Barilla’s Goodles acquisition reflects growing health food M&A trend
Barilla’s acquisition of Goodles signals the strategic players’ interest in emerging wellness food brands
Archives for September 4, 2026
The top 3 areas winning private label right now
Private label’s glow-up is winning shoppers with clean labels, high-protein products and trend-driven innovation that goes far beyond bargain pricing
CPGs could get relief from packaging claims patchwork, but with strings attached
Two bipartisan bills advancing in Congress would establish national standards for recyclable and recycled-content claims, but environmental advocates are challenging their approach to mass balance and state preemption
Campbell’s Co slashes dividend, cuts jobs and raises prices in $500M savings push
The Campbell’s Company expects another year of declining sales and earnings as it launches a savings program, reshapes its portfolio and steps up investment behind its strongest brands
Big Food’s Big Reset: Why the industry’s changing faster than ever
From C-suite shake-ups to targeted acquisitions, Big Food is rethinking how to win in a rapidly changing market
Can AI unlock your factory’s hidden capacity?
Pringles claims artificial intelligence has lifted capacity by 10% without new machinery – but can other food producers replicate it?
From cocoa microbes to bloom, the battle for consistent chocolate
New research is revealing how fermentation, fat crystallisation and sugar structure determine chocolate’s flavour, performance and shelf life