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Kroger, Lindsay Goldberg Announce Strategic Partnership to Form PearlRock Partners

New platform will invest in and foster growth for innovative consumer brands
May 15, 2019
To help emerging consumer brands reach new customers and grow their business, the new platform will leverage Kroger’s merchandising capabilities and predictive analytics along with Lindsay Goldberg’s deep consumer expertise and nearly 20-year track record of investing in and supporting family-owned and founder-led companies.
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Clif Bar 'Make it Good' Campaign

Clif Bar credits its sustained success to its pioneering Five Aspirations Business Model
May 15, 2019
Purposefully designed to break through the clutter of typical food advertising, the ads uniquely illustrate the company’s approach to running a sustainable food company by making intentional choices for the benefit of people and the planet.
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Barry Callebaut Formally Launches Ruby in the United States, Canada

Ruby provides chefs, artisans and chocolatiers a variety of product pairing opportunities
May 14, 2019
Barry Callebaut’s ruby has a new and unique sensory profile – a tension between fresh berry-fruitiness and luscious smoothness – unlocked from pure cocoa beans that are specially chosen for their ruby properties, without adding berry flavors or colors.
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Sugar Reduction Among 'Mindful Snacking' Targets at Mondelez

The company's mission to lead the future of snacking by creating snacks the right way for both people and planet
May 14, 2019
The report describes advancements against Mondelēz International's 2020 sustainable agriculture and environmental footprint goals to combat deforestation while protecting land rights and human rights and scale these efforts in areas where they can have the greatest positive impact.
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IFF 2018 Sustainability Report

The report highlights IFF’s accomplishments in embedding circular economy principles throughout its business
May 13, 2019
Having surpassed its 2020 goals for greenhouse gas emissions (goal 25%, actual 33.8%), water (goal 50%, actual 68.2%) and hazardous waste (goal 25%, actual 42.1%) in 2017, the company launched EcoEffective+ in 2018, which includes a science-based reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions, as its next generation of environmental goals.
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The Hershey Company to Invest $104 Million in Virginia

An 111,000-square-foot facility expansion will increase production capabilities
May 13, 2019
The Hershey Company, celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2019, is headquartered in Hershey, Pa., and is a snacks company known for bringing goodness to the world through its iconic brands, remarkable people and enduring commitment to help children succeed.
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Hinson Celebrates 40 Years with S&D Coffee & Tea

Since being named CEO in 2000, Ron Hinson’s leadership propelled S&D’s revenue growth by 250%
May 10, 2019
Under Hinson’s leadership, S&D became the largest US custom coffee roaster, supplying the world’s best-known coffee retailers and restaurant chains. 
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Ardent Mills Announces Four Plant Closures

Ardent Mills will operate and invest in its remaining 35 flour mills across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico
May 10, 2019
The four plants impacted are Macon, Ga., Loudonville, Ohio and Red Lion, Pennsylvania, which will close effective June 30, 2019; Rush City, Minnesota will close the first quarter of calendar year 2020.
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Ocean Spray Diversifies Leadership Positions

Company makes three strategic new hires across innovation, r&d and marketing
May 9, 2019
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. appointmented three new executives: Rizal Hamdallah as global chief innovation officer; Katy Latimer as vice president of research and development; and Chris O'Connor as vice president of marketing.
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