New sugar labeling a boon for alternative sweeteners
The added sugars portion of the newly revamped nutrition facts labels for food products will provide a significant opportunity for purveyors of alternative sweeteners, an industry expert says.
Archives for June 5, 2016
Lindt appoints new CEO; Hershey names COO
Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli has recruited a new CEO, while US giant Hershey has named its chief operating officer.
DiGiorno rises to meet challenges facing the frozen pizza category
The frozen pizza category has been on ice the past few years with slipping sales attributed in part to the category’s image as highly processed and unhealthy, as well as a recovering economy that has allowed consumers to go out more for “fresh” pizza.
Talking Rain (Sparkling ICE) CEO: We had one store in London sell 3,000 bottles in a week
It’s very early days, but initial signs suggests that Sparkling ICE could be a hit in the UK and Ireland, says Kevin Klock, president and CEO at brand owner Talking Rain.
General Mills rolls out Tiny Toast – its ‘first new’ cereal brand in 15 years
General Mills is this month rolling out Tiny Toast, described as the manufacturer’s first new US cereal brand in 15 years.
'Creating a little niche called ‘meat-alternatives’ is not helpful and it’s not progressive'
Sweet Earth Natural Foods forecasts $20m revenues in 2016: ‘We’re selling delicious food… that happens to contain no meat’
Sweet Earth Natural Foods – a fast-growing plant-based food brand run by former Burger King and PepsiCo execs Brian and Kelly Swette - is on course to generate revenues of $20m in 2016, just five years after the couple acquired the trademark and set...