Shauna Golden
Posts by Shauna Golden
Former KIND Exec Launches Baking Mix Brand Built on Guilt-Free Shortcuts
Lindsay Hancock, the former SVP of sales at KIND, has launched My Better Batch, a line of premium baking mixes crafted to deliver homemade-tasting cookies.
Conagra: Cost Inflation, Weak Demand and Manufacturing Disruptions Hamper Q1 Results
Against a backdrop of ongoing cost inflation and weakened consumer demand, Conagra Brands posted a 3.8% sales decline and a 3.5% drop in organic net sales during Q1 2025 in its quarterly earnings report released this morning.
UNFI Posts Double-Digit Q4 Sales Growth as Transformation Efforts Continue
United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) posted a 10% year-over-year increase in net sales to $8.2 billion during Q4 2024 amid the Health and specialty food distributor’s ongoing transformation efforts, according to an earnings report released this morning.
Issei Lands in Target, Sets Sights on Achieving Profitability Next Year
Hot on the heels of its second birthday, Issei is bringing its better-for-you mochi gummies to the global aisle of 141 Target locations nationwide. The new retail partnership brings the brand’s total distribution footprint to over 2,500 doors nationwide as it forecasts achieving profitability next year.
Goodles Appoints Former Sovos Brands Exec Chris Hall as CFO
Months after leading Sovos Brands through its $2.7 billion acquisition by the Campbell Soup Company, Chris Hall has joined better-for-you mac and cheese brand Goodles as CFO.
Report: Today’s Grocery Shoppers Crave ‘Fresh Convenience’
After weathering countless economic headwinds over the past five years, grocery retailers are again facing pressures to capture a greater share of consumers’ wallets. Here’s how they are approaching the task.
General Mills Bets on Bolt-Ons for Growth Following Q1 Sales, Profit Declines
After announcing the sale of its North American yogurt business last week, CPG giant General Mills plans to shift its focus to bolt-on acquisitions of “smaller size assets” to enhance growth, said chairman and CEO Jeff Harmening in today’s Q1 earnings report.
General Mills Selling North American Yogurt Business for $2.1 Billion
General Mills announced today it has agreed to sell its North American yogurt business to French dairy companies Lactalis and Sodiaal in cash deals valued at an aggregated $2.1 billion.
Inside Fancypants Baking Co.’s Plans to Scale Its New Cookie Line
After two decades of focusing on decorated cookies, Fancypants Baking Co. is ushering in a new era of growth centered around a line of bite-sized, sustainability-focused cookies crafted with “pantry ingredients.”
Skincare Entrepreneurs Enter F&B World With Dally Konjac Jelly
After selling their skincare brand, ZitSticka, in 2022, Robbie Miller and Daniel Kaplan are entering the food and beverage world with Dally, a new line of pouched konjac jelly snacks.