Corporate Operations: Page 62
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Kraft Heinz opens new California distribution center
The facility will focus on operational speed and help reduce the CPG’s carbon footprint.
By Megan Ruggles • Aug. 31, 2022 -
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Deep DiveHow CPGs are using M&A to boost manufacturing amid supply disruptions
While dealmaking often focuses on food or beverage brands, more companies are buying plants to ramp up production, widen an offering’s reach and lessen dependence on outside manufacturers.
By Christopher Doering • Aug. 31, 2022 -
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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.
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Kraft Heinz to sell powdered cheese business to Kerry Group for $107.5M
The deal includes a Minnesota manufacturing facility and its employees, and would bolster the Irish company’s ingredients portfolio.
By Megan Poinski • Updated Aug. 30, 2022 -
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Goya boycott after CEO’s praise of Trump resulted in higher sales: study
Net sales jumped 22% two weeks after a social media backlash triggered by Robert Unanue’s comments about the former president, analysis from Cornell researchers found.
By Samantha Oller • Aug. 30, 2022 -
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Carbon dioxide shortage threatens beer and food manufacturing
High demand for beverages and contamination at a natural source have tightened supplies of the gas, which may continue in coming months.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 29, 2022 -
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Hain Celestial CEO: Demand for health and wellness products strong despite recent ‘softening’
Mark Schiller said his company tends to be “the opening price point” for natural and organic, giving consumers brands to turn to even if they decide to trade down.
By Christopher Doering • Aug. 29, 2022 -
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4 ways retailers are boosting their private brands
As out-of-stocks and inflation have pushed shoppers toward store offerings, sources say grocers are focusing on a few key areas to keep the sales momentum going.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 29, 2022 -
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Thai Union partners with plant-based Ish Food Company
Through its Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods subsidiary, the seafood giant will work with the startup to increase manufacturing and distribution.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 26, 2022 -
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How Ayana Bio will use science and technology to make more nutritious ingredients
As he takes the helm of the Ginkgo Bioworks spinoff, CEO Frank Jaksch said the company’s plant cell culture technology, used to create bioactive compounds from ginseng, berries, cocoa and ginger, could be a nutritional game changer.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 25, 2022 -
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Frankford Candy finds its sweet spot in a category dominated by large CPGs
After focusing on seasonal offerings for decades, the company risked going out of business unless it changed its strategy as candy giants like Hershey muscled into its space.
By Christopher Doering • Aug. 25, 2022 -
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Smaller brands’ path to consumer loyalty lies through differentiation
Still, despite the need to compete against big brands, NielsenIQ found the pace of innovation is slowing among small and midsize offerings in the U.S.
By Samantha Oller • Aug. 25, 2022 -
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Q&AWhat PepsiCo’s $550M Celsius deal means for the energy drink brand
Celsius CEO John Fieldly detailed how the investment and distribution agreement could impact the energy drink’s growth potential.
By Chris Kelly • Aug. 25, 2022 -
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Kellogg names leadership team for upcoming cereal business
Gary Pilnick, a 22-year company veteran, will lead a group of seasoned executives at the CPG when he takes over as CEO.
By Chris Casey • Aug. 24, 2022 -
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Ben & Jerry’s loses bid to stop sales in West Bank
A federal judge ruled the ice cream brand did not prove it would suffer irreparable harm after parent company Unilever sold its business in Israel to a licensee.
By Samantha Oller • Updated Aug. 25, 2022 -
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Coca-Cola names new North America division president
Company veteran Jennifer Mann will take over the post in January from Alfredo Rivera. Currently, she is responsible for scaling acquisitions and brands, including Costa Coffee and Coke’s investment in Monster.
By Christopher Doering • Aug. 23, 2022 -
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How SunOpta achieved record sales and growth amid inflation
There are two keys to the success of the plant-based beverage and organic fruit company, CEO Joe Ennen said: execution and a carefully curated portfolio.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 23, 2022 -
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Hormel workers at Corn Nuts plant go on strike
The strike by 40 employees at the California facility that makes the snack is the latest to hit the food industry amid labor shortages, high demand and supply chain disruption.
By Christopher Doering • Aug. 22, 2022 -
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Tyson invests $200M in Texas beef plant expansion
The company aims to “modernize” the Amarillo facility by increasing the size of its operations floor and employee areas, and adding automation.
By Chris Casey • Aug. 19, 2022 -
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Oatly prioritizes US production as Europe’s interest in plant-based milk plateaus
The plant-based dairy producer is expanding its New Jersey facility to meet growth targets.
By Megan Ruggles • Aug. 19, 2022 -
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JBS taps new ethics and compliance officer
Michael Koenig, who oversaw compliance at the Brazilian meat giant’s Pilgrim’s Pride business, takes on the role as price-fixing lawsuits continue to roil the meat industry.
By Chris Casey • Aug. 18, 2022 -
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ADM partners with New Culture to manufacture and develop animal-free cheese
The food industry giant participated in the California startup’s most recent funding round, and has a similar agreement with precision fermentation dairy ingredient maker Perfect Day.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 18, 2022 -
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Texas COVID-19 egg price gouging lawsuit revived by appellate court
The case, which accuses Cal-Maine Foods of unlawfully increasing costs to retailers and consumers in spring 2020, now returns to a trial court.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 17, 2022 -
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What does falling in love taste like? NotCo is using AI to figure it out.
The Chilean unicorn’s new patents supply more scent data to product design, helping bring innovations — and offerings from its joint venture with Kraft Heinz — to the market quickly.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 17, 2022 -
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Former Blue Bell CEO’s listeria case ends in mistrial
Prosecutors did not comment on the case against Paul Kruse, who they say tried to cover up a 2015 outbreak in ice cream that sickened 10, killed three and resulted in all of the company’s products being recalled.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 16, 2022 -
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Future Farm launches at Amazon Fresh and Sprouts
The Brazilian plant-based meat company’s products are making their retail debut after being sold exclusively through e-commerce.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 16, 2022
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