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Costco and Dollar General Are Eating Walmart’s Lunch
A new Placer.ai report shows physical retail traffic growth at Costco and Dollar General outpacing Walmart as value formats tighten their grip.
The Women Running Food’s Next Chapter
Food Industry Executive names its 2026 list of influential women in food and beverage, led by consequential moves at PepsiCo and beyond.
Woworks Poaches Subway Exec to Fuel Multi-Brand Growth
The six-brand better-for-you operator lands a Subway veteran as Woworks chief growth officer to accelerate co-branded and single-concept expansion.
IFF Sells Its Food Ingredients Unit for $4.3B
The IFF food ingredients sale to CVC Capital Partners signals a major strategic pivot for one of the industry's largest ingredient suppliers.
Debut and Oterra Are Racing to Replace Red 40
As regulators tighten rules on synthetic colors, Debut and Oterra are jointly developing Red dye 40 alternatives for food manufacturers.
Oatly Backs Urine Fertilizer Pilot, Putting Pee at the Center of the Oat Supply Chain
Oatly has signed on to a urine-to-fertilizer project, and the move is more interesting than the punchline suggests. The Swedish oat milk maker is lending its brand and supply chain heft to an initiative that converts human urine into agricultural…
Silk Goes Ultra-Protein, Oatly Backs Urine Fertilizer
Three dairy-free innovation news items this week: Silk's protein soy milk launch in Canada, a urine-to-fertilizer pilot, and a non-dairy milk pivot.
Target Pulls Dye-Laced Cereal Off Shelves
Target's artificial dye cereal removal signals retail pressure is now outpacing regulatory timelines, with children's health cited as the driver.
T. Hasegawa’s Hasemilk Targets the Taste Gap in Dairy-Free
T. Hasegawa USA's Hasemilk uses powdered dairy-free flavor technology to replicate milk fat's sensory profile in plant-based formulations.