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Heineken launches high-alcohol Tecate Titanium beer

The beer company wants to capture the Hispanic market with the new drinks available in convenience stores across the country.

Packaging / Labeling

Sweet and heat: More spicy dairy products coming in 2019

Ice cream, yogurt and flavored milk are increasingly offering an exotic combination of creaminess, sweetness and spice from chili peppers, according to Food Business News.

Manufacturing

Impossible Burger becomes gluten-free in new reformulation

The first major revamp of the company's signature product makes it more adaptable to replace ground beef in any recipe, less salty and more clean-label.

Manufacturing

Non-Dairy Chobani aims to upend the plant-based segment

The New York company, best known for its Greek yogurt variety, was careful not to use traditional dairy terminology to describe its new product.

Ingredients

How is the government shutdown impacting the food industry?

Federal agencies are delaying publication of market reports farmers and others rely upon, and food inspectors are either working without pay or on limited program status.

Manufacturing

Constellation Brands slashes its outlook, sending stocks tumbling

Net sales for wine and spirits are expected to tick down this year, and additional interest expenses for financing the Canopy Growth investment also made an impact.

Corporate

Pepsi pops open first new tagline in 7 years with 'For the Love of It'

The soda brand is partnering with musical group Now United on the international campaign, which includes fresh packaging, out-of-home displays, commercials and digital content.

Packaging / Labeling

Study: 1 in 10 adults have a food allergy

According to the survey of 40,443 U.S. consumers, at least half developed them after childhood.

Manufacturing

Will Missouri's new labeling law criminalizing 'meat' hurt the plant-based sector?

As of Jan. 1, anyone using the term on food labels or in ads could be fined and receive a jail sentence unless the product came from harvested livestock or poultry.

Packaging / Labeling

Residue of banned pesticide found on California produce

Last summer, a federal appeals court ordered chlorpyrifos removed from the market because of its association with developmental disabilities and other health problems.

Food Safety

Chew on this: Gum sales top $4B in 2018

The confection accounted for 11% of candy purchases overall, with low-calorie and sugar-free versions making up 85%.

Corporate

What are FDA's next regulatory steps on CBD and hemp?

Commissioner Scott Gottlieb​ said the agency plans to hold a public meeting to hear from stakeholders about experiences and challenges with the products.

Manufacturing

World Economic Forum: Plant-based meat alternatives could save lives

The international organization dedicated to solving the world's problems recommends a joint public-private approach to getting more of these items into stores and on menus.

Ingredients

Millennials and Hispanics drive boost in organic sales

Recent big sellers in the sector were cow's milk, kombucha, sandwich bread, fresh chicken and almond milk, according to Nielsen data.

Grocery

The choice of a robot generation: PepsiCo rolls out campus snackbots

The University of the Pacific is home to the technology, the first of its kind at a U.S. college from a major CPG company.

Packaging / Labeling

Does oxygenated water help the body?

An Ohio company is planning a big expansion — and has the goal of using science to prove that its product helps with muscle recovery.

Ingredients

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Leftovers: Yoplait sweetens New Year's resolutions; CBD goes coconuts

New yogurt flavors mimic less-than-healthy (but delicious) breakfast choices, and Hershey launches new Kisses full of love and lava.

Manufacturing

Global milk production soured by trade wars and plummeting prices, report says

2018 is on track for the worst year-on-year growth in domestic production since 2013, according to Rabobank.

Manufacturing

US food producers brace for hit as Pacific trade deal goes into effect

As the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership kicks in, beef and wheat exports are expected to suffer.

Manufacturing

Use of animal antibiotics dropped by a third in 2017, FDA says

Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said he's pleased with the results, but there's still work to do in fighting antimicrobial resistance. 

Food Safety

Can Soylent Bridge cross the gap between meal replacements and snacking?

Rosa Foods selected a serendipitous time to release a new version of its trendy beverage, but it remains to be seen if it holds on after healthy eating resolutions fade.

Ingredients

Carl's Jr. gives plant-based Beyond Burger the star treatment

The chain is now selling the meat-free Beyond Famous Star burger for $6.29 a piece at more than 1,000 locations, following White Castle's Impossible slider expansion.

Corporate

Boxed scores 3-month exclusive on new Smartwater line

Following reports that Amazon was pulling back on low-margin products, the online bulk retailer will test Smartwater alkaline and antioxidant waters before the brand expands to other retailers in April.

Grocery

Nestlé will launch plant-based Incredible Burger this spring

The item — part of the Garden Gourmet line and made from soy and wheat protein — will bolster the manufacturer's position in the growing segment.

Ingredients