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Tracking coronavirus closures at food and beverage factories
From pork plants to snack factories, food and beverage manufacturers across the country are forced to halt operations as COVID-19 spreads among their employees and communities.
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Consumers want more labeling requirements for sweeteners, research shows
The Sugar Association asked the FDA to update packaging to highlight alternative sweeteners used in food and beverages.
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Healthy food on the menu as coronavirus improves eating habits
The pandemic has accelerated demand for plant-based meat and immunity-boosting products from companies such as Impossible Foods and Unilever.
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Constellation Brands buys DTC company Empathy Wines
The upstart founded in 2019 produces high quality, sustainably made bottles sold through its e-commerce platform. The purchase price was not disclosed.
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Specialty food sales hit $158.4B in 2019
This segment continues to grow almost three times faster than food in general, though future success may depend on the coronavirus pandemic.
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Christopher Doering
McCormick will run 24-hour operations after pandemic-driven home cooking depletes inventories
Manufacturing capacity became "a pressure point," said McCormick's CEO, as demand surged and sales grew 26% year-over-year in the consumer segment.
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Why Impossible Sausage was designed for meat lovers, not vegetarians
As the plant-based breakfast patty becomes available to any restaurant in the United States, company leaders talk about why they developed the product and what's coming next.
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Borden
Deep DiveBattling bankruptcy and a pandemic, Borden looks ahead
Departing CEO Tony Sarsam spoke to Food Dive about the challenges and future prospects for the dairy processor. Its $340 million sale to Capitol Peak Partners and KKR was approved on Friday.
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USDA predicts grocery prices will see their largest annual increase since 2011
The average increase of 3% is due in part to the surge in demand for meat, poultry and fish caused by the pandemic.
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Beverage makers disproportionately market sugary beverages to Black, Hispanic youth
Total sugary drink advertising expenditures increased 41% in 2018 as compared to 2013, according to a study from the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut.
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Constellation Brands
Constellation Brands trims spirits portfolio with $225M divestiture
The marketer of Corona and Modelo Especial said it would sell its Paul Masson Grande Amber Brandy brand to the Sazerac Company.
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Christopher Doering
Fresh Express bagged salads recalled after more than 200 people became sick
Federal health regulators are investigating the multi-state outbreak in the Midwest tied to Cyclospora.The products were sold at Aldi, Hy-Vee, Walmart and Jewel-Osco.
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Deep DiveHow Hershey CEO Michele Buck came to create a 'snacking powerhouse'
The food industry veteran has transformed the small-town maker of Kisses and Reese's through a series of acquisitions and innovation in core brands since taking over the 126-year-old company in 2017.
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Borden
Borden CEO to step down as bankruptcy sale secures approval
Tony Sarsam will leave in July as Gregg Engles, a former CEO of Dean Foods and founder of Capitol Peak, takes over running the dairy processor.
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Whole Foods' bottled water brand has 'concerning levels' of arsenic, Consumer Reports says
The retailer's Starkey Spring Water, which was recalled three years ago because of elevated levels of the chemical element, has been called out by the organization before.
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ColumnLeftovers: DiGiorno delivers pizza with a croissant crust; Truly scoops hard seltzer-infused ice cream
The Nestlé-owned brand is taking a page from cronuts with this new frozen pie, and Krispy Kreme is rolling out a line of doughnut bites at Walmart.
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Coronavirus slows fonio's path to market
Stay-at-home orders have kept Terra Ingredients from completing the plant to process the grain, but the company predicts it will be ready to go soon after life gets back to normal.
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Kroger
Nutriati and PLT launch textured pulse protein for plant-based meat
Made with a blend of chickpea flour and yellow pea protein, the new ingredient is intended for meat substitutes ranging from hamburgers and chicken to fish and pork.
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Deep DiveFlour power: How manufacturers helped baking become the hottest new trend
Consumers stuck at home during the pandemic turned to their ovens for solace, but were met with empty shelves. Here's how companies plan to meet demand.
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Tyson Foods to shutter South Carolina plant, lay off 150 workers
The meat giant said the closure slated for August is not related to the pandemic and is a part of ongoing efforts to increase efficiencies.
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Sesajal takes minority stake in Rhythm Superfoods
The plant-based snacks company will use the investment from the Mexico-based seeds and grains producer to expand capacity and increase marketing.
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Fermentalg goes to the blue yonder with DDW partnership
The French microalgae company delivers another algae-based blue that improves upon spirulina.
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Deep DiveA historic reckoning with race leaves problematic food brands without an easy path forward
Remaking Aunt Jemima or Uncle Ben, with characters baked into brand identity, will require heavy investments. A pandemic-related windfall could help.
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Christopher Doering
CPG consumption surges as coronavirus restrictions ease
Credit Suisse said companies including B&G Foods and McCormick & Co. could be among the beneficiaries of this trend, while General Mills could be negatively impacted.
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Christopher Doering
Dairy industry faces a slow recovery from the pandemic
A new Rabobank report predicts higher sales at retail and lower ones in foodservice will converge and bring back a more normal balance, but there are still challenges ahead.
