Campbell’s taps Hershey finance vet for CFO chair

In a client note, J.P. Morgan said this is “the most active year since 2022” for CFO changes in the food industry. 

By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 9, 2025

Inside Ferrero’s push to become America’s next packaged food giant

Fresh off its acquisition of WK Kellogg, the sweets maker is investing over $100 million in marketing during the Super Bowl and World Cup to show it’s more than just Nutella and Ferrero Rocher.

By Christopher Doering • Oct. 9, 2025

Explore the Trendline➔

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

Molson Coors reshuffles leadership team under new CEO

The Miller Lite owner is removing its commercial officer role as it looks to tackle challenges in the beer industry.

By Laurel Deppen • Oct. 8, 2025

Kraft Heinz CMO on being culturally nimble without losing brand equity

At Advertising Week, Todd Kaplan said marketers should think of brand building like pointillism and not rush to jump on every viral opportunity.

By Peter Adams • Oct. 7, 2025

Hormel Foods ends bacon production at Georgia plant

The shift is one of roughly 90 projects the company executed in the third quarter as part of a multiyear transformation initiative.

By Antone Gonsalves • Oct. 6, 2025

JM Smucker to spend over $120M on Hostess plant expansion

The Twinkies owner was acquired two years ago for $5.6 billion, but has since seen demand wane amid inflation and an uptick in the use of GLP-1 drugs.

By Christopher Doering • Oct. 3, 2025

General Mills doubles down on snackable content with sketch series

“The Snacktime Sketch Show,” which parodies everything from “Love Island” to rogue artificial intelligence, promotes the “unsung heroes” of the snack aisle. 

By Peter Adams • Oct. 3, 2025

Walmart to remove dozens of artificial ingredients from private label brands

The nation's largest retailer is eliminating synthetic dyes and 30 additional additives commonly associated with ultraprocessed foods.

By Sarah Zimmerman • Oct. 2, 2025

Amazon streamlines private label grocery portfolio

The retailer has introduced Amazon Grocery, a new brand that encompasses more than 1,000 fresh foods, pantry staples and other goods and replaces the retailer’s Amazon Fresh and Happy Belly names.

By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 2, 2025

Danone to pause litigation as part of truce with Lifeway Foods

The agreement, which also includes a board refresh, comes two weeks after the dairy giant abandoned plans to acquire the kefir maker.

By Christopher Doering • Oct. 1, 2025

General Mills to close 3 Missouri plants as part of supply chain restructuring

The food giant plans to shutter a pizza crust and two pet food facilities as part of a multiyear initiative to streamline its business.

By Christopher Doering • Oct. 1, 2025

Campbell’s says tariff mitigation strategies can only go so far

Limited domestic tinplate capacity makes it difficult to source materials for canned goods in the face of steel and aluminum tariffs, executives say.

By Phil Neuffer • Oct. 1, 2025

Food and beverage conferences to watch in 2026’s second half

Innovation, artificial intelligence, and health and wellness have been at the forefront of this year’s trade shows.

By Laurel Deppen • Updated June 25, 2026

Right direction or wrong track: Is RFK Jr.’s food policy really making America healthier?

Many of MAHA’s regulatory interventions come at great cost to companies and consumers with little or no health benefit, writes Sean McBride.

By Sean McBride • Sept. 30, 2025

How Kellanova uses AI to predict creative performance and drive KPIs

The marketer of brands including Pringles and Pop-Tarts found that predictive impact scoring can boost creative performance and media ROI.

By Chris Kelly • Sept. 30, 2025

Aldi debuts massive private label rebrand

The discount grocery chain’s entire private label assortment will change, but in different ways.

By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 29, 2025

6 tips for navigating excess inventory

How to proactively prioritize excess inventory to maximize cost-recovery and sell-through rates.

By Ricky Ashenfelter, CEO and Co-Founder, Spoiler Alert • Sept. 29, 2025

Nestlé names coffee insider to oversee Nespresso brand

Alfonso Gonzalez Loeschen will run one of the CPG giant's largest divisions after Philipp Navratil was unexpectedly promoted to CEO.

By Christopher Doering • Sept. 25, 2025

From hamburger stand to $1B beverage brand: A look inside Milo’s sweet tea empire

CEO Tricia Wallwork said the company’s success in tea and lemonade represents “the great American growth story.”

By Christopher Doering • Sept. 25, 2025

Kraft Heinz pilots AI agent to streamline ketchup production

Called The Cookbook, the tool gives workers access to 150 years of expertise on the brand’s signature condiment. The company plans to expand use cases.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Sept. 25, 2025

Coca-Cola reports jump in packaging deemed recyclable

The beverage giant’s metrics for recycled plastic ratios and overall virgin plastic volumes both rose in 2024. 

By Maria Rachal • Sept. 24, 2025

Utz Brands joins food giants in pledge to remove artificial colors

The chip and pretzel manufacturer plans to fully transition away from synthetic dyes by the end of 2027.

By Christopher Doering • Sept. 24, 2025

Molson Coors promotes company insider to CEO

Chief Strategy Officer Rahul Goyal, who has been with the beer giant for 24 years, will succeed Gavin Hattersley starting Oct. 1.

By Laurel Deppen • Sept. 22, 2025

General Mills outlines marketing spend increase to help return to growth

Cinnamon Toast Crunch’s “Must Cinnadust” campaign generated a 500% increase in social engagement and drove growth, the company reported.

By Chris Kelly • Sept. 22, 2025

Unilever makes interim CFO permanent

The Hellman’s mayonnaise and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream owner is the latest to choose a company insider to take the financial reins.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 19, 2025