Month February 2025

Hain Celestial eyeing GLP-1 opportunities

HOBOKEN, NJ. — As the Hain Celestial Group seeks to regain its financial footing, the company is eyeing opportunities with consumers who are taking GLP-1 medications for weight loss or diabetes. Company management sees the effort as building on Hain…

Over 2 million donuts, pastries made by FGF Brands recalled

SILVER SPRINGS, MD. — Baked foods manufacturer FGF Brands has recalled more than 2 million donuts and pastries in the United States due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. According to a Food and Drug Administration enforcement report, the voluntary…

Perdido River Meats opens Alabama processing plant

ATMORE, ALA. — Perdido River Meats, a division of Perdido River Farms based in Atmore, Ala., held a grand opening of its $29 million meat processing facility on Feb. 6. “This grand opening marks a significant milestone for Pedido River Farms…

Low-income consumers are key to McDonald’s comeback

CHICAGO — After a rocky end to 2024, punctuated by a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions on Quarter Pounder burgers, along with declining quick-service restaurant traffic, McDonald’s Corp. is eyeing a turnaround in 2025, focused on appealing to low-income customers…

PepsiCo begins building Quaker oat plant in China

PURCHASE, NY. — PepsiCo Inc. has partnered with Jiangsu Rilong Food Co. Ltd. to build a Quaker oat production facility in Huai’an City, China. Under the nearly 500 million yuan ($68.6 million) project, PepsiCo and Jiangsu Rilong Food have begun…

Applegate adds breakfast sandwiches | Food Business News

BEDMINSTER, NJ. — Applegate, a subsidiary of Hormel Foods, is introducing a new breakfast line: Applegate Naturals. The new line will feature two varieties of breakfast sandwiches: chicken and maple breakfast sausage, egg and cheese on a biscuit and turkey…

Gum Products International opens innovation hub

TORONTO — Gum Products International, a provider of hydrocolloids, natural antimicrobials and natural fibers for the food industry, has opened its innovation center in Newmarket, Ont.  “We invite them (customers) to visit us, whether they need assistance with plant scale-up, analytical product evaluations…

Profit up at Post Holdings

ST. LOUIS — A diversified portfolio that ranges from ready-to-eat cereal to egg and potato products and pet food helped lift earnings and sales at Post Holdings in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. Net income at Post Holdings in…

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