NEWS + VIEWS

by Jillian Semaan| November 4, 2022

On November 6, world leaders will meet in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, for two weeks of climate negotiations as nations struggle to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Faced with a weakened global economy, record greenhouse gas emissions, and increasing extreme weather events, COP27 seeks renewed solidarity between countries to deliver on the landmark Paris Agreement for people and […]

by Jaime Schwartz Cohen| October 22, 2022

More than 5,000 registered dietitians (RDs), nutrition professionals and food industry executives gathered in Orlando earlier this month for the annual Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE) hosted by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics – the first time the conference was hosted live since 2019. Members of the Ketchum RD team were on […]

by Jillian Semaan and Dylan Bailey, MS, RD, FAND| October 6, 2022

A major component of the National Strategy coming out of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health is reliant on partnerships with companies and nonprofits. In fact, private companies have committed over $8 billion in investments to help reach the White House’s goals.   What’s very clear coming out of this groundswell of […]

by Dylan Bailey, MS, RD, FAND| June 3, 2022

by Alec Varsamis| May 19, 2022

Inflation is making its mark on Americans. And it’s not a pretty picture. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained near 40-year highs in April, hitting an annual increase of 8.3% while inflation adjusted earnings for workers decreased 2.3% year over year. Looking only at food prices, this category rose 9.4% annually, second only to energy […]

by Jaime Schwartz Cohen| May 18, 2022

May 18th would have been the 100th birthday of Bee Marks, a pioneer of the modern-day practice of food marketing and nutrition communications. If you don’t recognize her name, you are not alone.* A trailblazer whose impact was made before it was possible to leave a digital footprint, who didn’t seek the spotlight in an […]