Unilever Names New CEO, Reaffirms Food Brands Strategy
Unilever has appointed former H.J. Heinz executive Hein Schumacher to lead the CPG company effective July 1 reaffirming the multinational company's commitment to its food brands.
Lukas Southard
Senior Reporter, BevNET & NOSH
Lukas Southard is a Reporter covering the food and beverage industries across BevNET and NOSH.
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AMASS Brands Expands From Spirits To Wine, Acquires Winc
Botanical products manufacturer AMASS has made its first acquisition, purchasing the operating assets of direct-to-consumer wine subscription platform Winc, in an effort to expand its alcohol business beyond spirits and hard seltzer.
Richard’s Rainwater Eyes Scaling Nationally With Increased Supply
Richard’s Rainwater announced the completion of the world’s largest potable rainwater collection site in Louisiana, setting its sustainability sights on reducing its carbon footprint with a network of decentralized collection and distribution hubs.
Traverse City Whiskey To Open $20M Michigan Production Campus
Traverse City Whiskey Co. has broken ground on a new 70,000 square foot distillery in hopes of turning Northern Michigan into a hub for whiskey in the Midwest.
People Moves: De La Calle President Departs, MāKā Adds Sales Executive
De La Calle president Danielle Calabrese has left Here Studio's tepache beverage brand. Wheatgrass RTD company MāKā brought on Jeff Maher to lead a national distribution push in natural and industry veteran Dave Peacock has been appointed the new CEO of Advantage Solutions.
People Moves: NA Brands DRY And Drink Monday Bring On New Leadership
Non-alcoholic brands DRY and Drink Monday add to their management teams in order to push the respective brands further into retail. BodyArmor loses a longtime marketing executive and KeHE Distributors announces CEO succession plan.
Slate Milk Closes $10.5M Series A To Scale Nationally
Slate Milk closed a $10.5 million funding round that will fuel a national distribution push and support a new product launch in coming weeks.
ICR 2023: Vita Coco Talks Supply Chain Strength, Launching Spiked Coconut Water
During its ICR conference session on Tuesday, The Vita Coco Company discussed how the strength of its supply chain has allowed it to innovate beyond just coconut water while remaining a category leader despite increased competition.
Can Beanless Coffee Solve The Industry’s Sustainability Problems?
A new generation of coffee alternative brands are pitching themselves as the solution to coffee's sustainability problems. Food tech operations say their processes and products use less land, less water and have a lower carbon footprint but still produces a cup that looks, smells and tastes like the real thing.
Report: FDA’s Human Foods Program Lacks Vision, Leadership
A Reagan-Udall Foundation report released Tuesday said that the FDA’s Human Foods Program “requires adequate resources, sufficient authority, and a structure and culture that breeds success” to accomplish its goal of creating a safer food system.
Emmi Group Merging Specialty Dairy Businesses Into Darey Brands
Swiss-based Emmi Group is consolidating its Redwood Hill Farm and Jackson-Mitchell dairy producers under a new subsidiary called Darey Brands, formalizes the partnership that the two companies have had in place for the last five years.
KDP Names Ex-PepsiCo Alum As Incoming Chief R&D Officer
Keurig-Dr Pepper announced that former PepsiCo veteran Dr. Karin Rotem-Wildeman will be joining the company as chief research and development officer on January 9.
PINATA Raises $10M To Expand Front-Line Workforce Optimization
Task management software company PINATA has raised $10 million to help address front-line worker optimization as its customers prepare for a recession to “connect the C Suite to the street.”
Winn-Dixie Owner Southeastern Grocers Exploring Sale
The Florida-based operator of the Winn-Dixie and Harvey’s supermarkets, is reportedly exploring a sale and is in talks with prospective buyers, furthering concerns of more consolidation in the grocery channel.