Ingredients: Page 2


  • A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed in Spanish
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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.

    By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 10, 2025
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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.

    By Sept. 10, 2025
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    Top 5 stories from Food Dive

    The food and beverage industry is changing rapidly and the actions companies take this year are likely to play a major role in defining their future. 

    By Food Dive staff
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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.

    By Sept. 8, 2025
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    Why ingredient simplicity equals brand strength right now

    Here’s how food innovation is enabling brands to stay ahead of global disruptors while keeping taste and texture uncompromised.

    Sept. 8, 2025
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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.

    By Sept. 4, 2025
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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.

    By Sept. 3, 2025
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    PepsiCo ups stake in Celsius to 11% with $585M deal

    Celsius also will acquire the beverage giant’s Rockstar Energy drink brand in the U.S. and Canada.

    By Aug. 29, 2025
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    T Hasegawa launches natural citrus flavor technology to improve beverage shelf life

    The innovation, called Hasecitrus, allows sports drinks and other products to preserve flavors longer while maintaining clean-label formulations. 

    By Aug. 28, 2025
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    4 food trends that could define the rest of 2025

    Companies are restructuring operations or rethinking M&A as they feel the heat from slowing sales and face pressure to transform their ingredient lists.

    By , Aug. 27, 2025
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    Spindrift discontinues alcohol offering amid decline in hard seltzers

    The beverage maker will end production of its Spiked line after four years, noting it took “substantial resources and time.”

    By Aug. 25, 2025
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    Here’s how — and why — to own the ingredient conversation with consumers

    Food brands and manufacturers can own the ingredient conversation to win consumer trust and loyalty, and it starts with education.

    Aug. 25, 2025
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    McCormick reaches $750M deal to expand condiments business in Latin America

    The spice giant will become the majority owner of a joint venture in Mexico as it sees strong demand for mayonnaise.  

    By Aug. 21, 2025
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    Nestlé develops ‘groundbreaking’ process to boost cocoa production

    The discovery could increase the supply of the popular commodity, which has seen yields cut due to climate change.

    By Aug. 21, 2025
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    Tyson adjusts beef production in face of low supply, healthy demand

    The meat processor has cut costs from its operation and slowed processing speeds to get the most from record-low cattle availability.

    By Antone Gonsalves • Aug. 19, 2025
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    FMI says it’s concerned about tariffs’ impacts on grocery prices

    More than half of respondents to the trade group’s U.S. consumer trends survey for August said tariffs were their primary concern related to food costs.

    By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 18, 2025
  • Boxes of various Kellogg's cereals are displayed on shelves
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    WK Kellogg signs legal agreement to remove artificial dyes from cereals

    The deal with the Texas attorney general's office represents the first time a food company has gone beyond a voluntary commitment to phase out petroleum-based colors.

    By Aug. 18, 2025
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    Food companies consider switching from seed oils

    Frozen brand Real Good Foods made one of the largest-scale commitments to use beef tallow as the ingredient gains more prominence.

    By Aug. 14, 2025
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    Mars to release Skittles and M&M’s without artificial dyes

    The candy giant stopped short of pledging to transition its entire portfolio to natural colors, though said it will offer options under some of its biggest brands.

    By Aug. 14, 2025
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    How umami flavors are taking the cocktail world by storm

    Spirit makers and others in the alcohol sector are crafting new drinks that embrace consumer demand for savory and Asian-inspired flavors.

    By Amanda Schuster • Aug. 14, 2025
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    Michelle Obama’s Plezi grows up to serve expanding beverage wellness market

    After focusing on kids’ juices with less sugar and more nutrients, the company has turned to better-for-you sodas and sports drinks aimed at teens and adults.

    By Aug. 13, 2025
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    Daring Foods acquired by one of Australia’s biggest plant-based meat producers

    The purchase of the vegan chicken brand gives v2food a U.S. foothold as it looks to become a global plant-based leader through a partnership with Ajinomoto.

    By Aug. 13, 2025
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    Danone launches Oikos yogurt drink aimed at GLP-1 users

    The product is viewed by the CPG giant as a “one-of-a-kind opportunity” to help consumers rebuild or maintain muscle they lose when taking weight loss drugs such as Ozempic.

    By Aug. 11, 2025
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    Leftovers: Vital Proteins launches ready-to-drink collagen shake | Danone wants to bring Activia to Gen Z

    The brand known for its drink mix-ins is launching its first protein shake, while a cocktail mix maker is bringing Bloody Marys to the ketchup aisle.

    By Food Dive staff • Aug. 8, 2025
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    Albertsons outlines defense against growing ingredients costs

    The grocery chain would consider alternate sourcing options if tariffs become unwieldy, its CEO said.

    By Kelly Stroh • Aug. 8, 2025
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    Snickers maker Mars to use gene-editing in pursuit of stable chocolate supply

    The candy giant is using Pairwise’s plant-breeding technology to improve cocoa production as climate challenges and disease send prices soaring.

    By Aug. 7, 2025