Pet and consumer food brands drag down Smucker's fiscal Q2 results

The company will now have to convince investors that last year's Big Heart Pet Brands acquisition wasn't a poor financial choice.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 17, 2016

Hain Celestial stock soars after resolving accounting errors

Could the company be a takeover target once again?

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 17, 2016

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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

Why Dean Foods partnered with producers of Organic Valley milk

This is indicative of an increasingly collaborative industry and helps get the larger company deeper into the natural and organic sectors.   

By Emma Liem Beckett • Nov. 16, 2016

Can online videos win the 'war on butter' — or is there even a dispute?

Despite past efforts to devalue the dairy spread's benefits, consumers embrace the once controversial ingredient, and food manufacturers are paying attention.

By Keith Loria • Nov. 16, 2016

Cookie dough ice cream recall expands to a fifth brand

While the FDA is monitoring the recall, it says it cannot reveal supplier Aspen Hill's corporate customers because of confidentiality laws.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 15, 2016

Amplify's third-quarter earnings pop thanks to Tyrells acquisition

The new UK-based brand helped the companyexpand into the European market, but it has also exposed it to the volatility of foreign currency.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 15, 2016

After the Lamb Weston divestment, how will Conagra succeed in its next chapter?

The divestments and investments the company has made and its consumer brands portfolio have paved the way.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 11, 2016

SodaStream stock soars on Q3 earnings beat

The sparkling water machine manufacturer is seeing sales of its equipment up, but a steep decline in flavors.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 10, 2016

Flowers Foods' sales buoyed by growth from acquisitions

What the company's increase doesn’t clearly show is that core brands continue to struggle.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 10, 2016

Grocery retailers' cautious reaction to the presidential election results

Industry leaders focused on encouraging grocers to build relationships with newly elected officials to ensure they understand critical issues and retailer perspectives.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 10, 2016

WhiteWave continues sales growth, but at a slower rate

The company's growth could be less robust because of increasing competition from both startups and major manufacturers.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 10, 2016

Why Olam Cocoa is putting more facilities in Brazil

Scientists aren't sure how much global warming will impact the nation's agriculture, but the company will have its people on the ground to try and mitigate it.

By Doug Harris • Nov. 10, 2016

AdvancePierre reports mixed Q3 results, but convenience foods hold strong

The company's board also announced that Christopher A. Silvas will serve as president before taking over the role of CEO in March.​

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 9, 2016

Dean Foods milks earnings report with strongest volume performance in 4 years

Last month, the company's stock spiked amid potential takeover rumors by Hongsheng Beverage, but there were no updates in today's earnings report.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 7, 2016

Snyder's-Lance core brands see a turnaround

Healthy snacks are a fast-growing segment and key source of top-line growth, but the company doesn’t have to abandon its "less healthy" foods to stay on trend.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 7, 2016

Twinkies are returning to Wall Street

Hostess is expected to return to the Nasdaq stock market Monday, using a special-purpose acquisition company as its vehicle to go public. 

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 7, 2016

What M&A trends say about the future of food and beverage

Energy drinks and food and agricultural inputs  — such as innovative natural flavors or efficient ways to grow and harvest protein  — are categories to watch in the near future.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 7, 2016

Despite Justice Department scrutiny, AB InBev acquires another craft brewery

Soon after becoming the world's largest beer company, the mega-brewer's acquisition of Karbach Brewing Company will be subjected to intense examination.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 4, 2016

Hain Celestial receives Nasdaq extension to comply with filing regulations

The company now has until Feb. 27 to resume its formal report filing with the SEC, but working faster may do more to restore investors' confidence.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 4, 2016

Kraft Heinz Q3 profits exceed expectations and provide a setting for future brand investments

The company could direct its projected cost savings toward innovation, product development and struggling categories.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 4, 2016

TreeHouse Foods: Executive, facility shakeups overshadow disappointing Q3

While the company's core remains strong, the private label business acquired earlier this year dragged down profits.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 4, 2016

Will a labor union's boycott impact Mondelez's Oreo sales?

In response to outcry for moving more cookie manufacturing to Mexico, the company rehired about 100 of the 320 employees it laid off from the Chicago factory.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 3, 2016

Kellogg: Q3 profit pops, but sales continue to decline

The company posted its seventh consecutive quarter of sales declines as the cereal and U.S. morning foods segments continue to struggle.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 2, 2016

Will Hain Celestial's incubator launch take the focus off of its financial uncertainty?

Cultivate Ventures will incubate brands that could profit from the company's large-scale infrastructure, and may try to signal a return to its former M&A success. 

By Emma Liem Beckett • Nov. 2, 2016

Constellation to acquire Mexican brewery from AB InBev's Grupo Modelo for $600M

Purchasing the Mexicali-targeted facility allows the company to reduce its expected annual cost expenditure — and increase its annual cash flow projections. 

By Carolyn Heneghan • Nov. 1, 2016