Executives are racing to boost revenues at the struggling doughnut maker as sales slump and shares tumble.
Category: Snack Foods
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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.
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Pepsico Cuts Growth Forecast Amid Tariffs and Slowed Consumer Spending
PepsiCo’s earnings call pointed to anxious consumers as to why sales had slowed, echoing comments made by Chipotle and Procter & Gamble.
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PepsiCo Adding Healthier Snacks as Its North American Sales Dip
Rising consumer demand for fewer empty calories is pushing the snack and beverage giant to offer options with less sodium, fat and artificial ingredients.
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At the Grocery Store, Blinded by the Light of the ‘Health Halo’
The term refers to the perception that a food product is generally good for us based on a single claim, casting subliminal power over our diets and dollars.
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Mars to Acquire Maker of Pringles, Cheez-It and Eggo in $36 Billion Deal
Mars is acquiring Kellanova in one of the largest deals in the industry in years, creating a new global giant with a stable of well-known brands.