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Hormel Foods ends bacon production at Georgia plant
The shift is one of roughly 90 projects the company executed in the third quarter as part of a multiyear transformation initiative.
By Antone Gonsalves • Oct. 6, 2025 -
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JM Smucker to spend over $120M on Hostess plant expansion
The Twinkies owner was acquired two years ago for $5.6 billion, but has since seen demand wane amid inflation and an uptick in the use of GLP-1 drugs.
By Christopher Doering • Oct. 3, 2025 -
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TrendlineReformulating for the future: Why the food industry is overhauling ingredient lists
Companies are under rising pressure to improve the nutritional profile of their products while balancing taste, texture and affordability.
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General Mills doubles down on snackable content with sketch series
“The Snacktime Sketch Show,” which parodies everything from “Love Island” to rogue artificial intelligence, promotes the “unsung heroes” of the snack aisle.
By Peter Adams • Oct. 3, 2025 -
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Walmart to remove dozens of artificial ingredients from private label brands
The nation's largest retailer is eliminating synthetic dyes and 30 additional additives commonly associated with ultraprocessed foods.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Oct. 2, 2025 -
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Amazon streamlines private label grocery portfolio
The retailer has introduced Amazon Grocery, a new brand that encompasses more than 1,000 fresh foods, pantry staples and other goods and replaces the retailer’s Amazon Fresh and Happy Belly names.
By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 2, 2025 -
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Danone to pause litigation as part of truce with Lifeway Foods
The agreement, which also includes a board refresh, comes two weeks after the dairy giant abandoned plans to acquire the kefir maker.
By Christopher Doering • Oct. 1, 2025 -
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General Mills to close 3 Missouri plants as part of supply chain restructuring
The food giant plans to shutter a pizza crust and two pet food facilities as part of a multiyear initiative to streamline its business.
By Christopher Doering • Oct. 1, 2025 -
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Campbell’s says tariff mitigation strategies can only go so far
Limited domestic tinplate capacity makes it difficult to source materials for canned goods in the face of steel and aluminum tariffs, executives say.
By Phil Neuffer • Oct. 1, 2025 -
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Top food and beverage industry events in 2026
Innovation, artificial intelligence, and health and wellness are set to become some of the biggest topics in this year's conference lineup.
By Laurel Deppen • Updated Jan. 29, 2026 -
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OpinionRight direction or wrong track: Is RFK Jr.’s food policy really making America healthier?
Many of MAHA’s regulatory interventions come at great cost to companies and consumers with little or no health benefit, writes Sean McBride.
By Sean McBride • Sept. 30, 2025 -
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How Kellanova uses AI to predict creative performance and drive KPIs
The marketer of brands including Pringles and Pop-Tarts found that predictive impact scoring can boost creative performance and media ROI.
By Chris Kelly • Sept. 30, 2025 -
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Aldi debuts massive private label rebrand
The discount grocery chain’s entire private label assortment will change, but in different ways.
By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 29, 2025 -
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Sponsored by Spoiler Alert6 tips for navigating excess inventory
How to proactively prioritize excess inventory to maximize cost-recovery and sell-through rates.
By Ricky Ashenfelter, CEO and Co-Founder, Spoiler Alert • Sept. 29, 2025 -
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Nestlé names coffee insider to oversee Nespresso brand
Alfonso Gonzalez Loeschen will run one of the CPG giant's largest divisions after Philipp Navratil was unexpectedly promoted to CEO.
By Christopher Doering • Sept. 25, 2025 -
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From hamburger stand to $1B beverage brand: A look inside Milo’s sweet tea empire
CEO Tricia Wallwork said the company’s success in tea and lemonade represents “the great American growth story.”
By Christopher Doering • Sept. 25, 2025 -
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Kraft Heinz pilots AI agent to streamline ketchup production
Called The Cookbook, the tool gives workers access to 150 years of expertise on the brand’s signature condiment. The company plans to expand use cases.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • Sept. 25, 2025 -
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Coca-Cola reports jump in packaging deemed recyclable
The beverage giant’s metrics for recycled plastic ratios and overall virgin plastic volumes both rose in 2024.
By Maria Rachal • Sept. 24, 2025 -
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Utz Brands joins food giants in pledge to remove artificial colors
The chip and pretzel manufacturer plans to fully transition away from synthetic dyes by the end of 2027.
By Christopher Doering • Sept. 24, 2025 -
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Molson Coors promotes company insider to CEO
Chief Strategy Officer Rahul Goyal, who has been with the beer giant for 24 years, will succeed Gavin Hattersley starting Oct. 1.
By Laurel Deppen • Sept. 22, 2025 -
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General Mills outlines marketing spend increase to help return to growth
Cinnamon Toast Crunch’s “Must Cinnadust” campaign generated a 500% increase in social engagement and drove growth, the company reported.
By Chris Kelly • Sept. 22, 2025 -
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Unilever makes interim CFO permanent
The Hellman’s mayonnaise and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream owner is the latest to choose a company insider to take the financial reins.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 19, 2025 -
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ColumnLeftovers: Ferrara chills out with freeze-dried Lemonheads | Truly spills the raspberry tea with ‘Love Island’ star
The candy giant is tapping into the latest TikTok craze, while Hamburger Helper expands its lineup as the brand experiences a “blockbuster resurgence.”
By Food Dive staff • Sept. 19, 2025 -
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Danone abandons acquisition of Lifeway Foods
The yogurt giant reportedly didn’t believe the two companies could work together effectively and wanted to pursue opportunities within its own portfolio.
By Christopher Doering • Sept. 18, 2025 -
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Ben & Jerry’s cofounder quits amid escalating tension with Unilever
Jerry Greenfield said the CPG giant has “silenced” the Cherry Garcia’s maker’s independence and ability to speak out on social issues.
By Christopher Doering • Sept. 17, 2025 -
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Mars leans on clean energy contracts to accelerate transition across supply chain
A partnership with Enel builds on the confectionery giant’s “Renewable Acceleration” program, launched in April.
By Zoya Mirza • Sept. 17, 2025
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