Chipotle’s $100M Fund Bets on Regenerative Farming
Chipotle's Cultivate Next fund backs Simpli and five other agrifood tech startups as regenerative farming investment heats up politically and financially.
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Reese’s Pieces Bets on Texture After a Decade of Silence
Hershey's Reese's Pieces new flavor targets texture-driven demand; Quaker and El Jimador also push fresh formats into a crowded snack and RTD market.
COP31’s Big Bet: Electrify Everything to Save Everyone
COP31 president-designate Murat Kurum is pushing a 35% global electrification goal; food operators should understand what that means for their supply chains.
Private Label Was Supposed to Kill Brands. It Didn’t.
Private label's rise is forcing name brands to sharpen their edge; private label branded innovation is now reshaping the bakery and snacks category.
PepsiCo’s Nutrition Chief Has a 40-Year Plan
Sue Gatenby helped shape the UK's Eatwell Guide. Now she's steering PepsiCo's reformulation strategy toward positive nutrition at global scale.
Anthropic’s AI Lens Reveals What Claude Is Actually Thinking
Anthropic's new Jacobian lens tool offers the clearest view yet of AI interpretability inside LLMs, with findings that range from reassuring to unsettling.
Chipotle’s Cultivate Next Bets on Six Ag-Tech Firms
Chipotle's Cultivate Next fund expands its ag-tech and food-tech portfolio with six new investments, signaling deeper supply-chain ambition.
Reese’s Pieces Goes Full Cookie in New Candy Drop
Reese's Pieces Chocolate Cookie candy hits shelves July 17, blending peanut butter and chocolate cookie flavors in a new pouch format.
UK Novel Foods Network Takes Its Regulatory Playbook to Europe
RSSL's NFX UK secured $650K from Coefficient Giving to extend its novel foods regulatory network across Europe for the first time.
More Big Food, More Big AI. But Who Holds the Competitive Edge?
Three global giants are deploying AI product development tools to compress R&D cycles; here is what operators should know.