Chris Casey
Supply Chain Dive
Washington, DC, United States
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Bird flu outbreak hurts Hormel turkey sales
The company said poultry volumes declined 80% YoY as it grapples with reduced production capacity from avian influenza. → Read More
Leftovers: Morningstar Farms fries up Chik’n with Pringles; Reese’s aims to tame animal crackers
Kellogg is harnessing the power of its classic snack for its new plant-based meat offering, and frozen Italian meals brand Michael Angelo’s enters a new category with a line of pasta sauces. → Read More
Food companies say they can reduce their emissions this year. Experts are skeptical.
Academics and environmental groups say CPGs’ reliance on regenerative agriculture and carbon credits may not be enough to realistically hit their time-based goals. → Read More
Cocoa can’t be sustainable without systemic changes for farmers, report says
CPGs are not doing enough to ensure growers supplying the ingredient are paid fairly, Voice Network argued in its biennial Cocoa Barometer report. → Read More
Why Kellogg is depending on Cheez-It to grow its snacks business
The CPG giant bets the 101-year-old cracker brand has the potential to drive up market share in the snacking segment, which makes up 80% of its total sales. → Read More
Thanksgiving turkeys will cost 23% more this year: Wells Fargo
Consumers may want to trade down to less expensive items to replace traditional dishes, the banking giant said in a report. → Read More
How PepsiCo is convincing its farmers to embrace regenerative agriculture
The food and beverage giant is hoping practices like cover cropping can help it meet its goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2040. → Read More
Impossible beef, hard seltzer make up NielsenIQ’s 2022 innovations
Despite a slowdown in new product development during the last three years, the marketing research firm highlighted offerings from Coca-Cola, Danone and Mondelēz among the recent standouts. → Read More
Why King Arthur sees regenerative agriculture as a collective CPG effort
The flour brand, which aims to have 100% of its products milled from regeneratively grown wheat by 2030, said it is part of a network of companies aiming to improve the sustainability of the ingredient. → Read More
Price increases are weighing on food volumes, IRI finds
As CPGs pass along higher costs to consumers, a few categories have proven resistant to declines, according to an analysis of August sales data. → Read More
Sprite shifting from green to clear bottles to boost recycling
Coca-Cola, which is also moving to 100% recycled plastic Dasani bottles in North America, aims to support a circular packaging economy. → Read More
Food prices continue to rise even as overall inflation cools
Food-at-home prices rose 13.1% year-over-year according to July figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, although a few factors could eventually ease the pace of growth. → Read More
Kellogg workers push for union at MorningStar Farms plant
Employees at an Ohio factory producing plant-based foods seek to organize ahead of the CPG’s split into three companies. → Read More
Wheat and dairy punctuate 12.2% spike in food prices in the last year
The increase is the highest in more than four decades, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but consumer costs seem to be moderating for meat. → Read More
Tyson uses automation and employee programs to meet chicken demand
The poultry giant is working to improve efficiency as supply issues continue to mount. → Read More
Sysco sues the four largest beef producers for price-fixing
The wholesale distributor accused Cargill, JBS, Tyson Foods and National Beef Packing of working together to drive up the price of the protein. → Read More
Smithfield Foods settles pork price-fixing suit for $42M
The meat company did not admit to wrongdoing in this latest suit filed by restaurants and caterers, after settling with a different group of pork buyers for $83 million in 2021. → Read More
Upcycled food launches leap as concerns around waste grow: report
More than 6 in 10 consumers said they are willing to pay more for products containing repurposed ingredients, according to Innova Market Insights. → Read More
Tyson's sales climb to $13B as meat industry profits are scrutinized
The meat and poultry giant's CEO said the financial increases are par for the course as inflation rages. → Read More
Why Bumble Bee replaced shrink wrap with a recyclable alternative
Troubled machinery and difficulty scanning led the seafood company to make new packaging investments, which are also helping reduce plastic waste. → Read More