convenience retail operations.

While only one quarter of respondents think the current state of manufacturing is either growing or stable but strong, 95% of all respondents stated that manufacturing is important to the U.S. economy, as outlined in the “Manufacturing Perception Report,” presented by Thomas, New York.

Nearly 80% of the world’s population is dependent on imports to meet their food and nutritional requirements, as outlined in this report produced by the Hoffmann Centre for Sustainable Resource Economy, London.

Sunrise Soya Foods, Canada, opened a new 85,000-square-foot production facility in Delta, BC, Canada.

TPG Rewards, Aventura, Fla., launched what is said to be the largest on-pack intelligent packaging program for Kraft Heinz, Pittsburgh, Pa.

As consumer and shareholder preferences shift toward sustainability, chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) must prepare for the transformation from a linear to a circular supply chain without waste, the circular economy will be the only economy, replacing wasteful linear economies by 2029, according to “Preparing for 2029, When Consumer Product Supply Chains Cannot Produce Waste”, presented by Gartner, Inc., Stamford, Conn.

Thai Union Group PCL, Bangkok, announced a new strategy to protect its food supply chains from intentional contamination through a series of robust programs to combat food fraud.

Nearly 9% of adults consider the environment as a top factor when making food and beverage purchase decisions, and it’s young adults, ages 18-44 years old, who are most likely to feel this way, finds the “Health Aspirations & Behavioral Tracking Service” report from The NPD Group, Chicago.

Shore Capital Partners, Chicago, completed a recapitalization of Main Street Gourmet (MSG), Akron, Ohio.

Ruby Robinson, Buffalo Grove, Ill., announced an official rebrand, effective Sept. 20, becoming The Ruby Co.