Month January 2024

Hometown Food Co. reportedly for sale

CHICAGO — Hometown Food Co., the maker of Pillsbury’s shelf-stable baking products and Birch Benders, is up for sale, said anonymous sources familiar with the matter to Reuters.  The private equity firm Brynwood Partners, which has owned Hometown for the…

Driving online growth for food brands with payments

In the dynamic realm of B2B online trade, the year 2023 has undeniably been marked by a whirlwind of innovation and transformation. Noteworthy industry players such as GE Renewable Energy, Shopify, Walmart Business, and Amazon Business have made significant strides…

Cracking open new ideas with nuts

KANSAS CITY — Packing protein and fiber while delivering a crunchy bite, nuts are welcome inclusions in sweet baked goods that consumers may consider permissible indulgences. Nut-based flours also may work in flour blends for gluten-free products. Almonds have retained…

Carnation adds nutritional smoothies | Food Business News

HOBOKEN, NJ. — Carnation Breakfast Essentials, a Nestle SA brand, is releasing Breakfast Essentials Fruit & Protein smoothies, a new line of nutritional beverages. The drinks feature strawberry, banana and apple purees, equivalent to 1/3 cup of fruit, along with…

Ag futures dip into weekend on global news

Home » Ag futures dip into weekend on global news Source: Sosland Publishing Co. Recap for January 26 Wheat futures dropped lower in technical selling profit taking and signals the global export business may be cooling off. Soybean futures dipped…

Keys to creating cultivated meat flavor

BOSTON — Cultivated meat scientists are concentrating on the role precursors play in developing flavor, along with the impact of cell media and cooking on taste, according to speakers at Tufts University’s second annual Cellular Agriculture Innovation Day. The panel…

Export optimism boosts wheat futures

Home » Export optimism boosts wheat futures Source: Sosland Publishing Co. Recap for January 25 Wheat futures continued to climb Thursday on optimism that North America and Europe could pick up some global demand amid geopolitical tension in the Middle…

McCormick takes steps to reverse volume decline

HUNT VALLEY, MD.  – McCormick & Co. expects increased brand marketing, price gap management, new products and packaging renovations to stop a slide in sales volume, said Brendan M. Foley, president and chief executive officer. Sales volume in the fourth quarter…

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