.Mondelēz Intl said its venture capital arm plans to at least double the number of companies in its portfolio as the manufacturer of Oreo and Ritz looks for new channels of growth. fooddive.com/news/mondelez-…

This week in Leftovers: Tillamook is entering the freezer aisle for the first time with mac & cheese and pizza, while Dolci takes advantage of pumpkin spice season with its new blondie treat.
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The Drinkable Company, a new cannabis-infused beverages brand, is entering the space fractured by lack of national legislation with coffee, iced tea and soda items.
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MOSH co-founders Maria Shriver and Patrick Schwarzenegger partnered with brain health experts and nutritionists for over a year and a half to develop the protein bars and perfect the recipe.
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The FDA named James Jones as its deputy commissioner for human foods, a new role created by the regulator as it streamlines its oversight of the space following recent challenges.
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In collaboration with beverage platform Drinks, upcycled food and beverage retailer Imperfect Foods is selling wine that would have gone to waste or is produced with eco-friendly practices.
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Ferrero said its expansion underscores its long-term growth and leadership in the novelty category following its purchase of Blue Bunny and Halo Top maker Wells Enterprises.
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Slovenian-based vegan meat company Juicy Marbles is launching a limited batch of plant-based ribs with edible bones.
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American Beverage's new CEO has served in the role on an interim basis since February where his trade group represents Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and other beverage companies.
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Highlight, which streamlines the product testing process for companies like Nestlé and Kraft Heinz, said its $18 million in funding will be used to expand its business and hire additional employees.
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New research noted 61% of Gen Z consumers believe they need to eat a certain way to communicate their identity and beliefs, which has created negativity and anxiety among this generation.
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In time for major breakthroughs in the cultivated meat space, Upside Foods has named a new chief scientific officer and tapped a former Twitter executive as its chief legal officer.
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Nestlé is testing a way to make a hot thin-crust DiGiorno pizza on demand in places such as college dorms and airports as the world’s largest food company looks to move the brand “beyond the freezer.”
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PepsiCo, American Beverage, the Consumer Brands Association and others weighed in on the EPA's draft plastic pollution prevention strategy.
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New: The Kraft Heinz Company’s Carlos Abrams-Rivera will take over as chief executive officer starting in January 2024.
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Post was inspired to create waffles made with Pebbles after noticing consumers were adding the cereal to their breakfast recipes and nostalgic parents were feeding the cereal to their kids.
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This week in Leftovers: Totino's brings orange chicken into pizza rolls, while Snyder’s infuses pretzels with Oktoberfest beer.
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Kellogg said its new snacking company Kellanova will focus on growing Pringles into a $4 billion brand, while expanding others like Cheez-It and Pop-Tarts into international powerhouses.
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Cheerios aims to satisfy its multi-generational consumers by adding in better-for-you elements such as vitamin D, said General Mills’ U.S. cereal division president.
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The purchase of the brand behind Rao's, the largest for Campbell Soup since it purchased snacks maker Snyder’s-Lance for $4.9 billion purchase in 2018, continues a suddenly active period of M&A in the food space.
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