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With no end in sight, the U.S. government shutdown has temporarily halted the demerger of Unilever’s ice cream business, which will be known as The Magnum Ice Cream Company.

PNC Brands Group, the parent company of PNC Specialty Foods and Pivot North Consulting Group, has taken a majority stake in Ice Cream Factory, expanding its end-to-end commercialization capabilities.

The large majority of consumers believe food companies rely on ultraprocessing methods to produce food and pad profit margins, but they place little trust in these entities to share accurate information about what they are selling.

When it comes to public offerings for food and beverage brands, it’s been quite a dry spell. If successful, could OUAF’s IPO be the impetus for a shift back toward IPOs in the packaged food and beverage space?

Bar purveyors displayed at NACS new packaging, products and formulation changes that aligned with consumer demand for energy, creatine and flavor-forward innovation.

Global flavors, heritage-inspired foods and “Female Rage” fueled Union Kitchen’s Meet the Makers event this past Sunday, drawing in nearly 100 vendors to sample.

This week, we’re getting spicy in the Hot Ones seat with a can of pickle Mary mix – and wondering if BUILT Brands is headed for a sale. Hey, what more could you ask for?

There’s likely only one entrepreneur out there that can claim their work has aided both astronomical discoveries and celebrity tea spilling.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Pop-Tarts and Pitaya jump on the protein craze, LOVE CORN offers trick-or-treaters an alternative to candy and Fishwife expands its portfolio of tinned seafood.

Consumer preferences seem to be shifting almost daily. That can make it pretty tough for brands to figure out where to focus and lean in to secure a spot in a shopper’s basket.