Monica Watrous

This week, Welch's entered the frozen sandwich aisle with its own take on Smucker's Uncrustables, while Campbell's unveiled a new line of protein-packed canned soups.

In his first earnings call since taking the helm, John Brase outlined a sweeping turnaround strategy centered on restoring margins, investing more heavily in brands, simplifying the company's portfolio and organization, and resetting capital allocation. These moves, he said, are necessary after years of prioritizing volume growth over profitability.

Lioness, the new brand founded by the former Kellogg's and PepsiCo executive, debuted in June in more than 1,900 Target stores nationwide with a line of functional gummy snacks formulated around different moments in a woman's day, from morning energy to afternoon cravings and evening relaxation.

Utz Brands has agreed to be acquired by Germany-based Intersnack Group in a transaction valued at approximately $2.9 billion, marking one of the largest cross-border snack deals in recent years and underscoring the continued appeal of U.S. packaged food brands to global buyers.

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collapse of its proposed merger with Kroger. The Boise, Idaho-based retailer said today it will consolidate its 11 operating divisions into

The Chicago-based packaged food company announced today that Noelle O'Mara, Refrigerated and Frozen president, and Jill Dexter, Grocery and Snacks president, will now report directly to Brase.

The move extends David's strategy of reimagining familiar food categories with protein-forward formulations.

Monica Watrous The conversation has shifted away from “Which celebrity launched a brand?” toward “Can this become a durable business?”

Rise Baking Company has completed its acquisition of wholesale supplier Jimmy's Gourmet Bakery, expanding its cookie portfolio and adding manufacturing capacity in the Northeast as the commercial bakery company continues to grow through acquisitions.