What does the future of chocolate look like?
As cocoa prices soar and consumer tastes shift, industry leaders from Hershey to the most promising alt-choc start-ups share how they’re rethinking chocolate
Archives for June 11, 2025
How to get through ICE raids and L-9 audits
Ag employers must avoid panic and know their rights when dealing with immigration enforcement agents, legal expert suggests
Higher coffee prices on the horizon as JM Smucker seeks to offset tariff impact
Folgers and Café Bustelo maker JM Smucker joins a growing group of CPG manufacturers and retailers raising prices to offset the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs, including a 10% tariff on imports across the board
Eat Happy Kitchen taps owned channels to accelerate retail growth
The company leveraged Founder Anna Vocino’s podcast and cookbook audience, clean-label products and Startup CPG momentum to expand into 479 more Kroger banner stores
When should a start up sell?
A thoughtful, well-timed exit begins not with the market, but with a company’s internal readiness
Nutri-Grain bar rebrand focuses on nutrition
The rebrand comes at a time when consumer demand for health benefits is fragmenting the ever-popular bar category