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Every Friday we bring you some interesting reads in the food sphere from the past week.

By David Oliver • Feb. 12, 2015

Dr Pepper Snapple impresses in fourth quarter

The company saw a 3.1% uptick in revenue.

By David Oliver • Feb. 12, 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

Kellogg's earnings drop below analysts' estimates

Kellogg saw drops in everything from net sales and revenues to earnings per share.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 12, 2015

Bunge delivers disappointing Q4

Bunge's earnings fell across the board, missing many analysts' predictions.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 12, 2015

Snyder's-Lance reports more than twice last year's net earnings

Snyder's-Lance's earnings report has its positives and negatives, though more seems to lean toward the positive in terms of sales and earnings.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 12, 2015

General Mills will be affixing the gluten-free label onto Cheerios

People have begun turning away from gluten in droves due to a sensitivity, celiac disease, or other health concerns.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 12, 2015

Nestle: Hershey's new licorice competitor?

Can Nestle compete with Hershey's $204 million in sales out of a $300 million licorice market?

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 12, 2015

Mondelez Q4 earnings beat some expectations, miss others

Mondelez's fourth quarter profit dropped a staggering 72% from $1.77 billion to $500 million year over year.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 11, 2015

PepsiCo Q4 earnings match or surpass several predictions

PepsiCo saw a 2% decline in North American soft drink volume, but volume for its noncarbonated products rose 4%.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 11, 2015

Proposed Sysco, US Foods merger faces worry, doubts

Regulators have been eyeing this potential merger for some time.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 11, 2015

Coca-Cola usurps the Oscars' soft drink ad throne

Coca-Cola could pay up to $2 million for a 30-second Oscars ad slot.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 11, 2015

MillerCoors CEO to step down this June

Who will take the reins next?

By David Oliver • Feb. 10, 2015

Shaking Up The Bar at Starchefs International Chefs Congress 2014

Sponsored by: Mixologists are comfortably bartenders, again – another "honest" proclamation that was heralded at the 9th Annual StarChefs.com International Chefs Congress where gins, rums, bourbons, bitters, whiskies and syrups reigned supreme during the annual &quo...

Feb. 10, 2015

Can the cereal industry reignite itself?

With sales on the steady decline, can cereal companies find ways to revitalize the industry and compete with rising breakfast food stars?

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 10, 2015

Coca-Cola releases mixed earnings

Analysts in general predicted lower earnings than Coca-Cola reported.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 10, 2015

Heinz kicks its ketchup up a notch, Sriracha-style

Heinz's brand manager says the new Sriracha ketchup goes well with cheeseburgers, French fries, hot dogs, chicken, and eggs.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 10, 2015

Pepperidge Farm recalls bagels over potential allergen concerns

The products made their way to 23 states.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 9, 2015

Campbell's rejiggers juice: new products

The new juices target health-conscious consumers by containing one serving of vegetables and antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E and by being 60 calories or less.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 9, 2015

Could South African avocados be imported to the US?

The new U.S.-South African committee seeks to overcome trade barriers between the two nations.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 9, 2015

Snyder's-Lance dives into healthy snacks with new division

The new healthy snacks division is part of a company-wide shake-up.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 9, 2015

Dollar store shoppers new target for food companies

Sales at dollar, drug, and club stores are increasing more rapidly than traditional grocery stores.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 9, 2015

Could Mike's Hard Lemonade be for the taking?

The potential sale could possibly be of $1 billion value or more.

By David Oliver • Feb. 6, 2015

UPDATED: General Mills-Food Babe scuffle a 'he said, she said,' what did Kellogg say?

The Food Babe has seen some controversy in the food industry.

By David Oliver , Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 6, 2015

Coca-Cola boasts 20 billion-dollar brands with three new additions

The additional brands include Fuze Tea, Gold Peak, and I Lohas.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 6, 2015

Proposed beer bill could reduce excise tax, faces competition

The Fair BEER Act aims to reduce federal excise tax, which, combined with state excise taxes, currently amounts to about four cents of each dollar that goes to beer.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 6, 2015