Corporate Operations: Page 147


  • Mountain Dew localizes national campaign with state-specific bottles, 50 unique digital ads

    The decision by owner PepsiCo to sell limited-edition bottles nationally is similar to a marketing strategy used before by beverage giants AB InBev and Coca-Cola.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 6, 2019
  • Godiva and General Mills partner to launch premium baking mixes

    The line, which includes flavors such as Molten Lava Cakes and Flourless Chocolate Torte, is the chocolatier's first foray into offering specialty products for the home cook.

    By Cathy Siegner • June 6, 2019
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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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    Layn expands into CBD market with $60M investment

    The company known for its high-intensity sweeteners is bringing food industry know-how to produce ingredients out of the substance.

    By June 6, 2019
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    Coca-Cola offers consumers $10K to create best new drink concoction

    The "Make Your Mix" contest encourages people to create a flavor combination using its Freestyle machine. The finalists will be voted on by the public with a winner announced in November. 

    By Cathy Siegner • June 5, 2019
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    Inside Corteva's plan to bridge gaps between farmers, food companies and consumers

    The new company, which was officially spun off last week, aims to be an agricultural entity that conducts business like a food manufacturer.

    By June 5, 2019
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    How food companies can unlock future trends

    Being in tune with where consumers are going means getting out there, being realistic and harnessing data, panelists said at an IFT session.

    By June 4, 2019
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    Vita Coco maker thirsts for aluminum as it enters competitive bottled water space

    The product called Ever & Ever educates consumers about the sustainability of the metal in a beverage segment where plastic is the most common packaging.

    By June 4, 2019
  • Private label better positioned to respond to health and wellness trends: trade group

    Unlike mainstream offerings, store brands are more adept at keeping pace with consumer preferences through products that are organic, vegan, sustainable, free-from and convenient.

    By Jessi Devenyns • June 3, 2019
  • Manufacturers push for legal clarity at FDA's first public hearing on CBD

    The 10-hour meeting was the first step in what could be a yearslong process to establish a legal path to market for food and beverage products with the cannabis compound. 

    By Lillianna Byington • June 3, 2019
  • Before the Butcher to launch its plant-based burgers in retail

    The company will face an increasingly crowded space with offerings from Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods already available, and Nestlé and Tyson planning their own products later this year.

    By Cathy Siegner • June 3, 2019
  • Mondelez not worried about global economic headwinds, CEO says

    Dirk Van de Put said the CPG company is adapting to changing tastes and trends while benefiting from innovations in emerging markets with established brands such as Oreo and Cadbury.

    By Cathy Siegner • June 3, 2019
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    The big chill: CBD-infused ice cream coming to Ben & Jerry's

    There's a lot of buzz around the announcement — the first cannabis commitment from a major brand — but it will be a while before it offers anything beyond Chocolate Therapy.

    By May 31, 2019
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    Half of baby boomers are limiting sugar consumption, study finds

    Innova Market Insights found health concerns are driving this generation to reduce their use of the sweetener, with 40% of the demographic eating fewer sweet snacks.

    By Cathy Siegner • May 30, 2019
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    Report: Goya Foods considering $3B sale

    The family-owned Latin food company hired Goldman Sachs to evaluate its options, sources told CNBC.

    By Lillianna Byington • May 30, 2019
  • General Mills gets a sales treat from its pet food segment

    The CPG company, which acquired Blue Buffalo last year for $8 billion, reported its net sales up 11%.

    By Cathy Siegner • May 30, 2019
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    Is Nestlé's strategy of closing a plant a month to cut costs good for business?

    The global food company plans to save up to $2.49 billion by 2020 by making manufacturing and distribution more efficient, according to an interview the chief financial officer gave to a business publication.

    By Jessi Devenyns • May 29, 2019
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    MillerCoors wins partial victory in lawsuit involving AB InBev corn syrup ad

    A federal judge postponed a decision on whether Bud Light packaging, which claims the beer does not have the sweetener, will have to be removed from stores.

    By May 28, 2019
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    Can giant greenhouses help feed consumers? AppHarvest wants to find out.

    Founder and CEO Jonathan Webb says the first 60-acre facility is expected to open in Kentucky in 2020 with crops that are non-GMO, chemical-free and watered by the rain.

    By May 28, 2019
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    Leftovers: Fritos pays tribute to America's military; Ferrero sweetens its lineup

    The PepsiCo-brand is donating some proceeds from 22 million specialty bags — one for each person who has served in the Armed Forces — to Carry the Load, and Field Roast and Elysian Brewing make a plant-based beer brat.

    By Food Dive staff • May 24, 2019
  • Perdue Farms to acquire grass-fed beef brand Panorama Meats

    Terms of the deal between the poultry company and the nation's largest producer of 100% grass-fed certified organic beef were not disclosed.

    By Jessi Devenyns • May 24, 2019
  • How can the organic sector grow while maintaining its integrity?

    Executives at the Organic Trade Association Conference are working to expand in a way that preserves trust in the seal and their companies, but at a careful pace.

    By Lillianna Byington • May 23, 2019
  • PepsiCo patents process to co-ferment oat flour and dairy milk

    The move may signal that drinkable or spoonable clean-label products such as yogurt could be coming from the company's Quaker Oats brand.

    By Cathy Siegner • May 23, 2019
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    How Sproutly's fast-acting cannabis extract could be a game changer for edibles

    The Canadian company, which has developed a revolutionary water soluble option containing the drug, could appeal to consumers interested in clean label food and beverage products.

    By May 23, 2019
  • Spero Foods seeks capital to ramp up plant-based eggs and cheese

    The company concentrates on using high protein and nutritious ingredients, such as seeds, for its substitutes.

    By Jessi Devenyns • May 22, 2019
  • Coke resurrects notorious New Coke flop for Netflix's 'Stranger Things'

    The reformulated beverage introduced in 1985 and shelved a mere 79 days later will appear in the hit series and be sold in limited quantities. 

    By Peter Adams • May 21, 2019