Halloween Candy Prices Are Up More Than 15%, About Four Times Overall Inflation
Cocoa and sugar shocks are pushing Halloween candy prices up more than 15% this year. Hershey's seasonal Reese's rose over 23%, and 35% of shoppers plan to skip candy.
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Kelly Anderson
Kelly Anderson is the editorial director of TheFutureofFood.org. A chef trained at the Culinary Institute of America, she covers food dyes and additives, food policy and food technology, and the companies changing what goes into our food.
General Mills Takes Its Epic Brand Into Meat Sticks as the Protein Snack Race Heats Up
Epic meat sticks offer up to 10 grams of protein in four flavors and are on Amazon and at Sprouts now, with a national rollout planned for 2027.
Abbott Will Spin Off Its $8.5 Billion Nutrition Business, Home to Ensure and Similac
Abbott plans to separate Ensure, Similac, PediaSure, Pedialyte and Glucerna into a standalone public company by the end of 2027.
Bojangles Is Putting Its AI Order Taker ‘Bo-Linda’ in Every Drive-Thru
Bojangles will expand its Hi Auto voice AI system to all 890-plus restaurants. The company says it handles more than 1 million orders a week with a 98% success rate.
Bob’s Red Mill Names Daniel Barba to New Chief Commercial Officer Role
The employee-owned whole grains company promoted its marketing vice president, a Coca-Cola and Kellogg veteran, to lead brand, sales and innovation.
McCormick Is Watching FDA’s Natural Color Petitions as It Moves Off Synthetic Dyes
At Pack Expo, McCormick's Marsha Forman said the company is watching FDA's natural color petitions and called a federal ultra-processed food definition potentially "transformational."
FDA Makes Its Case for Mandatory GRAS: ‘We Lack a Complete Understanding’ of What’s in Food
In a webinar on its proposed rule, FDA said voluntary GRAS leaves it without a full picture of the food supply. Comments close December 9.
PepsiCo Takes Good Warrior From Beef Sticks Into Protein Bars
PepsiCo's Good Warrior brand adds protein bars with 15 grams of protein and 7 grams of sugar, made without artificial flavors or preservatives.
Five Ways GLP-1 Drugs Are Reshaping the Supplement Aisle
Nutrient gaps, gut side effects, muscle loss, hair and nail changes and weight regain are driving a new category of GLP-1 companion supplements.
Lindt Ousts CEO Adalbert Lechner as Growth Slows and Cocoa Costs Bite
Lindt & Sprungli, owner of Ghirardelli, has replaced its CEO after cutting its outlook twice. Former chief Dieter Weisskopf returns on an interim basis.
Grupo Bimbo Wants Its White Bread to Count as a Fiber Source by 2030
The world's largest baker says 97% of its white bread and baked goods already have at least 2 grams of fiber per 100 grams. The 2030 target is 3 grams.
Danone’s AI Shopping Goal: ‘Trusted by Machines and Desired by Humans’
Danone North America is aligning its product data so AI shopping agents trust its brands. Inconsistent data weakens authority on Google and ChatGPT, its digital VP says.