Post Holdings Acquires Potato Products of Idaho Dive Brief: Post Holdings has announced the acquisition of Potato Products of Idaho, a leading manufacturer and packager of refrigerated and frozen potato products. The financial details of the deal have not been…
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Dive Brief: Mondelēz International’s SnackFutures Ventures, a venture capital arm of the company, was one of the investors in a $4.5 million financing round for Celleste Bio, a producer of cell-cultured cocoa ingredients. The investment was led by Supply Change…
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Campbell’s Announces New CEO The Campbell’s Company has announced that Mick Beekhuizen will be taking over as president and CEO on Feb. 1, 2025, succeeding Mark Clouse. Beekhuizen, who joined Campbell’s in 2019 as CFO and has been leading the…
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The Campbell’s Company has appointed Cassandra Green as the new Senior Vice President and Head of Supply Chain, as stated in a press release on November 14. Green previously served as the Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Supply Chain…
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Ben & Jerry’s Lawsuit Against Unilever: A Fight for Advocacy and Integrity Ben & Jerry’s has taken legal action against its parent company Unilever, accusing the consumer goods giant of suppressing its efforts to support Palestinians affected by the conflict…
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Impossible Foods Introduces New Health Certification Label for Lite Ground Beef Impossible Foods has announced the addition of a health certification label to its Lite Ground Beef product. This certification, granted by the American Diabetes Association, serves as an approved…
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Tyson Foods Appoints Curt Calaway as New CFO Tyson Foods has announced the appointment of Curt Calaway as its new Chief Financial Officer, succeeding John R. Tyson. Tyson was suspended earlier this year following a DUI arrest and is currently…
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Nestlé Appoints Laurent Freixe as New CEO Nestlé has announced that Laurent Freixe will take over as CEO on September 1, succeeding Mark Schneider, who has held the top position for nearly eight years. Freixe, currently serving as executive vice…
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How a former agriculture industry exec found himself CEO of cultivated meat company Meatable
Jeff “Trip” Tripician, with 38 years of experience in the agriculture industry, transitioned to dairy and then to meat during his career. He worked in various roles within marketing at Proctor & Gamble, Sara Lee, Borden Dairy, Frontier Natural Products,…
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From meatballs to deli dominance: How a former Mondelēz exec is building a $1B food company
When Adam Michaels got a surprise call in early 2022 about the CEO position at Mama Mancini’s, a small prepared food company, he was initially uninterested. The CPG veteran was content at Mondelēz International, orchestrating multi-million-dollar deals for the Oreo…