Skittles Quietly Drops the Additive RFK Jr. Made Famous
Skittles removes titanium dioxide from its formula, as RFK Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again push accelerates additive scrutiny across candy and snack categories.
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Mars Drops 120+ Halloween Items in April
Mars seasonal Halloween candy arrives months early, with 60+ variety bags and returning staples across a 120-item portfolio.
The White House Wants to Regulate AI Like a Drug
A proposed executive order could subject AI models to an FDA-style AI evaluation process, with major implications for food-tech and ag-tech suppliers.
USDA Is Pushing 200 Food Safety Staff Out of D.C.
The USDA is forcing 200 FSIS employees out of Washington D.C. in a restructuring that could reshape federal food safety oversight.
Kraft Heinz Bets $600M on Makeover, Ditches Old Cost-Cutting Playbook
While rivals slash budgets, Kraft Heinz's $600 million bet on marketing and R&D is delivering results operators across CPG should study.
Burger King Wins Back Diners. Popeyes Loses the Plot.
Burger King Q1 sales climbed on years of menu and ops investment, while Popeyes stumbled over service gaps and a diluted core menu.
Amazon Just Turned the Office Into a Grocery Aisle
Amazon Business now bundles same-day perishable grocery delivery with office essentials, signaling a serious push into B2B food supply chains.
Beyond Meat Bets on Taco Bell While Alt-Protein Crowdfunds Its Future
The Beyond Meat Taco Bell partnership signals fast-food's renewed alt-protein appetite, as crowdfunding campaigns reveal where early capital is actually flowing.
Schnucks Quietly Kills Another Small-Format Bet
Schnucks Fresh in Jasper, Indiana closes mid-May, adding to a growing list of small-format grocery store casualties across the Midwest.
Albertsons Is Reading Your Cart Before You Check Out
Grocery CFOs are now using AI and so-called synthetic audiences to interpret buying behavior and act on it instantly. TLDR CFOs, not CMOs, are now driving AI adoption inside grocery. Synthetic audiences simulate consumer segments without real survey data. Albertsons…