Bimbo Bakeries USA notes ‘surprising’ decline in private label
Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) saw a 7% dip in US private label packaged bread sales in its Q2 results.
Archives for July 23, 2014
Will Keurig Cold disrupt or disappoint?
Beverage Entrepreneurs Forum: Is mid-calorie cola a failed concept, why Keurig Cold may disappoint, and is ‘healthy’ in the eye of the beholder?
While beverage’s biggest guns have pumped some serious cash into developing ‘mid-calorie’ versions of their iconic brands (Dr Pepper TEN, Pepsi Next, Coca-Cola Life), not everyone is convinced they will deliver the incremental growth to the ailing soda...
Interview with Co Yo CEO Ian Johnson
Co Yo CEO: Maybe it's time for a 'non-dairy' dairy section
The concept of a healthy diet is one that continues to evolve—as special diets gain more attention and consumers become more attuned to ingredient lists, the role of animal vs. plant fats and the growing fervor surrounding what’s considered natural.
PepsiCo CEO on the threat of fresh: Indra Nooyi plots mastery of muted US retail market
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi says the company is positioning itself as the highest growth food and beverage manufacturer in a ‘relatively low growth’ US retail landscape where fresh food is trending strongly.
Odwalla founder: Large companies have to buy innovation
Beverage Entrepreneurs Forum: This is the only business where you send a customer an invoice, and you end up owing them money!
Launching a beverage brand is the easy part. The challenge is growing and sustaining it without running out of cash, steam or patience, delegates were told at the FoodNavigator-USA Beverage Entrepreneurs Forum.
A third of youth misjudge their weight status; focus on weight not helpful, expert says
Nearly one in three (30%) children and adolescents in the US misperceive their weight status—the equivalent of 9.1 million youth, according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).