McCormick seals $100M Stubb's acquisition

The company is gaining a stronger foothold in the premium sauce and grilling products categories.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 21, 2015

Lawsuit filed against Costco amid supply chain slavery concerns

This is just the latest of several strikes against Costco for operations and policies.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 20, 2015

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

Hormel: Higher meat profits offsets bird flu damage to turkey segment

The company can thank Skippy peanut butter and Wholly Guacamole for a sales uptick in grocery.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 20, 2015

Inc. 5000: 14 of the industry's fastest-growing private food and beverage companies

These companies are ripe for acquisitions, a booming industry trend.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 19, 2015

Coke's Suja investment is official: BevNET

Drink up: The deal means $90 million for investors.

By David Oliver • Aug. 19, 2015

Nomad Foods to pursue US frozen food acquisitions

This focus on frozen foods comes despite the industry being down in sales the past few years.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 19, 2015

Kellogg still on target to close GA facility by end of 2015

Project K remains in full cost-cutting force.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 19, 2015

General Mills embraces trends for recent product developments

Count Chocula beer — need we say more?

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 19, 2015

Coca-Cola: NYT article 'created confusion' about research funding

Can more transparency help improve the reputation of future company-funded research?

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 18, 2015

Blue Bell making its way back to freezers

The company was nearly devastated by the recall, including having to lay off more than one-third of its workforce.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 18, 2015

Natural condiments maker Sir Kensington's relishes $8.5M investment

Spreading the wealth: The company will use the investment to expand distribution, product development, and marketing, including adding the expertise of a former AB InBev CMO to its board.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 18, 2015

ConAgra appoints Serrao to new chief growth officer position

There aren't plans to announce a new CMO; Serrao will oversee a multi-departmental entity called the Growth Center of Excellence, which will include marketing.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 18, 2015

Cargill acquires Norwegian aquaculture company for $1.5B

The company is expanding its footprint in the aquaculture industry as it veers away from an underperformer — pork.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 17, 2015

Amid flat sales, Diageo CEO gets a 48% pay cut

This may signal the need to refocus the company's efforts on premium spirits, which consumers are beginning to prefer.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 17, 2015

Tyson to shut down IA beef processing plant, cut 400 jobs

Blame the dwindling cattle herds in the U.S.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 17, 2015

Sysco stock hits 20-month high after major activist investment

There's been a lot at "stake" in the food business lately.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 17, 2015

JBS: Lower profits on pork prices decline

The company has been impacted by the fast return of the hog supply following a deadly virus that killed millions of baby pigs.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 14, 2015

Diageo sues Captain Amsterdam over Captain Morgan trademark

The company claims this is causing "irreparable injury" to the Captain Morgan brand. The characters look like twins.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 14, 2015

Former Dean Foods chairman Davis subject of insider trading investigation: reports

Thomas Davis is suspected of passing information about a Dean Foods 2012 spinoff to a gambler who allegedly gave information to golfer Phil Mickelson.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 14, 2015

Friday Flavors: Pumpkin spice (yes, already) and Wheaties beer

Plus: spreadable beer exists. Thanks for the tip, Bloomberg.

By David Oliver • Aug. 13, 2015

Coca-Cola appoints president and COO, James Quincey

Coca-Cola's c-suite is very different than last October — but will that translate to real improvement at an "important time?"

By David Oliver • Aug. 13, 2015

Nestle beats organic growth estimates, cites 'promising' revamps

It's a frozen food frenzy for Nestle: The company has zeroed in on the segment in North America and seen positive results.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 13, 2015

Syngenta to expand seed treatment research facility

Trend alert: The industry is amping up its R&D investments.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 13, 2015

Blue Bell trucks 'on the road again' with products

The company's next battle will be to convince retailers and consumers that the ice cream is safe.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 13, 2015

Bumble Bee Foods agrees to $6M settlement after employee's death

Three years ago, the employee was accidentally cooked in an oven used for sterilizing cans of tuna.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Aug. 13, 2015