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    Texas approves law requiring warning labels for food additives

    Industry experts note some naturally derived ingredients would also require disclosures, leading to consumer confusion.

    By • June 24, 2025
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    Jones Soda sells cannabis business for $3M

    The divestiture of its Mary Jones brand will allow the company to focus on other categories, such as alcohol and functional beverages.

    By • June 24, 2025
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    How AI is transforming the food and beverage industry

    Companies are leaning on the technology across nearly all parts of their operations, from marketing to product design.

    By Food Dive staff
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    Back from the dead: Once discontinued brands get another chance

    Slice, Hydrox and Odwalla are back on the market several years after they left, often with modernized changes aimed at attracting new consumers without alienating nostalgic shoppers.

    By • June 23, 2025
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    Hormel Foods brings back former CEO to serve on an interim basis

    Jeffrey Ettinger, who was chief executive from 2005 to 2016, will again lead the Spam maker as it seeks a permanent replacement.

    By • June 23, 2025
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    Anheuser-Busch invests $17M in Houston brewery

    The beer giant has spent $2 billion during the last five years on its manufacturing network despite a slowdown in consumption.

    By • June 20, 2025
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    Leftovers: Kristen Bell-founded snack bar gets new name | Dole improves a Disney treat

    This Bar Saves Lives will now be called All In following a $4 million fundraising round, while Nestlé’s Tombstone brand launches a French fry frozen pizza.

    By Food Dive staff • June 20, 2025
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    General Mills to remove artificial colors from US cereals and foods

    The Trix and Lucky Charms maker set a goal to remove synthetic dyes by the end of 2027.

    By • June 18, 2025
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    Danone spends $65M to increase coffee and creamer production

    The International Delight and STōK Cold Brew Coffee maker is expanding a Florida manufacturing plant and investing in a distribution center to help supply products to the Southeastern U.S.

    By • June 17, 2025
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    Kraft Heinz to remove artificial colors in US products by end of 2027

    The Jell-O and Crystal Light maker estimated nearly 90% of its American portfolio by net sales are already free of synthetic dyes.

    By • June 17, 2025
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    Campbell’s turns to suppliers to help ease tariff costs

    The global food conglomerate's strategy also includes alternative sourcing, product cost optimization and, possibly, higher prices.

    By Antone Gonsalves • June 17, 2025
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    Pepsi parodies ‘Share a Coke’ after rival resurrects iconic campaign

    New Pepsi packaging and ads take Coke’s concept but swap out names on bottles for food pairings relevant to the summer cookout season.

    By Peter Adams • June 12, 2025
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    PepsiCo to close California Frito-Lay plant

    The shuttering of the 55-year-old facility comes as several food makers reduce their manufacturing footprints in response to a pullback in spending by cash-strapped consumers.

    By • June 12, 2025
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    Trump tariffs could hike canned food prices up to 15%, trade group says

    The Consumer Brands Association also warned 20,000 U.S. food manufacturing jobs could be endangered if more costly products lead to a drop in sales. 

    By • June 11, 2025
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    King’s Hawaiian owner to build $54M pickle factory

    Irresistible Foods Group is expanding operations for its Grillo’s brand as pickle mania sweeps the U.S.

    By Nathan Owens • June 11, 2025
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    Tom Brady enters the snacking game with vegan gummies

    The organic offering, called Goat Gummies, will be offered through a partnership with Gopuff.

    By • June 10, 2025
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    Cargill invests $90M to automate Colorado beef plant

    The technology will help preserve more meat per cow as the U.S. experiences a significant cattle shortage.

    By • June 10, 2025
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    ‘The world has changed’: PepsiCo CSO explains sustainability goal reset

    The company isn’t backing away from sustainability, just changing its strategy, according to Chief Sustainability Officer Jim Andrew.

    By Katie Pyzyk • June 9, 2025
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    Leftovers: Oreo releases a Selena Gomez cookie | Snack Factory heads to the campfire

    Plus, Kodiak enters the frozen aisle with protein-packed breakfast sandwiches.

    By Food Dive staff • June 6, 2025
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    Natural flavor producer accelerates expansion amid race to remove artificial dyes

    California-based Custom Flavors is doubling its production capacity as ingredients suppliers look to meet surging demand for synthetic color alternatives.

    By • June 5, 2025
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    Conagra seeking to mitigate steel tariffs’ impact on cans

    The Hunt’s tomato maker has had no choice but to source the majority of its canned food packaging from abroad given a lack of manufacturing capacity in the U.S., its CFO said.

    By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 5, 2025
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    Nestlé brings rare spark to frozen pizza space with wood-fired DiGiorno

    In the first major innovation for the category in a decade, the new offering caters to consumers who want premium products and restaurant experiences at home.

    By • June 5, 2025
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    Packaging sector warns 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum will drive up food costs

    Doubling tariffs on metals imports risks unintended consequences throughout the packaging supply chain, according to the Can Manufacturers Institute and the Aluminum Association.

    By Katie Pyzyk • June 4, 2025
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    How inflation and tariffs are impacting innovation at Hershey

    From stand-up packaging to store displays featuring its sweet and salty products, the snacks maker is turning to creative ideas to boost sales and lessen the impact of external challenges.

    By • June 4, 2025
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    Post Holdings buys rest of Ronzoni pasta maker for $880M

    By purchasing the remainder of 8th Avenue Food & Provisions, the food maker is building a deeper presence in branded and private label pasta, cereal and nut butter.

    By • June 4, 2025
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    Cash-strapped consumers push at-home cooking to highest level since 2020: Campbell’s

    Shoppers are growing increasingly selective, a shift that's been a boon for the company's soups and sauces at the expense of its snacks business.

    By • June 2, 2025