by Cristin Murray | Nov 4, 2019 | Brand News
Some of the original investors in analogue-meat processor Beyond Meat are rushing for the exits, looking to cash in their stock, which dropped 17% in one day. Original investors, who held some 80% of Beyond Meat’s stock, were restricted from selling within six months...
by Cristin Murray | Oct 15, 2019 | Brand News
With the line between meals and snacks blurring, Tyson Foods Inc. wants to make sure consumers think of chicken regardless of the time of day. That’s what the varied new products under the Tyson Any’tizers brand intends to do. New Any’tizers Chicken Chips are...
by Cristin Murray | Oct 8, 2019 | Brand News
Kind Healthy Snacks has pulled a fruit-based snack from the market because it didn’t appeal strongly enough to children – and is using the occasion to chide the industry for the amount of food dyes in child-targeted products. Kind Fruit Bites are apple-based dried...
by Cristin Murray | Oct 7, 2019 | Brand News
Keurig Dr Pepper is planning a production and warehouse facility in Allentown, Pa., that should cost approximately $200 million and create nearly 400 jobs. KDP officials would not say exactly what will be produced in the new plant, other than it “will be focused...
by Cristin Murray | Sep 25, 2019 | Brand News
Tyson Foods has rolled out a new line of refrigerated, meat-free high-protein snacks meant to appeal to the demand for functional foods. Pact Snack Bites are made with fruits and nuts, and feature functional ingredients like kombucha and turmeric. They are meant to be...
by Cristin Murray | Sep 23, 2019 | Brand News
Conagra Brands is selling its direct-store-delivery (DSD) salty snacks business to Utz Quality Foods. Conagra acquired the business, which includes the brands Snyder of Berlin, Tim’s Cascade Snacks, Hawaiian Snacks, Erin’s and Husman’s, when it bought Pinnacle Foods...