Your essential source for food business analysis and intelligence.
Get food production trends sent to your inbox every week. Absolutely free.
Since 2012, Bader Rutter’s Intel Distillery team has spent seven days a week cataloguing stories from the top 1,500 voices in food, beverage and ag.
We analyze and share emerging topics and trends every week in our e-newsletter Plated by Bader Rutter.
Your free subscription also includes occasional trend reports, special Focus Features, and more. All 100% spam free.
Our e-newsletter, Plated by Bader Rutter, provides weekly perspective on the emerging topics and trends driving the food production system.
Recent Editions
Skipping Meals & Fixing Prices
Industry and government tackled food prices, focusing on beef. Researchers, government and business got serious about obesity. Alternative proteins remain …
Coast to Coast Crises
Weekly Newsletter | October 3, 2024
Hurricane Helene ravaged the Southeast. Workers shut down ports from Maine to Texas. California went on a banning spree.
Of Lids and Lawsuits
Weekly Newsletter | September 26, 2024
High-profile lawsuits in the courts may determine future policy. Sustainability drives changes in packaging. Early fall means new product launches …
Robots, Cobots and You
Weekly Newsletter | September 19, 2024
Articles, research papers and a new product introduction all lean heavily into dietary health. Robots, cobots and other technology are …
Stallers and Shot Callers
Weekly Newsletter | September 12, 2024
Industry groups push hard for action on the farm bill. Media sources find some stewardship positives in food production. CEOs …
Compare trends and topics quarter over quarter across several years
The Intel Distillery Archives
Interested in past weekly reports? Is there a particular story you’re interested in researching? Start here. Everything we’ve published since May 2019 can be found below.