Shauna Golden

Oatly saw volumes grow in all segments during Q2 and credited its shift to an asset-light supply chain model as the key driver, allowing the brand to reduce its cost structure and focus on more efficient execution, per an earnings report this morning.

According to a new Mintel report, only 35% of global CPG launches spanning the food, drink, household, health and beauty industries in 2024 have been genuinely new products – the lowest rate of innovation since Mintel began tracking new products in 1996.

Recent trendlines suggest that today’s consumers aren’t as much interested in living long, as much as they are in living well.

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 »