Food Industry

How Uncle Crumbles used automation to reinvent a legacy brand — and spark a bold new growth era.

Plus, Kodiak enters the frozen aisle with protein-packed breakfast sandwiches.

The sale, part of the food maker’s efforts to streamline its portfolio, comes three days after it divested Chef Boyardee.

As thrifty consumers change their habits, grocers are gaining snack sales from convenience stores and drug stores but losing sales to club competitors, a NielsenIQ report found.

California-based Custom Flavors is doubling its production capacity as ingredients suppliers look to meet surging demand for synthetic color alternatives from food manufacturers.

Food manufacturers using certain dyes and additives would have to disclose a product has ingredients “not safe for human consumption” under a proposal awaiting the governor’s signature.

The Hunt’s tomato maker has had no choice but to source the majority of its canned food packaging from abroad given a lack of manufacturing capacity in the U.S., its CFO said.

The innovation, the first major innovation for the category in a decade, caters to consumers who want premium products and restaurant experiences at home.   

Doubling tariffs on metals imports risks unintended consequences throughout the packaging supply chain, according to the Can Manufacturers Institute and the Aluminum Association.

From stand-up packaging to store displays featuring its sweet and salty products, the snacks maker is turning to creative ideas to boost sales and lessen the impact of external challenges.