Food News

New Update: Two major players in the food industry, Nestlé and Ofi, have come together to launch a groundbreaking partnership aimed at reforesting cocoa-growing regions devastated by deforestation. This initiative is projected to reduce 1.5 million tons of carbon emissions…

PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta announced that the company will be expediting its shift towards natural ingredients in response to growing consumer demand and pressure from the White House to eliminate artificial colors from foods. Laguarta revealed during PepsiCo’s first-quarter earnings…

Summary: Constellation Brands is facing a shareholder lawsuit over allegations of misleading investors about the performance of its wine and spirits business, which experienced a 7% decline in net sales over the past year. The lawsuit, filed by shareholder Jeff…

New Chocolate Processing Facility Opened by Hershey in Pennsylvania Hershey recently inaugurated a 250,000-square-foot chocolate processing facility in Hershey, Pennsylvania, marking the company’s first new manufacturing plant in the city in over three decades. The Reese Chocolate Processing facility, named…

Summary: The FDA has made an agreement with the food industry to phase out petroleum-based artificial dyes commonly used in various food products. Six synthetic dyes, including Green No. 3, Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, Yellow No. 6, Blue…

Chobani, the Greek yogurt giant, is making its largest facility investment in history by spending $1.2 billion on a new dairy processing plant in upstate New York. The 1.4 million square-foot facility in Rome, New York, will be Chobani’s third…

BodyArmor is unveiling a fresh new look this month, along with its largest national campaign to date, according to details shared with Marketing Dive. The goal is to differentiate the Coca-Cola-owned sports drink from an increasingly crowded market since its…

A leaked draft budget document reveals the Trump administration’s plan to significantly reduce funding to the Department of Health and Human Services, including substantial cuts to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These cuts would entail shifting the responsibility of…

In the highly competitive food and beverage industry, the path from concept development to a market-ready product is fraught with challenges. Each decision made along the way can have a significant impact on both finances and reputation. Food formulation goes…

The Weekly Sip is Food Dive’s column focused on the latest news in the rapidly changing and growing beverage sector. From inaugural product lines to big investments and controversial topics, this column aims to quench the thirst for developments in…