Corporate Operations: Page 7

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    Leftovers: Kristen Bell-founded snack bar gets new name | Dole improves a Disney treat

    This Bar Saves Lives will now be called All In following a $4 million fundraising round, while Nestlé’s Tombstone brand launches a French fry frozen pizza.

    By Food Dive staff • June 20, 2025
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    Boxed Water to change packaging sustainability claims after watchdog report

    The brand will tweak claims, including that it is “better than plastic,” following a review from a nonprofit that evaluates truth in advertising. 

    By Katie Pyzyk • June 20, 2025
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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.  

    By Food Dive staff
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    Nestlé’s coffee brand surpasses regenerative agriculture goal for 2025

    Nescafé said it sourced close to a third of its beans from farmers using sustainable production methods.

    By Zoya Mirza • June 18, 2025
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    General Mills to remove artificial colors from US cereals and foods

    The Trix and Lucky Charms maker set a goal to remove synthetic dyes by the end of 2027.

    By • June 18, 2025
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    Danone spends $65M to increase coffee and creamer production

    The International Delight and STōK Cold Brew Coffee maker is expanding a Florida manufacturing plant and investing in a distribution center to help supply products to the Southeastern U.S.

    By • June 17, 2025
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    Kraft Heinz to remove artificial colors in US products by end of 2027

    The Jell-O and Crystal Light maker estimated nearly 90% of its American portfolio by net sales are already free of synthetic dyes.

    By • June 17, 2025
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    Campbell’s turns to suppliers to help ease tariff costs

    The global food conglomerate's strategy also includes alternative sourcing, product cost optimization and, possibly, higher prices.

    By Antone Gonsalves • June 17, 2025
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    Why Corn Nuts is a ‘diamond-in-the-rough’ for Hormel Foods

    The food maker has taken the snack into new retail channels and accelerated innovation after it was acquired as part of a $3.35 billion deal with Kraft Heinz.

    By • June 16, 2025
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    Soccer star David Beckham launches honey-based fruit snacks brand

    Beeup gives consumers a natural energy boost free from GMOs and artificial ingredients as the product aims to disrupt the $53 billion snacks market.

    By • June 16, 2025
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    Leftovers: Cheez-It links with Wendy’s on Baconator cracker | Blue Moon debuts a craft beer lip balm

    The snacking and fast food giants are bringing the flavor of applewood bacon to the popular snack, while Noosa stirs things up with new yogurt mix-ins.

    By Food Dive staff • June 13, 2025
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    PepsiCo to close California Frito-Lay plant

    The shuttering of the 55-year-old facility comes as several food makers reduce their manufacturing footprints in response to a pullback in spending by cash-strapped consumers.

    By • June 12, 2025
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    How PepsiCo moves past AI pilot purgatory

    The food and beverage company focuses on "four or five big bets" and provides an internal sandbox for employee experimentation, said Athina Kanioura, EVP, chief strategy and transformation officer.

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 11, 2025
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    King’s Hawaiian owner to build $54M pickle factory

    Irresistible Foods Group is expanding operations for its Grillo’s brand as pickle mania sweeps the U.S.

    By Nathan Owens • June 11, 2025
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    Tom Brady enters the snacking game with vegan gummies

    The organic offering, called Goat Gummies, will be offered through a partnership with Gopuff.

    By • June 10, 2025
  • A photo of beer labels on a production line. The labels say "Stewart's Shops Mountain Brew lager. Proudly brewed in the Adirondaks by Paradox Brewery."
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    Private label beer is having a moment

    Retailers like Costco and Walmart are investing in exclusive beer brands as capacity has opened up at brewers across the U.S.

    By Jeff Wells • June 10, 2025
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    Del Monte Foods to shutter fruit processing plant in Washington state

    The closure, which will impact an estimated 51 workers and 448 seasonal employees, is the company’s attempt to “align the business with consumer demand.”

    By • June 10, 2025
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    AI for certificates of analysis: The future of compliance is here

    As AI transitions quickly from a buzzword to a practical tool that F&B and CPG companies can use to verify and manage supplier data, it’s becoming the accelerator to modernize a legacy process.   

    June 9, 2025
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    Leftovers: Oreo releases a Selena Gomez cookie | Snack Factory heads to the campfire

    Plus, Kodiak enters the frozen aisle with protein-packed breakfast sandwiches.

    By Food Dive staff • June 6, 2025
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    Conagra to sell seafood brands Van de Kamp’s and Mrs Paul’s for $55M

    The sale, part of the food maker’s efforts to streamline its portfolio, comes three days after it divested Chef Boyardee.

    By • June 6, 2025
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    Grocers sit in the middle of a snacking shift

    As thrifty consumers change their habits, grocers are gaining snack sales from convenience stores and drug stores but losing ground to club competitors, a NielsenIQ report found.

    By Jeff Wells • June 6, 2025
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    Natural flavor producer accelerates expansion amid race to remove artificial dyes

    California-based Custom Flavors is doubling its production capacity as ingredients suppliers look to meet surging demand for synthetic color alternatives.

    By • June 5, 2025
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    Snack foods would need warning labels under Texas bill

    Food manufacturers using certain dyes and additives would have to disclose a product has ingredients “not safe for human consumption.”

    By • June 5, 2025
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    Conagra seeking to mitigate steel tariffs’ impact on cans

    The Hunt’s tomato maker has had no choice but to source the majority of its canned food packaging from abroad given a lack of manufacturing capacity in the U.S., its CFO said.

    By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 5, 2025
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    How inflation and tariffs are impacting innovation at Hershey

    From stand-up packaging to store displays featuring its sweet and salty products, the snacks maker is turning to creative ideas to boost sales and lessen the impact of external challenges.

    By • June 4, 2025
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    Post Holdings buys rest of Ronzoni pasta maker for $880M

    By purchasing the remainder of 8th Avenue Food & Provisions, the food maker is building a deeper presence in branded and private label pasta, cereal and nut butter.

    By • June 4, 2025