Dive Brief: Precision fermentation ingredient maker Perfect Day completed the acquisition of India’s Sterling Biotech Limited, the sixth-largest manufacturer of gelatin in the world. Perfect Day was the winning bidder for the company, which was…

McDonald’s has accused 12 of the largest pork producers — including Smithfield, Tyson, JBS and Hormel — of conspiring to fix the price of pork. The fast food giant filed a lawsuit in the U.S….

Major food organizations — including the Consumer Brands Association, the Food Industry Association (FMI) and the North American Meat Institute — urged Congress to pass legislation to prevent a costly rail strike that could derail the…

Dive Brief: J&J Snack Foods is exploring further expansion of its recently acquired Dippin’ Dots brand into retail, CEO Dan Fachner told analysts during the company’s fourth quarter earnings call. The company has made “significant progress” in…

Dive Brief: Nestlé is forming a business that combines its Freshly business, a provider of fresh-prepared meal delivery services in the U.S., with Kettle Cuisine, a manufacturer of fresh artisanal foods for retail and foodservice customers. Kettle…

Southern California specialty grocer Erewhon Market on Thursday will become the launch retailer for biodegradable water bottles from Cove, a startup that says it has developed the world’s first such packaging, according to a joint…

​For a category that hasn’t seen much innovation during the last few decades, pretzels may seem like an unlikely place for Hershey to place a billion-dollar bet as it aims to solidify its presence in…

Dive Brief: Hain Celestial named Wendy Davidson as its president and CEO starting Jan. 1, the company said in a press release.  Davidson, an executive at Glanbia Performance Nutrition with leadership experience at Kellogg, McCormick…

At the end of the beer brewing process, most people see all that leftover spent grain as just that – spent. But to EverGrain™ CEO Greg Belt… spent is a misnomer. Brewers’ spent grains house 2.7…