Food Industry

Critics said the agency skipped critical assessments when approving beetroot red and expanding uses for spirulina extract.

Owner J&J Snack Foods has worked for years to bring the iconic brand to grocery stores despite the treat’s complex temperature requirements.

Changing eating habits, plus growing demand for protein and convenience, has opened new opportunities for food companies to bring the most important meal to other parts of the day.

More than a third of respondents to a survey conducted in March said they have cut back on their grocery spending by either trading down or buying less.

The company is launching k2o, an electrolyte and collagen powder positioned to capitalize on growing demand for beauty-focused functional beverages. 

MGP Ingredients will pause production as the market “continues to be structurally oversupplied” due to declining alcohol consumption and global tariffs.

The packaging company intends to work on innovation projects with customers from ideation to product launch.

The meatpacker said recent changes “have made continued operations at the site no longer viable.”

Strength in iconic brands, such as Reese’s, and permissible snacks like popcorn and pretzels, has enabled Hershey to grow despite inflation, GLP-1 adoption and other headwinds.

The three-week long work stoppage had left the meat giant’s plant in Greeley, Colorado, “almost completely idle,” according to the union.