Big Food drops legacy brands to make way for new products

Healthier consumer eating habits and increasing millennial and Gen Z influence are pushing manufacturers to cut slower-growing items.

By Cathy Siegner • Oct. 16, 2018

Kellogg supports World Food Day push with digital drive on Amazon

As more brands focus on cause-led marketing initiatives, Amazon can leverage the partnership to show how its platform bolsters those efforts.

By Erica Sweeney • Oct. 16, 2018

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Mergers and acquisitions

Declining sales and slowing consumption have more companies divesting brands, opening the door for smaller players and private equity firms to expand their portfolios.  

By Food Dive staff

Commercial kitchen and distribution service Pilotworks shuts down overnight

With no warning and no explanation, the much-celebrated incubator closed its doors, leaving 175 startups in the lurch. 

By Jessi Devenyns • Oct. 16, 2018

Former Kellogg sub-distributors sue over logistics shift

The once-downstream partners claim the manufacturer misrepresented its supply chain plans.

By Edwin Lopez • Oct. 16, 2018

Smucker looks to innovation and marketing to build brands

The Ohio-based maker of Jif, Folgers and Crisco is relying on consumer insights and data to enhance new ideas and messaging for its products.

By Cathy Siegner • Oct. 15, 2018

US beef exports hit record high, while pork faces challenges

In August, the red meat sold to other countries exceeded $750 million for the first time. But tariffs from China and Mexico have hurt the white meat's sales.

By Lillianna Byington • Oct. 15, 2018

Tetra Pak thinking outside the box as sustainable packaging demand grows

Gustaf Rabe, the company's VP of aseptic sales in the U.S. and Canada, discusses how it's embracing current trends through the use of plant-based plastics and modernized designs.

By Krishna Thakker • Oct. 15, 2018

Better together: Why some food companies enter into partnerships

In an industry that seems to be dominated by M&A, these agreements — often between companies that would otherwise be competitors — bring benefits to all involved.

By Megan Poinski • Oct. 15, 2018

Glanbia buys SlimFast for $350M

The Irish nutrition company is buying the former weight loss titan from Kainos Capital for about 15% of what Unilever paid for it in 2000.

By Lillianna Byington • Oct. 12, 2018

Heineken bringing its nonalcoholic beer to US in January

The Dutch brewer hopes Heineken 0.0 will see success here similar to the other countries where it's sold, drawing consumers away from wine, spirits and hard seltzers.

By Cathy Siegner • Oct. 12, 2018

Leftovers: A Halloween visit to the ice cream graveyard

It's October, meaning it's time to get scary with visits from the ghosts of flavors past and a sweet reaper.

By Food Dive staff • Oct. 12, 2018

Soylent goes mostly non-GMO in the UK

The U.S.-based maker of meal-replacement beverages, known for its support of using science to make better plants for food, has switched out seven bioengineered ingredients to comply with British regulations.

By Cathy Siegner • Oct. 11, 2018

New triple-cream yogurt brand boasts about 17% milk fat

Peak Yogurt, a San Francisco-based startup, has 270 calories per five-ounce cup and is targeted at those on ketogenic low-carb, high-fat diets.

By Cathy Siegner • Oct. 11, 2018

Smirnoff promotes flagship vodka going non-GMO with celebrity lineup

The Diageo brand is teaming up with actors Jenna Fischer and Ted Danson to announce that its base vodka is now made with non-GMO grain.

By Erica Sweeney • Oct. 11, 2018

Nestlé bets on coffee as the next winner in the craft evolution

In the last two years, the Swiss company has taken a stake in Blue Bottle, purchased Chameleon Cold-Brew and spent $7.15 billion on Starbucks' retail products. 

By Christopher Doering • Oct. 11, 2018

Will your nutrition tech stand out in 2019?

Amy Shim, the director of client services for Invention Evaluator, lays out the steps entrepreneurs should take to validate a nutrition tech product. 

By Amy Shim • Oct. 11, 2018

Mondelez plans to make all packaging recyclable by 2025

The maker of Oreos, Honey Maid and Ritz said it will partner with groups to encourage packaging to be collected and recycled.

By Cathy Siegner • Oct. 10, 2018

Transfarmers: Will robotic farms become mainstream?

Startup Iron Ox is programming them to grow and harvest vegetables in an 8,000-square-foot warehouse in California.

By Jacqueline Renfrow • Oct. 10, 2018

More than 4 in 10 Americans are willing to try foods made with cannabis

The study of 1,000 people found 26% would consume it in place of beer, and 23% instead of wine and spirits. 

By Christopher Doering • Oct. 10, 2018

Pinnacle warns of 'intensified competition' in grocery as Conagra deal nears

In a report filed Tuesday morning, the manufacturer predicted strong Q3 growth in its frozen division, led by the Birds Eye brand.

By Christopher Doering • Oct. 9, 2018

Kraft Heinz to invest in food tech with $100M venture capital fund

The food giant hopes to accelerate its exposure to startups in emerging technologies and businesses, such as the supply chain and e-commerce. 

By Jessi Devenyns • Oct. 8, 2018

Inside Peapod's delivery planning, where every second counts

The grocery delivery company has amassed a trove of valuable data, but some analysts question whether it's effectively using that information to keep pace with competitors like Amazon and Instacart.

By Christopher Doering • Oct. 8, 2018

LaCroix faces lawsuit for allegedly mislabeling its water as natural

The complaint says the National Beverage drink includes non-natural and synthetic compounds, including linalool used in cockroach insecticide. The company has denied the allegations.

By Cathy Siegner • Oct. 8, 2018

Now that Nooyi is no longer CEO, will PepsiCo break up?

Speculation about the beverage and snack giant's next move is increasing as Ramon Laguarta takes the helm this week. 

By Cathy Siegner • Oct. 5, 2018

JBS recalls 6.9M pounds of beef linked to salmonella outbreak

Meat from an Arizona plant has been linked to 57 illnesses in 16 states and 14 hospitalizations, according to the CDC.

By Cathy Siegner • Oct. 5, 2018