Tyson Foods buoyed by rising demand
Tyson Foods executives have told investors the food giant has enjoyed surging demand for its branded meat products.
Archives for June 22, 2016
Pulses, grains, and seeds
Modern Table Meals serves up bean pasta as meal kits or plain
The team of moms is cornering the category with a double whammy—pulse-based pasta for both the time-strapped parent and the aspiring chef with more time on their hands.
FitJoy CEO wants to break ‘candy bar in disguise’ stereotype in bar category
Sports nutrition company Cellucor is jumping into a crowded category with its launch of a new line of nutrition bars called FitJoy. With the suspicion that many nutrition bars are merely “candy bars in disguise,” what’s FitJoy doing differently?
Sonoma Brands unveils drinkable veggie soup ZÜPA NOMA: ‘Cold pressed juices taste great, but they simply have too much sugar’
The $8bn US wet soup category is “sleepy and ripe for disruption,” says the founder of Sonoma Brands, which is launching its first incubated brand in July: ZÜPA NOMA, an organic ready-to-drink chilled vegetable soup in a bottle debuting July 1 in around...
Antibiotic-free meat range launched by Aldi US
Discount retailer Aldi has launched its Never Any! range of quality meat products, free from antibiotics and growth-enhancing drugs, in the US.
Federal GMO labeling bill hailed as 'true compromise,' but critics say it's woefully inadequate
Attempts to reach a federal GMO labeling solution have failed miserably to date. However, a bipartisan deal requiring mandatory GMO labeling (via smartlabels, symbols or as yet undetermined wording) thrashed out in the Senate on Thursday looks like it...
Post Foods targeted in latest ‘100% natural’ lawsuit over glyphosate
If your product contains even trace levels of pesticide residue, and you are calling it '100% natural', are you at risk of a false advertising lawsuit? New complaints filed against Post Foods – mirroring lawsuits filed in March vs Quaker Oats - suggest...
Coca-Cola invests in organic aloe water beverage company, Aloe Gloe
Coca-Cola has obtained a minority equity stake in California’s Aloe Gloe. Coca-Cola says the investment into the ‘up-and-coming’ brand gives it a further entry in the emerging market segment for plant-based beverages.
CVS to swap candy at checkouts with better-for-you snacks
US pharmacy retail chain CVS is to replace 25% of checkout space traditionally dedicated to candy with ‘better-for-you’ snacks at almost a third of its stores.
Brand power continues to diminish private label confectionery: IRI
Private label confectionery value shares are flat or declining in most Western economies, according to market analysts IRI.
Brazil floods China with beef
Australia has been overtaken by Brazil as China's primary source of beef following a surge in Brazilian beef exports to the country, according to Rabobank.