Brad Avery

Greek yogurt maker Sourmilk has accused another yogurt business of stealing its packaging, website and branding. The offending startup, named Cupful, claims generative AI is to blame for the imitating visuals.

Maxwell House will soon be under new management as The Kraft Heinz Company has agreed to sell its North American coffee business to One Rock Capital Partners in a proposed deal valued at $650 million. The company announced the divestment today, with the transaction expected to close in mid-2027 subject to regulatory approval. Kraft Heinz will retain a 30% non-controlling equity stake in the business.

The Simply Good Foods Company ended the fiscal year on a down note, reporting a 6.5% net sales decline to $1.35 billion for 2026, with steep drops in Atkins and OWYN sales impacting results.

PepsiCo is facing a new proposed class action lawsuit targeting its Siete Family Foods brands, alleging the brand’s tortilla and potato chips are falsely marketed as being made only with avocado oil despite the presence of undisclosed seed oils.

The Amazon-owned retailer highlighted eight key food and beverage trends it foresees playing a bigger role in consumers lives over the next year, with additional trends including a rise in Japanese comfort foods and beans as a center-of-plate meal item.

Erewhon’s fresh food services are getting a fruitful update. The natural retailer announced it is now using Zero Acre Farms’ Organic Fera fruit oil for frying in its cafes at all 15 retail locations.

Sprouted snack brand Daily Crunch is taking direct aim at potato chips via its latest line launch, which urges consumers to “Ditch the Chip” with a variety of new flavors modeled after classic potato chip seasonings.

Food sales are suffering, although energy drinks and nutrition shakes are resilient, as high fuel prices “weigh on consumers” and depress convenience channel foot traffic, according to a new equity research report from investment banker Jefferies.

PepsiCo is “acting with urgency” to improve its North America business as the division disappointed despite overall strong net revenue growth in its Q3 2026.