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GLP-1 users to make up 35% of food and beverage sales by 2030: report
As more consumers take weight loss medications like Ozempic or Wegovy, companies will need to act fast if they want to adapt, according to Circana.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Nov. 25, 2025 -
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Say cheese: How Babybel is commercializing its plastic-to-paper makeover
Bel Group is spending millions to adapt its global production lines to handle the fiber substrate instead of biobased plastic, said the VP of research, innovation and development. But the signature red wax isn’t going anywhere.
By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 25, 2025 -
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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.
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Tyson to shutter major beef plant in Nebraska amid US cattle shortage
The meatpacker is set to lay off more than 4,000 workers across two facilities as it positions the business for “long term success.”
By Sarah Zimmerman • Updated Dec. 1, 2025 -
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Q&AHow Chips Ahoy! is reaching Gen Z snackers with innovation, Stranger Things
The Mondelēz chocolate chip cookie brand, with sales of approximately $1 billion and more than a 50% share of the category, is focusing much of its efforts on connecting with younger consumers.
By Christopher Doering • Nov. 24, 2025 -
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Monster faces modest tariff impact from aluminum costs
The beverage maker attributed higher can prices to a duty-driven increase in the Midwest premium for aluminum.
By Antone Gonsalves • Nov. 21, 2025 -
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Tyson to stop selling ‘climate-smart’ beef as part of lawsuit settlement
The meat giant will also no longer say it can reach net-zero emissions by 2050 as part of the agreement, which comes as environmental groups pressure companies to back up sustainability claims.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Nov. 20, 2025 -
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Convenience store food popularity spurs packaging adaptations
As some consumers frequent this channel over fast-food restaurants and replace meals with snacks, TC Transcontinental sees how food packaging can help build trust, emphasize freshness and offer new on-the-go formats.
By Maria Rachal • Nov. 20, 2025 -
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PepsiCo tests combined snack, beverage warehousing to cut costs
The company is using a unified distribution model in Texas, which could eventually expand nationwide.
By Antone Gonsalves • Nov. 19, 2025 -
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Hershey closes LesserEvil acquisition as it looks to ‘lead the future of snacking’
The purchase of the better-for-you puffs and popcorn maker comes as the confectionery giant aims to grow its salty snacks division to 20% of revenue during the next decade.
By Christopher Doering • Nov. 19, 2025 -
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JBS venture to buy US egg producer amid efforts to diversify protein business
Mantiqueira, a Brazil-based supplier co-owned by the meat giant, is acquiring Hickman's Egg Ranch after the farm lost the majority of its flock to bird flu.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Nov. 18, 2025 -
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Congress appears unwilling to stop state ingredient bans in blow to food industry
A bill meant to reform the review process for new additives avoided preempting states from passing their own restrictions.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Nov. 17, 2025 -
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How Vital Farms cracked open the pasture-raised egg market
The company is on track to reach $1 billion in sales, benefiting from consumer interest in traceable and ethically produced foods.
By Christopher Doering • Nov. 17, 2025 -
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Sponsored by 3P PartnersHow food and beverage companies are planning for leadership continuity
3P Partners found 82% of food & beverage leaders are worried about losing institutional knowledge.
Nov. 17, 2025 -
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Heineken to power brewery with renewable energy
The beer maker is using a solar and thermal storage system to cut emissions generated by its brewery and malting plant near Lisbon, Portugal.
By Zoya Mirza • Nov. 13, 2025 -
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EXCLUSIVEIngredion taps Cosaic’s yeast-based ingredient amid push to broaden its portfolio
The Illinois company is partnering with the Swiss startup to scale its innovation that contains a unique mix of stabilizing, emulsifying and texturizing functions.
By Christopher Doering • Nov. 13, 2025 -
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Keurig Dr Pepper eyes $200M in supply chain savings from spinoff
The beverage giant is carving out its coffee business, which will focus on sourcing resiliency, manufacturing consolidation and logistics optimization.
By Philip Neuffer • Nov. 12, 2025 -
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EXCLUSIVEChobani posts red-hot growth as food rivals languish
Retail sales have soared nearly 30% during the last year as the Greek yogurt, coffee and creamer manufacturer benefits from demand for clean-label and protein-packed snacks.
By Christopher Doering • Nov. 12, 2025 -
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Tropicana appoints former Pabst leader as CEO
Paul Chibe is taking the reins as the KeVita and Naked Smoothie owner faces financial difficulties following its spinoff from PepsiCo.
By Laurel Deppen • Nov. 10, 2025 -
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Guinness owner Diageo appoints new CEO to revive growth
Dave Lewis will join the alcohol giant as the company struggles to turn around a slowdown in sales.
By Laurel Deppen • Nov. 10, 2025 -
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Unilever sustainability officer steps down amid company’s corporate restructuring
Rebecca Marmot is exiting her role and leaving the CPG giant after serving at the company for nearly two decades.
By Zoya Mirza • Nov. 10, 2025 -
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TreeHouse Foods to be acquired for $2.9B
The private label food and beverage maker is being purchased by Investindustrial, a European investment firm. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026.
By Christopher Doering • Nov. 10, 2025 -
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Sponsored by LineageTurning disruption into advantage: How data is powering the next era of cold chain resilience
Resilience through data, growth and partnership in an unpredictable global supply chain.
Nov. 10, 2025 -
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ColumnLeftovers: Kraft bakes up Apple Pie Mac and Cheese | Tillamook blends mayo and butter into ‘Butternaise’
The snack giant said its Thanksgiving-inspired launch is “the beginning of more shockingly delicious innovations," while Boston Beer's cannabis cocktail brand gets into gummies.
By Food Dive staff • Nov. 7, 2025 -
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Specialty food maker Marzetti is ‘locked and loaded for AI’
CIO Liam Durbin is preparing to roll out ChatGPT after strengthening the food company’s IT foundation, governance and data processes.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • Nov. 7, 2025 -
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PepsiCo to shutter 2 Frito-Lay facilities in Florida, lay off 500 workers
The closures mark the latest response by the food and beverage giant to a slowdown in snack consumption and a shift toward healthier offerings.
By Christopher Doering • Nov. 7, 2025
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