AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoRestaurant Results: Burger King’s U.S. sales rose 8.4% in Q3, while Popeyes fell 2.2% for a seventh straight decline; Chili’s same-store sales are up 52% over three years. Grocery Deal: DoorDash agreed to buy Instacart for $17 billion, expanding its grocery business. Food Regulation: The FDA plans its first major update to infant-formula nutrition requirements in decades. Factory Automation: South Korea’s BGF Food aims to double automation at its main ready-meal plant to 30% within three years; the site produces 330,000 meals a day. Trade and Costs: UK manufacturers warn that scrapping tariffs on imported canned beans could pressure domestic factories, with little benefit for shoppers. Farm Supply Chains: More than 40 U.S. agricultural groups say immigration enforcement is disrupting harvesting, livestock transport and meatpacking, threatening production and raising costs. Local Sourcing: PepsiCo says its Ethiopia potato initiative now sources all its potatoes locally, with 84% supplied by more than 2,800 contracted farmers.
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