Mondelēz bets on collaborations as M&A costs climb
From Oreo x Reese’s to Biscoff tie-ups, partnerships are delivering the consumer buzz and sales lift that price cuts and big-ticket acquisitions no longer guarantee
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Hershey warns tariffs and higher cocoa costs will take a toll in back half of 2025
The sweets and snacks giant trimmed its outlook for the full year despite surging second quarter sales as it braces for the full impact of potential tariffs and higher cocoa costs
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Cocoa is out and fats, flavors and powders are in as companies rein in costs and secure supply
Volatile cocoa prices have manufacturers scrambling for ways to stretch limited supply by replacing or reducing how much cocoa powder and butter they use
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Conscientious chocolatier Alter Eco’s secret to sustainability success: ‘Show your receipts’
Hear how Alter Eco is growing faster than the market by giving conscious consumers what they demand: climate action, clean ingredients and full transparency
Beyond sugar reduction: Protein Candy adds function and fun to better-for-you sweet set
With 14 grams of protein and only 4 grams of sugar, Protein Candy promises better performance for consumers and retailers
Future Food-Tech Chicago
Exclusive: New high intensity sweetener that rivals monk fruit moves closer to launch
Elo Life Sciences begins field trials to produce monk fruit molecule in watermelons with a goal to launch a new high intensity sweetener juice and powder in 2026
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Digital sampling campaigns expand startup’s reach beyond limited retail distribution
Startups with limited retail distribution can test consumer interest in potential new regions and generate viral buzz that can prime a market for launch with digital sampling campaigns that convert first-time buyers into micro-influencers
States move to ban soda and candy from SNAP – triggering industry pushback and potentially a domino effect across US
Arkansas, Indiana and Idaho want to block low-income Americans from spending nutrition aid on candy and soda as part of the Trump Administration’s larger Make America Healthy Again initiative – but industry groups say a ban will have unintended consequences
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Mondelez SnackFutures’ investments reveal playbook to tackle snack industry’s biggest challenges
Snacking may be here to stay, but what consumers want - and how companies source it - are evolving quickly, prompting Mondelez to narrow the aperture of its investment strategy
Mondelez’s SnackFutures Ventures invests in Celleste Bio to scale cell-culture cocoa production
Cocoa-tech startup Celleste Bio may soon produce the same amount of cocoa butter from just one to two beans as traditional production methods currently produce from four tons of cocoa pods, thanks in part to an infusion of $4.5 million in seed funding...