The most popular stories this week talked about big changes at various businesses, from Tyson Foods revealing its new organizational strategy that will center operations around four units: Beef, pork, chicken and prepared foods, to a new refrigerated food line from Kraft Heinz and Oprah. Other popular CPG news covered General Mills’ new leader for its Annie’s unit and B&G Foods’ plans to enter the frozen vegetable category.
Quest Nutrition‘s growth to $1 billion in just five years caught readers’ eyes, as did news about Kraft Heinz building on recent net income growth by capitalizing on a potent pipeline of innovation, communication and renovation this year.
Also in the top 10 were retail stories about Hy-Vee’s new millennial-focused store and its emphasis on grab-and-go, the Amazon–Whole Foods deal, and the popularity of Kroger’s loyalty program.
Check out the full list of this week’s 10 most popular food and beverage stories from SmartBrief:
- Tyson Foods revamps organizational structure
- How Quest Nutrition became a $1B brand in 5 years
- Kraft Heinz COO highlights robust pipeline of innovation, renovation
- New millennial-focused Hy-Vee emphasizes grab-and-go
- New refrigerated food line from Kraft Heinz, Oprah hits shelves
- General Mills names new leader for Annie’s unit as Foraker steps down
- Discussing the effects of the Amazon-Whole Foods deal
- Report reveals Kroger leads in loyalty
- B&G Foods plans entry into new frozen vegetable category, CEO says
- Snyder’s-Lance CMO departs the company
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