Shauna Golden

Watching the latest season of FX’s hit show “The Bear” felt like the CPG industry’s version of a Super Bowl commercial blitz. In between the action of Season 3 was a packed menu of brand deals.

General Mills’ Q4 sales decline reflects the company’s struggles with lower volumes and retailer inventory reductions as well as a drop in demand among value-oriented shoppers.

The Kroger Company surpassed analysts’ projections in reporting first-quarter sales of $45.3 billion, up from $45.2 billion the previous year, fueled by the better-than-expected performance of its grocery business and increased household penetration.

The Hispanic Marketing Council is using the term to refer to a superficial marketing approach that layers Latino elements onto products, campaigns, media or entertainment for the appearance of diversity.

To capture a larger share of the cooking and finishing oil market, Chefs Life – the company founded by celebrity chef and restaurateur Brian Malarkey – is introducing a new line of squeeze bottles to its portfolio while expanding its national distribution footprint.

The J.M. Smucker Company surpassed analysts’ projections in reporting a 15% year-over-year increase in adjusted gross profit for the quarter ended April 30, as price hikes and lower input costs helped offset a slump in sales.

Health and specialty food distributor United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) posted a 0.1% decrease in net sales to $7.5 billion during Q3 2024 in an earnings release this morning amid the company’s ongoing business transformation efforts. “We delivered another quarter in line with our fiscal 2024 plan and our third consecutive quarter of improving profitability… Read more »

Through its proprietary manufacturing process that smokes chips at scale, Low and Slow Snacks believes it has found the recipe for success in disrupting the barbecue chip category.

Freeze dried food company Sow Good has seen accelerated product demand and retail expansion after pivoting from fruits, vegetables and ready-to-blend smoothies to candy. The company recently uplisted on NASDAQ, which will expose Sow Good to more institutional investors and drive shareholder value.

Last week, more than 1,000 exhibitors took to Sweets & Snacks Expo 2024 at the Indiana Convention Center to showcase their latest innovations, ranging from freeze dried candy to better-for-you snack puffs to reformulations of existing products.