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      <image:caption><![CDATA[CPG brands promoting in the Super Bowl are seeking that post-game sales lift to kick off a strong year.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Café culture is a booming segment of the ready-to-drink category among Gen Z and Millennials who seek custom and premium coffee drinks.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Startups can use debt financing to run and grow their business without giving up equity]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Which GLP-1 drugs are available for consumers on the market?]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Vow's product, 'Forged Gras', gained approval in Hong Kong six months after its approval in Singapore.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Emerging policies and competing priorities will reshape environmental goal-setting in 2025.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[An AI chip on a motherboard.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The grocery industry is under critical pressure to quickly adapt and evolve, especially with the growing role of digital and omnichannel capabilities. Further, Kroger and Albertsons' investment in legal fees – on top of the reported $1 billion already spent – could leave the retailers at a disadvantage compared to competitors like Publix and H-E-B which are directing their capital spend toward growth strategies like acquiring new stores.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Fast food overconsumption has consistently been linked with negative health impacts.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Launched in 2016, SkinnyDipped provides a range of low-sugar snacks and confections from covered nuts to chocolate bites to the recently launched topless peanut butter cup. Earlier this year, SkinnyDipped rebranded, fueled by its Series A round, which placed heavier emphasis on product certifications and an aquatic font design. ]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Nolan Lowry, who directs consumer research at the retail data science and insights company 84.51°, explains how persistent price increases impacted grocery shoppers in 2024 and how they will continue to influence what consumers buy and where they shop in 2025. He also shares how shoppers are stretching their budgets with a “value mindset” to support their health goals and buy innovative products with nutritional benefits.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[For certain brands or categories, variety and multi-packs account for a significant percentage of sales, with potential to drive between 40% and 80% of overall sales, Barak Bar-Cohen, founder and CEO, Sojo Industries, explained to FoodNavigator-USA.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The lawsuit alleges that ultra-processed foods are engineered to be addictive.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Source: Getty Images/ miniseries]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Brownie thins are an increasingly popular snack in Thailand.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[HaruPlate is looking to tap on mediums of gameplaying as well as cultural influences to get kids in the APAC region to first eat at all, then eat healthier.]]></image:caption>
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  <url>
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