Food Exec Brief: Job Cuts at Campbell’s, Record Low FDA Inspections, and Sugar Suppliers Sued
Campbell's is cutting 13% of its workforce and closing two snack plants after net income fell 33%. FDA foreign inspections are running 35% below 2019 levels. And General Mills, Mars, and McKee Foods filed a federal suit alleging their sugar suppliers fixed prices for seven years.
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Food Exec Brief: Job Cuts at Campbell’s, Record Low FDA Inspections, and Sugar Suppliers...
Campbell's is cutting 13% of its workforce and closing two snack plants after net income fell 33%. FDA foreign inspections are running 35% below 2019 levels. And General Mills, Mars, and McKee Foods filed a federal suit alleging their sugar suppliers fixed prices for seven years.
One Rung at a Time: How Food and Beverage Companies Actually Get AI Into...
Most food and beverage companies aren't short on appetite for AI. They're trying to build the whole five-level maturity ladder at once. Katherine Parr of Aptean makes the case for starting with one workflow, one human checkpoint, at a time.
How SQF Edition 10 Can Strengthen Food Safety Culture
A strong food safety culture is no longer optional. It’s an essential component of an effective food safety management system and, when embedded across an organization, a powerful driver of prevention, operational discipline, and business performance.
Food Outbreak Preparedness Should Be an Executive Priority
A contaminated ingredient can shut down a plant. It can also drag down sales across an entire category, even for companies that had nothing to do with it. Dan Spatz of Oliver Wight Americas argues the response needs to be mapped out before an outbreak hits.
Your Utility Is Winning More of Every Rate Case. Here’s Where You Push Back.
No one can stop a utility rate case. But organized customers can shrink one, and the share they shrink keeps getting smaller. Here are four numbers to find before the next filing.
This Week, Beef Costs Broke a Streak Procurement Teams Have Been Watching
Boxed beef just posted its second straight weekly decline, as we've been tracking in our Input Cost Index. After months of near-record prices, USDA's...
Food Exec Brief: Natural Color Supply Can’t Meet 2027 Deadlines, Tariff Inflation Has Arrived,...
The 2027 synthetic dye deadline is signed. The natural color supply chain isn't ready. This week we're also covering tariff inflation at 3.3% PCE and a GS1 US survey showing 67% of consumers now avoid entire product categories after a recall.