Jesse Newman

6 days ago | wsj.com | Jesse Newman |Owen Tucker-Smith

Food companies pack the nutrient into candy, coffee and even water; ‘How about a chicken breast, people?’Morgan Gates starts off his day eating six eggs. Later he will down a smoothie made with Greek yogurt, protein powder and berries. For dinner, it’s a pound of red meat. The 28-year-old sales representative is big on protein. “I found that if I prioritized protein and half-assed the rest of everything else, it gave me the body I wanted,” he said. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Jesse Newman |Laura Cooper

Family-owned Guatemalan conglomerate strikes deal for citrus punch’s parent, Harvest Hill Beverage Co.A Guatemalan conglomerate is buying SunnyD and other beverage brands in a roughly $1.5 billion deal, aiming to supercharge growth of the bright orange citrus drink. Castillo Hermanos, a family-owned Guatemalan company, is acquiring the beverage brands from private-equity firm Brynwood Partners, which has owned them for nearly a decade.

3 weeks ago | tovima.com | Jesse Newman |Andrew Mollica |Roshan Fernandez

Artificial dyes are facing real scrutiny. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , President Trump ’s head of U.S. health policy, has blamed artificial dyes for contributing to widespread health problems, particularly in children. Earlier this month, he told executives from the nation’s biggest food companies that he wanted them out of the food supply before he leaves office .

1 month ago | wsj.com | Jesse Newman |Andrew Mollica |Roshan Fernandez

Across the country, lawmakers in states from Connecticut to Utah have introduced bills to restrict artificial dyes in supermarkets and schools, or require warning labels. In West Virginia, the governor is poised to sign a bill soon banning seven dyes from foods sold in the state. Removing them won’t be easy. A Wall Street Journal analysis of a federal database detailing food and beverage ingredients found that more than one in 10 products contain at least one artificial dye.

1 month ago | tovima.com | Jesse Newman |Natalie Andrews

A White House video pokes fun at complex ingredient names in push to overhaul food system; ‘we’re coming for you’A federal health roundtable last week ended with an unusual twist: a White House video featuring Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and others struggling to pronounce ingredients found in pantry items from Pop-Tarts to Little Debbie oatmeal creme pies. “Carrageenan, riboflavin, monosodium glutamate and 20 others that I can’t pronounce,” said Kennedy.