A dizzying array of rules govern what can be bought with SNAP dollars, confusing grocery stores and consumers.
Category: Snack Foods
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As Low-Income Shoppers Tighten Belts Further, Businesses Worry
A delay in SNAP benefits mixed with a decline in foot traffic has many stores, restaurants and food producers concerned about sales.
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Candy Companies Are Quietly Cutting Down on Cocoa to Save Money
As climate change has helped push cocoa prices higher, companies are changing candy recipes in subtle ways.
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Going Down the Junk Food Rabbit Hole
Alice Callahan, a reporter for the Well desk, explored the history of ultraprocessed foods and how they became a major threat to our health.
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Krispy Kreme Bets on Big-Box Stores to Stay Fresh
Executives are racing to boost revenues at the struggling doughnut maker as sales slump and shares tumble.
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David Bars Have Had Breakout Success. Can the Protein Craze Last?
The David bar’s breakout success is proof that, in our culture of optimization, one macronutrient is king. But can the protein craze last?
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As Consumers Lose Their Appetite, Food Brands Fight to Keep Wall St. Happy
Packaged food companies are struggling to adjust — and profit — as tastes, waistlines and wallets change.
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PepsiCo Reaches for Protein and Fiber to Boost Sales of Frito-Lay Snacks
The food giant said its Frito-Lay snack division planned to make a line of Cheetos and Doritos with no artificial colors or flavors, as demand falters.
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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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Kraft Heinz to Eliminate All Chemical Dyes Over Next 2 Years
The maker of Kool-Aid and Jell-O announced the change two months after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to ban artificial food dyes.
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Snack Maker Sues Aldi Grocery Chain Over Look-Alike Product Packaging
Mondelez International, a corporate giant behind the name-brand versions of many snacks, contends that Aldi is mimicking its packaging to dupe customers.