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  Deep Dive

  How meat sticks became America’s favorite new snack

  With sales reaching $3.3 billion last year, food brands such as Chomps, Jack’s Link and Slim Jim are benefitting from consumers’ obsession with protein and convenience.

  Corporate Operations

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  Sponsored by Kalypso: A Rockwell Automation Business

  The new rules of food and personal care products

  Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) leads the healthy foods movement, reshaping national health dialogue.

  Ingredients

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  Red Bull moves ahead with $1.7B factory after delay

  The plant is expected to can 3 billion energy drinks annually and distribute throughout the U.S.

  Manufacturing

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  Grocers aim to significantly increase private brand dollar share by 2027

  An FMI survey found a majority of retailer and manufacturer executives plan to increase private brand investments in the next two years.

  Corporate Operations

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  Column

  Leftovers: Cheez-It adds crunch for biggest innovation in years | Wonderful Pistachios enters confectionery category

  Kellanova is playing into consumer demand for sensory snacking, while Snickers unveils a trio of dipping sauces for football season.

  Ingredients

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  Danone settles 2 plastic packaging lawsuits

  The consumer packaged goods company will change certain marketing statements about plastic recycling under agreements with the Earth Island Institute and the Plastic Pollution Coalition.

  Corporate Operations

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  FDA takes first step toward closing GRAS ingredient ‘loophole’

  The agency is proposing a requirement that companies submit data when self-affirming an additive is safe for consumption.

  Ingredients

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  Perdue Farms to lay off 300 workers at Indiana turkey plant

  Production for the Thanksgiving staple has fallen to a three-decade low as poultry companies grapple with bird flu and changing consumer habits.

  Manufacturing

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  Food companies could be required to disclose when products contain gluten

  The proposal is part of a long-awaited Trump administration strategy report outlining policy goals of the "Make America Healthy Again" movement.  

  Ingredients

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  Coca-Cola aims to help solve the orange juice crisis with AI

  The Minute Maid producer is a founding member of an MIT consortium that looks to solve “real-world problems” through artificial intelligence.

  Food Tech

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  Nutrabolt boosts stake in Bloom Nutrition with nearly $160M investment

  The C4 Energy drink maker, Bloom’s largest investor, said the deal will help it attract a broader customer base.

  Finances and Deals

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  Private label, assortment changes may unlock SNAP spending

  Adjusting product selections can help grocers weather policy changes that could negatively impact SNAP consumers, a Coresight Research report found.

  Ingredients

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  Ben & Jerry’s cofounders push for independence as Unilever’s ice cream spinoff nears

  The CPG giant’s Magnum Ice Cream unit said the offering is “a proud part” of its business and it has no interest in selling the Cherry Garcia maker.

  Finances and Deals

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  Kendall Jenner-backed 818 Tequila nabs new investment

  The funding announcement comes as the brand's parent company appoints a new CEO and looks to gain cultural relevance as alcohol consumption declines.

  Corporate Operations

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  Molson Coors is brewing a future beyond the beer tap

  The alcohol giant has built a presence in everything from nonalcoholic cocktails to energy drinks to attract more consumers and offset a decline in beer consumption.

  Ingredients

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  Nestlé CEO firing followed second probe of office romance, CFO says

  The food giant’s finance chief said a May allegation of “improper favoritism” ultimately led to two investigations and the CEO’s dismissal.

  Corporate Operations

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  Celsius bolsters C-suite with brand and creative officer roles

  The energy drink maker's CEO said the appointments will help grow its namesake beverage, plus the recently acquired Alani Nu and Rockstar, "from big brands into mega brands."

  Corporate Operations

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  PepsiCo issues first progress report on revamped packaging targets

  The company surpassed the annual virgin plastic reduction goal it set in May, while inching toward a reworked long-term recycled content target.

  Corporate Operations

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  Lab-grown meat makers sue Texas over ban on cultivated protein

  As more states restrict sales, startups Wildtype and Upside Foods argue the laws could threaten the survival of the nascent industry.

  Food Tech

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  Column

  Leftovers: Sour Patch Kids stretches into strips | Slim Jim launches first chicken sticks with Buffalo Wild Wings

  The Mondelēz brand is tapping into demand for edible entertainment, while Home Run Pizza goes deep with a new collaboration with Garrett Popcorn. 

  Corporate Operations

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  Tyson supply chain officer dismissed for breaching code of conduct

  The meat giant also signaled further leadership changes to come as part of the company's succession plan.

  Corporate Operations

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  Nestlé scandal sticks corporate affairs in the spotlight — again

  “Boards won’t put up with this,” one analyst said regarding romantic entanglements for top executives.

  Corporate Operations

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  Campbell’s becomes latest food giant to remove synthetic colors

  Brands such as Lance crackers and V8 Splash will transition to colors derived from annatto, purple carrot juice concentrate and other natural sources.

  Manufacturing

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  Deep Dive

  How legacy CPG brands can crack the social-first marketing code

  Ten-figure acquisitions, new agency experiments and organizational changes are underway, but the real key may be relinquishing a sense of control.

  Finances and Deals

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  Activist investor pushes for PepsiCo turnaround with $4B stake

  Elliott Investment Management said the food and beverage maker has become a “dramatic underperformer,” and there’s a “historic opportunity” to boost its stock price.

  Finances and Deals

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  Kraft Heinz to break up a decade after mega-merger

  The ketchup and Lunchables giant will create one business for grocery staples and another for sauces, spreads and seasonings.

  Finances and Deals

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