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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Waiākea claims to be the first US beverage company to use 100% rPET bottles and later advanced OceanPlast, made from ocean-bound plastic. To reach this stage in renewable and recyclable plastic, Emmons acknowledged the early hurdles surrounding limited supply chain inputs, inconsistent quality and steep costs.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[As shoppers lean on familiar options for social occasions, brands should anchor their innovation in known formats and flavors, according to Cargill's recent study.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Fashion Food tomato chips, made viral by BLACKPINK’s Jisoo in 2023, have launched bold new flavours and packaging]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[To go from $1 million to $10 million, Benji Fitts, director of customer education at SPINS, says a founder has to embrace a “hustle” mindset. To jump from $10 million to $100 million, the key is a “precision” mindset.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[As fiber bottles inch from pilot to production, Germany’s Papacks is pushing its Fiber-Bottle to the US market, promising a fully plastic-free format and a model for scaling domestically.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[To mark the anniversary, Apple & Eve partnered with the agency Amp to release three throwback designs for its apple, Very Berry and fruit punch juice boxes.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The “Stick to Real” ad campaign includes spots that send the message of “staying rooted in what’s real,” the company said in a press release.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Hydration has experienced +363.8% year-over-year search growth on TikTok, from August 2024 to July 2025, according to data provided by Spate.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Tate & Lyle are looking to start-ups, and start-up accelerator MassChallenge, for new innovation]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Just as The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) is splitting off from Unilever, Ben & Jerry's wants to split off from TMICC.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Pattaya Beach Beer aims to become the representative beer of Pattaya]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The soon-to-be-demerged TMICC is shaking up innovation for category growth.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[CPG brands can lose sales—and waste product—when invisible demand and inventory blind spots prevent the right items from reaching the shelf at the right time.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[With the EUDR approaching, what are the key traceability challenges faces by palm oil?]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Sam’s Club is ready for a reboot, and it is getting started by growing its ecommerce business, closing underperforming locations and building on the popularity of its express delivery service.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Every Phase herbal drops are designed to support women's hormonal changes featuring adaptogens and herbs such as shatavari root]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[As interest in clean label foods continue to grow across categories, preserves are catching up to the demand with flavorful or better-for-you options like BamJam and Smash offering superfood ingredients like chia seeds infused in their jams, or even premium brands like Sqirl that offer more exotic flavors and combinations like tomato and coriander or strawberry rose geranium.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[An updated standard will “give growers more flexibility to address citrus greening, recover from severe weather and keep Florida citrus competitive in the marketplace, says Matt Joyner, CEO of trade group Florida Citrus Mutual which represents 3,000 Florida growers.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Non-UPF Verified is drawing on banned ingredient lists from major retailers, guidance from the EU, and emerging state-level proposals.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[A sonic logo may connect the dots between brand identity and consumer attention in an increasingly crowded and noisy media space where brands are looking for novel ways to show up consistently across platforms.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[According to industry-insiders the recent years of begging to borrow with little success, despite having a strong business plan, may end soon.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Peter ter Kulve has been appointed the CEO of the Magnum Ice Cream Company, Unilever's demerged ice cream business]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[European Commission 'stops the clock' on the Mars-Kellanova deal decision.]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2025/07/31/hershey-lowers-guidance-due-to-tariffs/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Tariffs and cocoa costs prompted Hershey to lower its full year guidance, despite strong business fundamentals.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[What is it about some food technologies that put investors off?]]></image:caption>
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