Only a handful of women lead with world’s largest companies. Fortune 500 lists 20 in the position of CEO – actually, now 18 following the departure of PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi and Campbell Soup’s Denise Morrison – down from 32 in 2017.
FMCG giants join global pledge to fight plastic pollution; Campbell in fight to avoid split; Mondelēz set to up prices of biscuits in the US; and Grupo Bimbo’s CEO wins CSR award.
The Oreo maker will launch an innovation hub ‘SnackFutures’ next month that will invest in snack startups through partnering with early-stage entrepreneurs.
Puratos has partnered with Belgian start-up Bakkersonline to create a digital platform designed to provide online selling opportunities for its artisan customers.
Love Good Fats will be rolled out in Whole Foods stores across the US at the beginning of 2019 to capitalize on the growing popularity of the ketogenic (‘keto’) diet that sticks to low-carbs, moderate protein and high-fat foods.
The US chocolate giant says it is on track to deliver its first ever $600m seasonal sales thanks to its strong sales performance leading up to Halloween.
China’s e-commerce snack giant plans to target specific shoppers, including pregnant women, athletes and seniors, with customized products to battle the slowdown of the domestic nut snacks market.
Mondelēz’s Enjoy Life Foods has obtained FODMAP Friendly certification for 19 of its products to capitalize on the growing dietary trend is expected take off in the US.
US potato chips producer Dieffenbach’s has opened its new Bethel, Pennsylvania, production facility that had undergone a multi-million dollar refurbishment over the past year and a half.
Pop culture consumer products company Funko is disrupting the breakfast cereal sector by creating short-term demand for sought-after collector’s items.
Kellogg is collaborating with Feeding America and The Global FoodBanking Network to make it easier for people to fight hunger by donating the foods hungry families request most from food banks across the globe.
