Dave Fusaro

Itasca, United States

Editor-in-Chief, Putman Media at Food Processing (U.S.)

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Ferrero To Launch Nutella Peanut, Expand Suburban Chicago Plant

6 days ago | foodprocessing.com | Dave Fusaro

Still giddy over being the birthplace of the new pope, Chicago today (May 9) celebrated news of Ferrero Group’s new Nutella flavor, Nutella Peanut, which apparently will be made in a suburban factory.
FDA Approves Three Food Colors from Natural Sources

6 days ago | foodprocessing.com | Dave Fusaro

The FDA today (May 9) announced the approval of three new color additive petitions that will expand the palette of available colors from natural sources for manufacturers to safely use in food.
FDA Will Increase Unannounced Inspections at Foreign Manufacturing Facilities

1 week ago | foodprocessing.com | Dave Fusaro

The FDA on May 6 said it intends to increase unannounced inspections at foreign manufacturing facilities that produce foods, essential medicines and other medical products intended for American consumers and patients – “to ensure that foreign companies will receive the same level of regulatory oversight and scrutiny as domestic companies.”The change builds upon the agency’s Office of Inspection and Investigations Foreign Unannounced Inspection Pilot program in India and China.
Khloé Kardashian Launches Line of Protein-Packed Popcorn

1 week ago | foodprocessing.com | Dave Fusaro

Khloé Kardashian, of that famous-for-being-famous clan of Kardashians, has launched Khloud Protein Popcorn. Promising 7g of protein per serving and free from seed oils, the product appears to be exclusive to Target stores and online (khloudfoods.com). The base is “Nebraska-grown corn,” and the key to the protein is “Khloud Dust, our blend of milk protein isolate, a complete protein,” the website says. It comes in three flavors: white cheddar, sweet & sour kettle corn, and olive oil & sea salt.
Sprite Edges Pepsi As Third Largest Selling Soda

1 week ago | foodprocessing.com | Dave Fusaro

Middle of last year it was Dr Pepper that passed Pepsi to become the second-largest selling soft drink in America. Now Sprite has pushed Pepsi down another notch, with the lemon-lime soda becoming the third highest selling soda. Adweek, citing figures from Beverage Digest, said Sprite, which is owned by Coca-Cola Co., captured 8.03% of the U.S. carbonated soft drink category last year, while Pepsi fell to 7.97% of the market. Coca-Cola remains unassailable at No. 1.
Rustica Foods Building a Third Canadian Pizza Plant

1 week ago | foodprocessing.com | Dave Fusaro

Rustica Foods, a privately held company and one of Canada's largest pizza manufacturers, will begin construction of a third production facility, adjacent to one of its current Montreal plants. The C$65 million (U.S. $47 million) is scheduled to open in early 2026. The company makes both fresh and frozen pizzas, marketing its own brands Rustica and Mia, while also manufacturing for major private-label brands both domestically and internationally.
Hershey Seeking Cocoa Tariff Exemption

1 week ago | foodprocessing.com | Dave Fusaro

Recently falling cocoa prices were a relief to chocolatiers such as Hershey, but Trump’s global tariffs will send prices skyrocketing again. So Hershey is asking the White House for a tariff exemption for the volatile commodity. Just in time, too, since the first-quarter financial results were disappointing.
Lawsuit Against Florida’s Cultured Meat Ban Moves Forward

2 weeks ago | foodprocessing.com | Dave Fusaro

Upside Foods last month won the key part of a first-round battle with Florida over that state’s ban on cultivated meat. A U.S. District Court judge denied the state’s petition to dismiss Upside’s lawsuit, which centers on the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. That clause prohibits states from interfering in certain forms of interstate commerce. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in May 2024 signed a bill not only banning but criminalizing the manufacture and sale of cultured meat in Florida.
Monster Closing Squatters and Wasatch Brewery in Salt Lake City

2 weeks ago | foodprocessing.com | Dave Fusaro

Monster Beverage reportedly is closing the brewery behind two iconic craft beer brands in Utah. Squatters Craft Beers and Wasatch Brewery will no longer be brewed in the Salt Lake City facility they’ve called home, but they will continue to be made at other breweries in the Monster network. The facility, which encompasses abrewery, tap room and beer store, will close on May 23, idling 25 people.
Kraft Heinz Sales and Income Dropped in the First Quarter, Much Due to Inflation and Tariffs

2 weeks ago | foodprocessing.com | Dave Fusaro

Kraft Heinz reported a disastrous first quarter on April 29 in which sales dipped 6.5% and income decreased 11.2%. As a result, it’s lowering its full-year 2025 outlook to negative growth. Sales in the first quarter were $5.999 billion, down from $6.411 billion in the same period of 2024. All three of its reporting segments – North America, International Developed Markets and Emerging Markets – contributed mid-single digit declines. North America led the dubious way with a 7% drop.