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      <title><![CDATA[3 standouts in Whole Foods’ 14th annual Supplier All-Star Awards]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A broken scale‑up ecosystem threatens the future of food tech, and CPGs are emerging as the critical players needed to fix it.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Circana: Private label takes different paths in the US and Europe]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Beyond disruption: What Big Food actually needs from startups]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Experts reveal why most food-tech startups fail with big food companies – and what “readiness” really means, from economics and scale to internal alignment.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[A look at how shared infrastructure, patient capital and farmer‑aligned innovation can accelerate resilient food ingredient supply chains.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy Inklebarger]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[The little-known Robinson-Patman Act celebrates its 90th birthday in June, and the reason you might not have heard of it is because it has been largely ignored over the last four decades.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Better-for-you indulgence defines Easter 2026 as CPGs offer sugar-free, vegan, and allergy-friendly chocolates and gummies.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What GLP‑1 users need: Food, nutrition and CPG innovation]]></title>
      <link>https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2026/04/02/nutrition-design-for-glp1-consumers/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</link>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Deniz Ataman]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[As GLP‑1 drugs transform consumer diets in real time, food companies are racing to build products that nourish, satisfy and adapt to a completely new way of eating.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Big Food’s big sell off: Who’s cutting loose and who’s cashing in]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A year of dramatic mergers, demergers and acquisitions is reshaping Big Food. Discover what’s driving the shake‑up, who’s buying, who’s splitting, and what comes next.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New beverage launches: Nestlé functional, MOMO and more…]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A round-up of the latest UK drink launches, spanning functional soft drinks, kefir, non-alcoholic fizz, tequila RTDs and traditional mead, as brands respond to moderation, wellbeing and demand for authenticity.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The ‘cookie economy’ in 7 bites]]></title>
      <link>https://www.bakeryandsnacks.com/Article/2026/04/02/the-cookie-economy-in-7-bites-why-premium-biscuits-and-bakery-are-driving-100bn-growth/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</link>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gill Hyslop]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[From $10 cookies to viral bakery brands, the ‘cookie economy’ is redefining indulgence and driving premium growth across the global biscuit market.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Strait of Hormuz: How are beverage commodities under pressure?]]></title>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Arthur]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[The Strait of Hormuz crisis is impacting global beverage supply chains: Disruptions threaten not only the movement of tea, coffee, and sugar but also the availability and cost of plastic packaging and fertilizer, with rising energy and freight costs creating additional challenges. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Keurig Dr Pepper appoints Rafael Oliveira as CEO of new coffee giant]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Keurig Dr Pepper has finalized its $18 billion acquisition of JDE Peet’s, creating the world’s largest pure-play coffee company with about $16bn in annual sales led by Keurig, Jacobs, L’OR, and Peet’s. Rafael Oliveira, former CEO of JDE Peet’s and executive at Kraft Heinz, has been appointed CEO of the new entity.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
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        <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The creation of a coffee giant: KDP takes on Nestle]]></media:description>
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      <title><![CDATA[10 global trends shaping F&B]]></title>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Augustus Bambridge-Sutton]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[What is trending in global food and beverage? From GLP-1s to snackification, classic cuisine to food therapy, desserts to bread, we look at the key forces shaping the global food industry. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fonterra settles over ‘misleading’ Anchor butter claim]]></title>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Teodora Lyubomirova]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nestlé’s alt chocolate bet is make-or-break for cocoa-free]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Nestlé’s new cocoa‑free Choco Crossies marks a make‑or‑break moment for alt chocolate, with industry stakes high as investors and innovators watch the launch closely.]]></description>
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        <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hershey President and CEO Kirk Tanner assured investors that the snacks and candy company is “emerging stronger than ever” following unprecedented volatility in the cocoa market.]]></media:description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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