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    Marketing

    Bacardi Taps Former Kraft Heinz Exec to Bolster Marketing Leadership Team

    Andy Hanacek
    April 12, 2024
    Irina Rodina will become the spirits company’s senior vice president for marketing strategy and operations after spending two years leading Kraft Heinz’s northern European marketing...
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    Product Development

    Foodservice or Retail? A Tale of Two Markets

    Ed Avis
    April 10, 2024
    Formulating, manufacturing and distributing essentially the same product can be very different when expanding from one familiar market into the other.
    New Hope Media
    New Food Products

    Natural Products Expo West 2024: Mushrooms, Tinned Fish and Pickleball

    Dave Fusaro
    April 4, 2024
    The annual new products extravaganza always is a reflection and precursor of food and beverage trends.
    Andy Hanacek
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    Business Strategies

    FPSA Rebrands, Changes Name to Food Production Solutions Association

    Andy Hanacek
    March 27, 2024
    Association will also welcome food and beverage processing companies to its membership in an effort to increase collaboration throughout the operational chain.
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    Marketing

    North American Meat Institute Rebrands, Unveils New Logo and Tagline

    Andy Hanacek
    March 14, 2024
    The Meat Institute will build on 120 years of meat industry leadership with a total rebranding effort from name to logo to mission and purpose.
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    Marketing

    Stampede Meat Rebrands to Stampede Culinary Partners

    Andy Hanacek
    March 13, 2024
    Name change better reflects the company’s evolution beyond offering meat cutting and further-processing capabilities to handling all sorts of food products and processing needs...
    Marketing

    Dole Inducts First Three Members of Banana Hall of Fame

    Andy Hanacek
    March 5, 2024
    New Dole Banana Hall of Fame continues 125th anniversary celebration, honoring Bananas Foster and Banana Split creators as well as Dole’s banana mascot.
    Business Strategies

    2024 Private Label Report Shows a Curious Tale of Twos

    Andy Hanacek
    March 4, 2024
    Store brands’ $236.3 billion in annual dollar sales set a record — but growth was front-loaded in the first half, with sales falling to near flat in the last six months.
    Legal Issues

    New York AG Letitia James Accuses JBS USA of Greenwashing

    Andy Hanacek
    Feb. 29, 2024
    N.Y. Attorney General has filed a lawsuit alleging that the meat processor intentionally misled consumers on its net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation commitments...

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    Legal Issues

    U.S. Senator Reintroduces Real MEAT Act to Label Alternative Proteins as ‘Imitation’

    Andy Hanacek
    Nov. 17, 2023
    Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) originally introduced the Real MEAT Act in 2019 to clearly differentiate alternative proteins from animal proteins on product labels.
    Steve Snodgrass
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    Marketing

    Anheuser-Busch InBev U.S. Chief Marketing Officer to Resign as Bud Light Still Slides

    Andy Hanacek
    Nov. 16, 2023
    CMO Benoit Garbe will leave the company at the end of the year, a casualty of the backlash over the Dylan Mulvaney partnership and response.
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    Snack Foods

    PepsiCo Sets New Sodium Reduction Targets for Convenient Foods Portfolio

    Andy Hanacek
    Nov. 15, 2023
    New nutrition initiatives will also focus on adding diverse ingredients to the portfolio, all in the name of improving consumer health.
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    Plant Protein

    Tindle Chicken Makes U.S. Retail Debut, Gearing Up for Nationwide Launch in 2024

    Andy Hanacek
    Nov. 14, 2023
    Frozen patties, tenders, wings and nuggets are available for the first time in select retailers on the East and West coasts, in the Midwest and online.