SkinnyPop maker Amplify Snack Brands announces IPO of common stock
Austin, Texas-based Amplify Snack Brands has announced it will launch the initial public offering of its common stock, putting up 15m shares for sale.
Archives for July 29, 2015
Lawsuits have echoes of POM v Coke case, says attorney
WhiteWave's Silk almond milk brand also under fire in '2% almond' false advertising class action
WhiteWave Foods has been accused of falsely advertising its Silk almond milk by the same legal firm suing Blue Diamond over the way it markets Almond Breeze, and as the cases are near-identical, the judge handling them has consolidated them into one...
“Applegate’s mission is to change the meat we eat and we believe we can help them to do that."
Hormel Foods on running Applegate at arm’s length, organic sourcing challenges, and ‘swim lanes’
When Applegate - the #1 brand in natural and organic prepared meats – got into bed with Hormel Foods, which owns Spam and Stagg, some diehard fans were not happy. But selling up does not mean selling out, insists Hormel.
Local food movement spawns new advocacy group
Wresting local control of the food supply is an idea that continues to spawn advocacy groups. The latest, called Local Food Shift, has cropped up in Colorado with the goal to launch a magazine as a way to spread the message and influence policy.
The new 365 store format is going to have 'very, very competitive prices’, says Whole Foods
The new 365 by Whole Foods Market smaller format stores will have "very, very competitive prices" and “open up a whole new set of customers who, so far, have for various reasons, have not liked Whole Foods Market”, co-CEO John Mackey told analysts...