General Mills to acquire Annie’s in $820m deal to expand natural & organics portfolio
General Mills has made a bold move to expand its presence in the fast-growing natural and organics market with an $820m deal to acquire Annie's.
Archives for September 7, 2014
Digital pioneers now, CPG market leaders tomorrow: GMA
CPG companies at the forefront of digital marketing and e-commerce today are setting themselves up to be overall market leaders in the next few years, according to a report prepared for the Grocery Manufacturers Association by Boston Consulting Group,...
Insights from Barclays Back to School conference
Coca-Cola: We have to be willing to be a little riskier
Global instability in key regions and continued slumping US soda sales have put pressure on Coca-Cola’s long-term growth volume goals, but the beverage industry giant is prepared to take a few more risks to get its growth trajectory back on track, said...
2015 Dietary Guidelines: CRN calls for multivitamin/mineral to help redress nutrient shortfalls
Multivitamins/minerals provide a low cost, convenient way to fill nutrient gaps when nutrient recommended intakes are not first met through the consumption of food, says the Council for Responsible Nutrition as it calls for supplements to be included in...
60-second interview: the day job
What do you do? Gert Van Manen, president of iTi Tropicals
In the latest edition of FoodNavigator-USA’s ongoing What do you do? series, we talked with Gert Van Manen, founder of bulk coconut importer iTi Tropicals on pioneering the tropicals market in the US and the yet-untapped potential of coconut water...