08 Jan Developing Innovation with in-market testing
Food Business News Nestle is combining its broad capabilities and scale with the speed and mentality of a start-up....
Case Studies
28 Nov Consumers will seek comfort and escape through food to balance economic, political uncertainty in 2018
21-Nov-2017 By Elizabeth Crawford Next year, Americans will seek food that comforts them and helps them escape from reality as the unpredictable political climate, wobbly economy and emotionally draining natural disasters that impacted so many in 2017 continue to create a sense of uncertainty, predict trendologists...
06 Sep General Mills capitalizing on Americans’ love for snacking
CATHERINE ROBERTS, Star Tribune Some gourmet pizza shops have been offering a macaroni and cheese topping for a while now. Now, General Mills is running with it, adding a mac and cheese with bacon flavor to its Totino’s pizza rolls line. The Golden Valley-based company introduced several new...
25 Aug Solar Eclipse 2017
As a once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse passed through Cincinnati, IRA employees gathered outdoors for some celestial bonding! ...
10 Aug Why Is Big Food Touting its Brands with Pop-Up Stores?
By Dale Buss Kellogg, Pure Leaf and Chobani are among a number of CPG companies that have been sprouting “pop-up” stores that tell their brand stories. As well as fashioning “stores within a store” in larger retailers, CPG brands are putting these pop-ups into semi-permanent locations...
01 Aug General Mills’ new CEO says food giant is ready to grow
Jeff Harmening, 50, steps into his new job at a time of immense challenge and change for a firm that goes back to the early days of Minneapolis. By Kristen Leigh Painter Star Tribune JULY 29, 2017 — 7:09PM LEILA NAVIDI, STAR TRIBUNEGeneral Mills CEO Jeff Harmening said his teams...