Eagle Foods gobbles up another popped popcorn brand with Popcorn, Indiana acquisition
Newcomer Eagle Foods has snapped up ready-to-eat (RTE) popcorn brand Popcorn, Indiana, strengthening its position in the RTE popcorn and snacking segments.
Archives for August 29, 2017
Umpqua Oats on course to double revenues this year as consumers trade up in the hot cereal aisle
Umpqua Oats is on course to double revenues this year after expanding beyond oatmeal cups – a category it pioneered in the specialty coffee shop market – into multipacks of oatmeal sachets and organic cups as it ramps up its presence in grocery stores.
Food, beverage companies donate millions of dollars and products to Hurricane Harvey relief
As the extent of the damage from Hurricane Harvey in Texas continues to rise with the flood waters, food and beverage manufacturers are stepping forward to help feed displaced people and generate positive public relations at the same time.
UrthMarket will tempt consumers to buy groceries online by offering curated products, cash back
Even though sales of groceries online are minuscule compared to brick and mortar stores, online snack subscription service UrthBox sees significant potential in ecommerce for food and beverage and hopes to attract more consumers to the channel with...
Brazil slams rotten meat scandal ‘myths’
Representatives of the Brazilian pork and poultry industry have denounced as “myths” allegations that the country sold rotten meat abroad.
If FDA permits terms such as almondmilk, its standards of identity are 'meaningless,' says NMPF
If the FDA were to give a formal seal of approval to terms such as ‘almondmilk’ and ‘vegan cheese,’ it would render federal standards of identity “totally meaningless,” argues the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) in comments responding to a...