The COVID-19 pandemic gave both opportunity and pressure to food producers looking to communicate and engage with consumers.

Coming from the underdeveloped world and living - for the time being - in the developed world has made me appreciate the advantages and disadvantages of both sides. 

Foodservice in the U.S. is undergoing another major supply chain shortage, this time for chicken, according to reports from several major news outlets.

Industrias Bachoco reported a 23% increase in net sales for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, yet experienced a 4.4% drop in net income for the period.

The use of digital technologies will become increasingly necessary not only to process data within the egg industry but as a way of better interacting with consumers.

Consumers shifted how and where they bought their food during the pandemic. Retailers want to hold onto sales gains while foodservice outlets aren’t just looking to bounce back, they want to bounce forward. 

Like most poultry processors, Pilgrim’s Pride had to shift some of its production that is ordinarily destined for the foodservice channel to the retail channel during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen some egg companies interacting in new ways with consumers. Those businesses that want to survive may well have to follow suit