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Hy-Vee Adds FoodHealth Score To Store Shelves
Hy-Vee debuted a new partnership with nutrition intelligence platform FoodHealth Company, becoming the first retailer to bring color-coded, numerical nutritional scores directly to the shelf.
The CPG Business Is Changing, But Execs Say Adaptation Won’t Keep Pace
The CPG business is undergoing a shift, but without a crystal ball to determine where the industry will land in a decade from now, we’ll have to rely on recent news and survey responses from those on the front lines.
Is Sustainable Packaging Worth The Investment?
While sustainability initiatives are often an inherent part of modern mission-driven brands, a recent report suggests that what’s on the outside isn’t resonating with consumers like it used to.
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Report: Rising Inflation, Assortment Influencing Growth In Frozen Food
The biannual report “Power of Frozen in Retail” shows that inflation has impacted the frozen food category growing dollar sales while unit sales and volumes have declined.
Expo East: Vision 2030 Reflects on State of Natural
At the final Natural Products Expo East, even the annual State of Natural keynote presentation came with an update, now dubbed “Vision 2030.”
Circana: Rising Food Prices’ Impact On Shopping Behavior
Shoppers are continuing to struggle with how to mitigate the higher prices at grocery stores, according to Circana, with 94% of consumers are concerned with the cost of food.
Aspartame Anxiety: WHO Set to Label Sweetener as ‘Possible Carcinogen’
Is aspartame a carcinogen? That’s the concerning question the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization (WHO), has been asking itself lately. And it looks like, in their opinion, the answer is yes.
Four Key Takeaways from The Hershey Company 2022 ESG Report
While doubling down on its efforts to become a snacking powerhouse, The Hershey Company is embedding responsible and sustainable practices into its business transformation, as outlined in its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report released on Tuesday.
GFI: Taste, Price Still Impeding Growth for Plant-Based Proteins
Despite significant gains in recent years, mass-market adoption of plant-based meat, seafood, eggs and dairy remains limited by taste and pricing-related challenges, according to the Good Food Institute’s (GFI) State of the Industry report.
GFI: More Capacity Needed To Grow Fermentation Food Tech
The Good Food Institute’s yearly report on the fermentation-based food industry showed a growing market share in new protein alternatives but a lack of funding and production capacity hampers widespread adoption.
GFI: Cultivated Meat and Seafood Won’t ‘Clear’ Scalability Hurdle Within The Next Decade
The cultivated meat and seafood space continued to cash large checks and garner new investor support in 2022. However, as regulatory powers in the U.S. pushed the industry closer to commercialization, discussions surrounding future challenges to scale, like price parity and consumer adoption, continue to generate uncertain expectations for growth.
GFI: Plant-Based Seafood Sales Outpace Total Plant-Based Meat Sales
Though still just a small fraction of the total plant-based meat and seafood category, plant-based seafood dollar sales increased by 15% and unit sales grew 5% in 2022, outpacing total plant-based meat sales, according to a new report by the Good Food Institute and the Plant Based Food Association.
Report: Alt. Deals in CPG Rising Amidst Economic Squeeze
Despite rising inflation and a grim economic forecast, CPGs can still access growth capital thanks to a “much broader toolkit” of alternative M&A options, explained analysts from Bain & Company during a webinar this week.