Shauna Golden

TreeHouse Foods’ newly reshaped portfolio is focused on higher growth and higher margin private label snacking and beverage categories to “drive improved execution,” the company said during its Q4 2022 earnings call today.

Global food and ingredient manufacturer Kerry Inc. has agreed to pay a $19.2 million fine after pleading guilty to a charge of manufacturing breakfast cereal under unsanitary conditions at an Illinois facility linked to a 2018 salmonella outbreak, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.

Hungry for growth, kids beverage maker good2grow has announced its expansion into food with the launch of Snackers baked oat and wheat crackers.

Kansas City, Missouri-based digital health and ecommerce platform Free From Market announced last week it has closed a $2.1 million seed funding round to expand its reach within healthcare, specifically the managed care channel. Looking to extend patient care beyond clinic walls, FFM takes a ‘food is medicine’ approach.

Plant-based seafood maker ISH Food Company has raised a more than $5 million seed round that will fuel its product innovation and “lay the groundwork for future partnerships,” according to a press release published Tuesday.

The fate of a putative consolidation accusing baby food maker Beech-Nut Nutrition Co. of violating consumer protection laws by including toxic amounts of heavy metals in its products is now in the hands of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) after a New York federal judge on Thursday ruled the court does not have jurisdiction over the case.

The Winter Fancy Food Show saw a wave of chef-led brands improving pantry staples and commodity products. Elsewhere, honey brands gave updates on bee-friendly initiatives, plant-based dairy and eggs see growing relevance in U.S. market and functional food makers find new spaces on-shelf.

The Specialty Food Association’s Winter Fancy Food Show returned to the Las Vegas Convention Center with a wave of new product innovations, novel formats in the plant-based alternatives space and growing prominence for outer space aesthetics.

Conagra Brands posted single-digit sales growth in its Q2 FY2023 earnings report Thursday morning, leading the company to raise its guidance for earnings per share and sales for the second half of the year.

New York City-based edible and bakeable cookie dough brand DŌ announced yesterday that it has been acquired by Neil Hershman, the owner and CEO of self-serve frozen yogurt franchise 16 Handles.