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Evolving views of healthy eating strain CPG sales
Major manufacturers are especially feeling the pinch as consumers are more likely to turn to "healthier" versions of their favorites from smaller upstart companies.
By Keith Loria • April 28, 2017 -
Harris Teeter launches free-from shelf labeling
The new program identifies in-store items that are free from 101 ingredients — including preservatives, additives, artificial colors and sweeteners — with a blue shelving tag.
By Keith Loria • April 28, 2017 -
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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.
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Hy-Vee plans drive-up grocery for online orders
The store, which will be developed in western Des Moines, IA, takes a page from Amazon’s new click-and-collect locations based in Seattle.
By Keith Loria • April 28, 2017 -
Deep Dive
The secrets to their success: How discount grocery retailers prosper
Stores like Aldi, Save-A-Lot and Lidl embrace smaller footprints, limited product selection and low prices to attract cash-strapped consumers.
By Keith Loria • April 27, 2017 -
Unilever and Nestlé beat expectations, but still have to deliver
The global food giants are coming off of recent victories, but they will need to do more in order to keep investors interested.
By Caroline Macdonald • April 27, 2017 -
How snack companies can get to consumers without a grocery store
According to Euromonitor International's senior food analyst, companies should look for opportunities to sell their products through click-and-collect and home delivery platforms.
By Keith Loria • April 27, 2017 -
General Mills products get healthier, but revenues do not
The company says 79% of products sold in the U.S. have been nutritionally improved since 2005, but sales continue to decline.
By Caroline Macdonald • April 27, 2017 -
Duncan Hines success makes Pinnacle's earnings bump a piece of cake
The company's net sales increased 1.6% over last year for the first quarter of 2017, to a total of $766.1 million.
By Keith Loria • April 27, 2017 -
Aldi's private label items dominate Best New Product Awards
Not only does this signal the retailer's success in the discount grocery space, but also shows changing consumer attitudes toward store brand products.
By Keith Loria • April 27, 2017 -
Albertsons creates exec position for private label brands
Geoff White is the retailer's first president of Own Brands, and will oversee the development and innovation of the company’s products in lines including O Organics, Lucerne, Open Nature and Signature.
By Keith Loria • April 27, 2017 -
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PepsiCo's Q1 earnings bubble over analyst expectations
The beverage giant posted earnings of $1.32 billion, an uptick analysts say stems from cost-cutting efforts and strong snack performance.
By Emma Liem Beckett • April 26, 2017 -
New products sweeten Hershey's Q1 earnings
In new CEO Michelle Buck's first earnings call, the chocolate giant reported quarterly net sales are up 2.8% over last year as innovation and cost-cutting efforts take hold.
By Megan Poinski • April 26, 2017 -
Bai boosts Dr Pepper Snapple's earnings
The beverage company's sales posted a slight increase — $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to $1.49 billion last year — as the investment in the superfruit drink appears to be paying off.
By Keith Loria • April 26, 2017 -
Giant Eagle gets chainwide sustainability certification
All of the Midwest chain's stores have completed the course that helps them quantify and reduce their electric and water uses and waste output.
By Keith Loria • April 26, 2017 -
Eat Fit Go RTE meal store plans four-state expansion
The Omaha-based health food store, which sells healthy, pre-made fresh meals daily, will roll out new locations in Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota and Oklahoma.
By Keith Loria • April 26, 2017 -
New Austin store revamps Whole Foods 365 concept
The millennial-focused spinoff chain's first Texas location features two full-service restaurants to try to attract more shoppers.
By Keith Loria • April 26, 2017 -
Dole Food plans return to Wall Street with IPO
The company, one of the world's top banana and pineapple producers, was taken private in November 2013 by its CEO for $1.2 billion.
By Christopher Doering • April 25, 2017 -
Tyson to acquire AdvancePierre in $4.2B deal
The merger would bring the ready-to-eat sandwiches, entrees and snacks maker together with one of the leading meat producers.
By Megan Poinski • April 25, 2017 -
Supervalu reports improved Q4 earnings, beats analyst expectations
The wholesale retailer had earnings of $2.91 billion for the quarter, up 0.6% from the year-ago period, and a profit of $0.13 EPS.
By Keith Loria • April 25, 2017 -
Another Mondelez exec is leaving: CMO announces her departure
Dana Anderson marks the third high-level exit in the last two months — not counting the search to find a replacement for CEO Irene Rosenfeld.
By Keith Loria • April 25, 2017 -
Wal-Mart debuts the 'Crotilla,' an exclusive croissant-tortilla mashup
The pastry hybrid, which can be used for breakfast sandwiches, pizzas or desserts, is generating a lot of buzz on social media — but will it draw shoppers to stores?
By Keith Loria • April 25, 2017 -
Deep DiveWhy mega-mergers alone won't solve the food industry's growth problems
Struggling for growth, major food brands like Coca-Cola, General Mills and Campbell Soup have recently been touted in M&A rumors. But deal making won't address the underlying challenges.
By Christopher Doering • April 25, 2017 -
Albertsons is the latest suitor potentially interested in buying Whole Foods
The grocery retailer is in preliminary talks with its bankers about acquiring Whole Foods, according to anonymous sources interviewed by the Financial Times.
By Jeff Wells • April 25, 2017 -
Fresh Market to shutter five stores and introduce new format to other outlets
The announcement comes about a year after the specialty grocer said it would close 18 locations, including all of its operations in Texas, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas.
By Keith Loria • April 25, 2017 -
Coca-Cola to escalate cost cuts as earnings fizzle
The report comes as James Quincey takes over as CEO next week with a promise to remake the iconic soda maker into "a total beverage company."
By Christopher Doering • April 25, 2017
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