Packaged food companies are struggling to adjust — and profit — as tastes, waistlines and wallets change.
Category: Kellogg Company
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WK Kellogg To be Bought for $3.1 Billion by Italy’s Ferrero
The $3.1 billion acquisition would combine Ferrero, which makes Tic Tacs and Nutella, with the producer of Frosted Flakes and Froot Loops.
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RFK Jr.’s Battle Against Food Dyes Hits a Roadblock: M&M’s
The health secretary has used peer pressure to persuade food makers to nix synthetic dyes. The candy industry is holding out, arguing American consumers like bright sweets.
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RFK Jr. Wants to Ban Chemical Dyes. Food Makers Are in No Hurry.
Companies make packaged food without synthetic dyes in other countries. But despite pressure from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the change isn’t likely to happen quickly in the United States.
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What to Know about ‘Unfrosted’ and the Real History of Pop-Tarts
In his directorial debut, Jerry Seinfeld tackles the history of the fruit-filled pastries … kind of. Here’s the real origin story, along with a bonus quiz.
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William Post, Who Helped Create Pop-Tarts, Dies at 96
Mr. Post, a bakery manager in Michigan, worked with Kellogg’s to create the snack in 1964. It became a timeless American classic.
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How Long Will Companies Keep Raising Prices on Consumer Goods?
As companies reported their latest quarterly earnings, their executives were frequently asked about their next moves on pricing.