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…
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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…
Although plant-based protein alternatives are nothing new, they have historically been targeted to vegetarians and vegans. However, the larger market opportunity remains the vast majority of consumers who want to increase plant-based foods in their…
Man, I Truly Feel Sorry For These 19 People Who Had A Really, Really, Really, Really Bad Thanksgiving If you had a rough, no good, terrible Thanksgiving, just remember… 1. The person whose oven spontaneously…
Dive Brief: Post Holdings CEO Rob Vitale said on the company’s quarterly earnings call that the food manufacturer has a cash-rich balance sheet it could use to be an “advantaged buyer in a challenging financing…
