Archives for August 13, 2026

FN+Global Top 100 confectionery companies announced

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery’s 2026 Global Top 100 confectionery list has been revealed

FN+Beyond Nutri-Score: Europe’s other front-of-pack labelling schemes

Nutri-Score is unlikely to become mandatory anytime soon, so what other FOP labelling schemes does Europe have to offer?

New Trump tariffs ‘like deja vu’ according to food industry panel

As the administration replaces IEEPA duties with section 301 forced labor tariffs, food and beverage importers face renewed legal battles and supply chain uncertainty

GAO report: Walmart, Amazon lead in worker SNAP and Medicaid use

Big-box food retailers, including Amazon, Target, Kroger and more, employ tens of thousands of workers that qualify for public programs

The new sustainability playbook starts with suppliers

The race to build a climate-smart food system is putting ingredient suppliers in the spotlight

Hershey’s push for premiumisation picks up pace

Hershey’s stepping up its premium ambitions with elevated products, strategic acquisitions and a growing focus on affordable indulgence

Up the food chain

FN+Kerry LATAM CEO on GLP–1, growth and the future of food

GLP–1 drugs, growing demand for protein, and future acquisitions, Kerry Latin America CEO Marcio Luz explains why understanding consumers is becoming the industry’s biggest competitive advantage

Gay Lea Foods invests $200m to boost cottage cheese production amid Canadian shortage

Canadian dairy co-operative Gay Lea Foods is to invest more than $200 million to help address the country’s cottage cheese shortage