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Slideshow: Expanding legacy brands | Food Business News

KANSAS CITY — Companies are expanding classic brand portfolios with innovations. The Campbell’s Co. is adding electrolytes to its V8 Energy line. The beverage line is offered in drink mix sticks and ready-to-drink canned formats. The drink mixes contain magnesium…

General Mills wraps up sale of Brazil business

MINNEAPOLIS — Furthering its portfolio overhaul, General Mills Inc. has completed the sale of its Brazil business to food and beverage company Grupo 3corações. The $153 million deal, announced in March, includes leading local brands Yoki — with six labels…

Bill on non-UPF certification passes in California

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — The California legislature has passed Assembly Bill 2244 that would establish a non-ultra-processed certified seal that food manufacturers could place on their products that meet standards for not being ultra-processed. “While Washington, DC, is paralyzed by inaction,…

Haribo enters ‘new phase’ of US growth

ROSEMONT, ILL. — Haribo is a 106-year-old cornerstone of the confection industry and the creator of several iconic gummy candies, including its flagship Goldbears, along with Twin Snakes and Peaches. While competition is fierce among the growing list of competitors…

Bunge to sell two Brazilian sugar cane mills

ST. LOUIS — Bunge Global SA is selling two of its Brazilian sugar cane mills to Chinese state-owned food processing holding company COFCO International. The mills are located in the Junqueirópolis and Guararapes municipalities within the state of Sao Paulo,…

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