Hometown Food Co. blends icing, texture
CHICAGO — Hometown Food Co. is texturizing its Pillsbury frosting with Funfetti Dots of Fun Vanilla Frosting.
Food
Ingredients, categories and the food makers — reformulation, protein, snacking and what is selling.
Fiber strategies for GLP-1 innovation
KANSAS CITY — Expect the number of consumers taking GLP-1 medications to continue rising. Twelve percent of US adults have tried a GLP-1 drug, according to a July 9 webinar hosted by FleishmanHillard, a communications consultancy based in K…
GLP-1 drugs put $73B in global food value at risk, report finds
PepsiCo's Lay's is the most exposed food brand, with Doritos, Hershey's, Cheetos, Kellogg's and Reese's also vulnerable, Brand Finance determined.
More Nutrition enters US markets
ELMSHORN, GERMANY — The Quality Group is bringing its More Nutrition-branded Satisbites protein bars to the US.
Food packaging needs to evolve in the age of social media
Tom Newmaster is founder of packaging design and brand agency FORCEpkg. Opinions are the author's own.
Juanita's Foods shifts production to new plant
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — Juanita's Foods, a portfolio company within Apex Capital, has acquired a facility in Santa Fe Springs that will become its primary production site.
Nestle Canada expands Toronto confectionery facility
TORONTO — Nestle Canada has completed an expansion project at its Toronto confectionery facility.
Cerebelly adds Fresh Bellies to portfolio
NEW YORK — Cerebelly, a manufacturer of organic baby food and children's food designed to support brain and cognitive health, has acquired Fresh Bellies, a children's food brand that manufac…
McCormick and Unilever's $45B merger under investigation in UK
The companies, which expect to close their transaction in 2027, are already looking to sell Colman's mustard "to address potential competition concerns."
India's LT Foods buys out Kameda Seika from JV
India's LT Foods is acquiring the remaining 49% stake in its rice-snacks joint venture with Japan's Kameda Seika.
Cargill invests in Thailand featuring automation, AI
Cargill plans to boost its cooked poultry operations in Thailand, with investment in capacity expansion and automation.
A sugar market at odds with itself
KANSAS CITY — While "uncertainty" has become the buzzword of choice across agricultural commodity markets, "disconnected" may be the more appropriate term for the current state of the US sug…
C.H. Guenther acquires House-Autry Mills
SAN ANTONIO — Expanding its presence in baking products and ingredients, C.H. Guenther & Son LLC has acquired House-Autry Mills Inc., a Four Oaks, NC-based branded and custom dry-mix flavor …