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Utz replaces CFO with ex-Tropicana exec

6 days ago | fooddive.com | Chris Casey

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Utz Brands is tapping former Tropicana executive William J. Kelley Jr. to replace its chief financial officer, who is set to step down May 1. Kelley worked at Tropicana as CFO for three years and assisted in the separation of the orange juice maker from previous owner PepsiCo, which was part of the soda giant’s $3.3 billion juice brand offloading in 2021.
Food industry bristles as states move to ban soda, candy from SNAP

1 week ago | fooddive.com | Sarah Zimmerman

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Republican states are moving to ban consumers from using government food assistance benefits on candy and soda, prompting backlash from industry giants who say the policy would not improve health outcomes and be difficult for grocers to implement.
Bird flu is a recurring risk. It’s time food companies planned for it.

1 week ago | fooddive.com | Emma Ignaszewski

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Emma Ignaszewski is the director of corporate engagement at the Good Food Institute. Opinion’s are the author’s own. Easter equals egg hunts. Every year as kids, my fiercely competitive sister and I embarked on an egg hunt in our Phoenix backyard. Even as teenagers, we continued the tradition to see who could find more.
The Weekly Sip: Monster shuts down craft beer plant amid alcohol woes | Jamba Juice gets into powdered hydration

1 week ago | fooddive.com | Chris Casey

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Weekly Sip is Food Dive’s column focused on the latest news in the rapidly changing and growing beverage sector. From inaugural product lines to big investments and controversial topics, this column aims to quench the thirst for developments in the category.
How food giants are embracing AI to forecast recipes, regulatory hurdles

1 week ago | fooddive.com | Chris Casey

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Editor’s note: This story highlights takeaways from an April 9 event hosted by Manufacturing Dive and Food Dive. Register here to watch the replay on demand.
General Mills projects plastics decreases as product portfolio changes

1 week ago | fooddive.com | Maria Rachal

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. General Mills’ progress on making its entire packaging portfolio recyclable or reusable stagnated in fiscal year 2024 at 93%, the same rate reported a year prior. The food company reiterated its commitment to achieving 100% by 2030, a target it’s had since early 2019, in its 2025 global responsibility report released this month. But next steps can be tricky, especially when considering greenhouse gas emissions impacts.
PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz face off with shareholder activists on sustainable packaging

1 week ago | fooddive.com | Cole Rosengren

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Shareholder resolution season is well underway with numerous proposals targeting packaging usage by CPG, food service and hotel companies. These groups have focused on plastic packaging for years, and that theme continues. This time, categories such as flexible and reusable packaging also came up.
Campbell’s promotes insiders to accelerate growth

1 week ago | fooddive.com | Christopher Doering

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Campbell’s Company ispromoting a pair of its executives to top growth positions at the food manufacturer. Elizabeth Duggan will become president of the company’s snacks division on May 12, while Janda Lukin will take on the newly created role of chief growth officer starting June 2. Current snacks president Chris Foley will leave in July after a 25-year career at Campbell’s.
Aisle hopping: Why major food and beverage brands are entering new parts of the grocery store

1 week ago | fooddive.com | Christopher Doering

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Even as sales for the century-old Café Bustelo were heating up, J.M. Smucker executives worried the fast-growing brand was in danger of falling behind a major shift in drinking habits. The CPG giant watched as more coffee consumers turned to on-the-go iced varieties on their way to the office, while running an errand, or as a caffeinated pick-me-up in the afternoon.
Kraft Heinz enters plant-based desserts with oat milk Jell-O pudding

1 week ago | fooddive.com | Christopher Doering

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Kraft Heinz islaunching its first plant-based dessert with Jell-O Oat Milk Chocolate Pudding. The snack is aimed at consumers allergic to dairy, lactose intolerant or just avoiding foods made with animal-based ingredients.