With Egg Finder app, Reese's sets up the ultimate retail Easter hunt

A new app from Hershey lets shoppers see where they can find Peanut Butter Eggs — and creates a wealth of opportunity for grocery stores.

By Megan Poinski • April 13, 2017

Barilla expands product offerings with new cookies and breadsticks

The company, best known for its pasta, has added three new items to its lineup of authentic Italian bakery treats.

By Keith Loria • April 13, 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. 

By Food Dive staff

Could supermarkets' 11th-hour request to delay menu labeling work?

The National Grocers Association and the National Association of Convenience Stores petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to stay its May 5 compliance date and reconsider the rule.

By Jeff Wells • April 13, 2017

Danone completes acquisition of organic-foods producer WhiteWave

The two companies will combine their North American businesses under the name DanoneWave.

By Emma Liem Beckett • April 12, 2017

Grocery chains work to improve kitchen safety as prepared food sales soar

Weis Markets, Fry's Food Stores and Price Chopper are working with Restaurant Technologies to improve the safety and quality of oil used to prepare meals.

By Keith Loria • April 12, 2017

Supermarkets look to attract shoppers with new Shopkick Grocery app

The technology works in more than 37,000 U.S. stores by rewarding consumers with gift cards when they engage with branded content. 

By Keith Loria • April 12, 2017

Deflation will end, but price wars are just beginning for retailers

The expansion of Amazon and hard discounters into groceries, along with intensifying battles for market share, will increase supermarket competition.

By Jeff Wells • April 12, 2017

WhiteWave calls lawsuits challenging the definition of almond milk 'nonsense'

The organic-food producer asserts its Silk Almondmilk has "equal or superior nutritional qualities" to the traditional dairy product. 

By Keith Loria • April 12, 2017

Supervalu expands wholesale grocery business with latest acquisition

The company is acquiring Unified Grocers for $375 million, giving it a bigger presence in ethnic foods and natural/organic.

By Keith Loria • April 12, 2017

Activist investors acquire a stake in Whole Foods. Could a sale be next?

With its 8.3% stake, Jana Partners seeks to reassess the organic retailer and its “chronic underperformance for shareholders.”

By Jeff Wells • April 11, 2017

Q&A: Land O'Lakes tries to moo-ve beyond butter

The company best known for its spreads has a lot more going on, COO Beth Ford tells Food Dive.

By Keith Loria • April 11, 2017

Can General Mills turn around its 'negative' rating from Fitch?

The ratings agency downgraded the outlook for the manufacturer, seeing challenges ahead for its ability to stabilize revenues.

By Keith Loria • April 11, 2017

Surf's up: Ocean Spray hopes new drinks catch a wave

The maker of juices and snacks has introduced a trio of premium non-alcohol drinks made with real fruit juice.

By Keith Loria • April 11, 2017

Major chicken producers fly the coop on antibiotics use

Last week, KFC became the latest restaurant chain to announce it would stop using birds raised with medicines important to human medicine.

By Keith Loria • April 11, 2017

How retailers can reduce food waste

"Ugly produce" discounts and smaller displays are just a couple of ways to cut back on the nearly 1.3 billion tons of food wasted each year. 

By Keith Loria • April 11, 2017

Fresh Express recalls salads after consumer finds dead bat inside product

The bagged produce, which is sold in eight Wal-Mart stores in the southern U.S., is being investigated by the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

By Keith Loria • April 10, 2017

Report: Mondelez prepares to replace longtime CEO Irene Rosenfeld

The 63-year-old has led the company since it split from what was then Kraft Foods in 2012, and said in February that she had no current plans to step down. 

By Emma Liem Beckett • April 10, 2017

Why Meijer is hitting the festival circuit this summer

The grocery chain will be the "Official Food Retailer" of the Big Bite Tour, a series of the nation's biggest food and barbecue celebrations.

By Keith Loria • April 10, 2017

Sam's Club embraces e-commerce with online samples

The club store is sending Easter-themed tote bags filled with new products and a free hot dog voucher to shoppers who make digital purchases through April 30.

By Keith Loria • April 10, 2017

Brewery salutes Cap'n Crunch with new cereal-infused beer

Slumbrew has created a hybrid that’s made with berries from the popular breakfast food.

By Keith Loria • April 10, 2017

Will Costco's resistance to online shopping be a liability?

The warehouse store is focused on bringing people into its stores for what it sees as a more profitable — and fun — "treasure hunt" experience.

By Doug Harris • April 7, 2017

Will H-E-B smoke competitors with new BBQ drive-thru?

The retailer's 118,000 square-foot store will also include curbside grocery pickup, a filling station and a car wash.

By Doug Harris • April 7, 2017

Nestle CEO says 'radical cost-cutting' could backfire for food and beverage companies

Ulf Mark Schneider says this short-term approach could backfire, undermining the ability of the business to grow in the future.

By Keith Loria • April 7, 2017

Preparing the market for the Easter bunny's chocolate rush

Market volatility for cocoa and other commodities can wreak havoc on food manufacturers, but Matt Bennett from PROS writes there are things they can do to minimize the impact.

By Matt Bennett • April 7, 2017

New premium Mtn Dew drinks will be launched at Coachella

The Label Series features herbal and citrus bitters and comes in citrus-flavored White Label and apple-kiwi Green Label, following the successful launch of dark berry Black Label last year.

By Keith Loria • April 7, 2017