Archives for June 9, 2026

Snack bar startups draw capital around protein, function and format

Stars + Honey’s recent funding to scale its collagen protein snack bars reflects broader capital investment towards nutrition, functionality, clean label and format innovation in the snack bar category

Campbell’s weighs ‘tough decisions’ to offset weak snack sales and rising costs

Executives say portfolio cuts, network consolidation and targeted price hikes are among the options under consideration to improve profitability and reignite growth

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Mars and DoorDash among CPG brands chasing $7.5 billion World Cup spend

Nearly 90% of World Cup viewers plan on food and beverage purchases, fueling $7.5 billion in spending

Doritos without drivers? PepsiCo’s autonomous truck rollout sparks logistics debate

PepsiCo’s driverless truck experiment promises faster, cheaper deliveries, but it’s also exposing a growing battle over jobs, safety and the future shape of food supply chains

What foods do GLP-1 users actually like?

Despite reduced appetites, those using GLP-1s still care about taste

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Betagro turns chicken into noodles to double protein per meal

Betagro has created noodles made out of chicken breast, offering consumers a new way to double up on protein and satisfy tapping demand for high-protein innovation