RHINEBECK, NY — Maya Kaimal Foods, an Indian-food manufacturer, is unveiling a line of non-GMO Chinese Indian products. Select products are available at Whole Foods Markets and Sprouts Farmers Markets nationwide. The Whole Foods Market lineup features pineapple fried rice,…
CHICAGO — Demand for convenient, flavor-forward foods and beverages continues to grow, with popping boba proving to be an attractive, easy approach to adding a new experience to menus. Retail packaged products containing popping boba also are now showing up…
ROSEMONT, ILL. — Haribo is expanding its confectionery portfolio Balla Bites. The multisensory candy features a chewy outer layer with a soft center and is available in flavors such as orange, blackberry, lemon, strawberry, apple and wild berry. The candy…
DALLAS, NC. — GNT has filed a safflower color additive petition with the US Food and Drug Administration to use safflower-based colors across a range of categories, including beverages, confections, frozen desserts, dairy and non-dairy applications, cereal, soup, dressings, and…
WILMINGTON, NC. — With consumers turning to functional beverages, private label manufacturers are benefiting from the trend by helping their clients succeed in the category. FedUp Foods, one of the largest private label fermented and functional beverage manufacturers in the…
COMMERCE, CALIF. — Revolution Foods, a school meal provider, has acquired Ardella’s, Carson, Calif. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 1975, Ardella’s is a manufacturer of frozen pizzas, burritos and other center-of-plate foods for schools and…
CHICAGO — Mondelez International, Inc. is introducing its Grenade brand of protein bars in the United States. Grenade products initially will be available at Amazon.com, GNC, The Vitamin Shoppe and Bodybuilding.com with plans to expand retail distribution later this year.…
BENTONVILLE, ARK. — As consumers continue to grapple with financial pressures, Walmart must keep delivering value and leading on price to fuel growth, president and chief executive officer John Furner said in reporting fiscal 2027 second-quarter results. “Everything we do…
WASHINGTON — The US Food and Drug Administration is reviewing three petitions, all dealing with natural sources of color for foods and beverages, according to the Aug. 20 Federal Register. The colors are gardenia blue and safflower as well as…
THOMASVILLE, GA. — Intensifying economic pressures, changing consumer preferences and stiffer competition translated into weaker second-quarter results at Flowers Foods, Inc. than the company had anticipated. Particular pressure on the company’s loaf bread business, including its Wonder and Dave’s Killer…
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