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Danone: Water, other segments make up for falling dairy sales
Water sales increased by 12%, while fresh dairy fell 3%.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 19, 2015 -
Bud Light, Coors Light in for marketing makeover
Both brands are losing market share and scrambling to find a way to lure back consumers.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 19, 2015 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Courtesy of PIPA
TrendlineGetting reformulation right: How food companies are rethinking ingredients to meet consumer demand
Ingredient suppliers and companies like PepsiCo and Conagra are working closer together to overhaul brands to cater to a rise in healthy eating and expanding GLP-1 use.
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ADM completes global cocoa business sale to Olam
The deal makes Olam one of the world's largest cocoa processors.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 19, 2015 -
ConAgra to slash about 40 IT jobs
The company is moving its headquarters to Chicago and cutting about 1,500 non-plant jobs.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 19, 2015 -
Retrieved from Starbucks on October 16, 2015
Deep DiveThe 'best-performing' food and beverage industry CEOs — who made the cut?
The Harvard Business Review's 'best-performing' CEO list is out, and looking slightly different than last year.
By David Oliver • Oct. 16, 2015 -
Retrieved from Nestle on October 16, 2015
Nestle lowers full-year forecast after fall in revenue
The company took a hit due to the Maggi noodles contamination scare.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 16, 2015 -
Syngenta moves on from Monsanto, focuses on Latin America
The company reported a 12% dip in sales for the most recent quarter.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 15, 2015 -
Unilever: Ice cream segment for the win
It screams for ice cream (sales).
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 15, 2015 -
Retrieved from Chobani on September 29, 2015
UPDATE: Coca-Cola dropping out of race for Chobani stake: reports
The rivalry for a stake in yogurt was short-lived, according to reports.
By David Oliver • Oct. 15, 2015 -
Deep Dive
What the cost of a poor pricing strategy means
Without a consistent, efficient, and nimble pricing strategy, companies risk their competitive edge.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 15, 2015 -
Convenient treats: How Hershey utilizes c-stores for sales
About 63% of Hershey's confection sales come from the in-line set, and 37% of sales are derived from merchandising and secondary placement.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 15, 2015 -
What activist investments can do for the food industry: study
Activist investors like Nelson Peltz and Bill Ackman have made recent headlines for their involvement with major food and beverage companies.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 15, 2015 -
Treasury Wine to acquire Diageo's US, UK wine assets for $552M
"Wine is no longer core to Diageo and this sale gives us greater focus," Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes said in a statement.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 14, 2015 -
SEC gearing up civil charges against Mondelez's Cadbury: WSJ
The company allegedly bribed Indian officials to secure building permits for a factory expansion in Baddi, which the company claimed was an independent addition to secure a tax break, reports The Wall Street Journal.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 14, 2015 -
Millennials, small companies supercharge industry revolution
The top 25 U.S. food and beverage companies are in a much different position than they were five years ago — losing $18 billion in market share.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 14, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Beverage merger stats overwhelmingly favor AB InBev, SABMiller domination
If the deal goes through, nearly one out of every three beers consumed globally would be owned by the conglomerate.
By David Oliver • Oct. 13, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Will transparency demands crack the $35B candy industry?
Candy is an indulgence — especially on Halloween — but its future lies in communicating with the consumer.
By David Oliver • Oct. 13, 2015 -
SABMiller finally accepts AB InBev's $104.2B takeover offer
It only took five bid proposals and a dividend offer to get there.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 13, 2015 -
SodaStream CEO: Sparkling water is 'the future of beverage'
The company plans to turn around falling U.S. sales with its new branding as a sparkling water maker rather than an at-home soda machine.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 12, 2015 -
AB InBev raises its SABMiller bid to $103.6B
Will AB InBev's new offer be enough?
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 12, 2015 -
USDA
Pumpkin problem? Canned pumpkin shortages loom after record summer rainfall
Halloween may not be the only scary event this season.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 12, 2015 -
Light beer aims to remedy lighter market share with marketing shift
Market share for major light beer brands has fallen to 31.8% from 35.5% in 2007, when that market share had peaked.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 11, 2015 -
Post pledges its commitment to sustainable palm oil sourcing
The company will work with its direct suppliers to create a viable market for sustainable palm oil.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 9, 2015 -
Not so sweet: Sugar, corn syrup producers heading to court
The bitter war between the sugar and corn syrup industries will go to trial in November.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 8, 2015 -
Campbell Soup recipes to (Amazon) Echo around consumers' kitchens
The company is honing in on high-tech marketing.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 8, 2015
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