Articles by Prepared Foods Editorial Staff

Just Born, the maker of iconic brands, including PEEPS®, MIKE AND IKE®, HOT TAMALES® and GOLDENBERG’S® PEANUT CHEWS®, announced that Meenakshi Trehan will join the company as chief growth officer. In her role, Meenakshi will oversee the sales and marketing teams.

Over the past four years in his role as president, Kellanova Latin America, Nicolas Amaya has led the team to deliver robust and consistent top- and bottom-line growth and build strong relationships with key customers and distributors across the region. 

Bobo's, known for oat bars, oat bites and baked goods, announced its new partnership with Rabobank's Acorn initiative (Acorn) to help Colorado's snack brand reach its carbon neutrality goals and further invest in a more sustainable future.

From slicing and dicing and salad prep to churning out coffee, slinging burgers, and making pizzas to serving and delivering, robots are enhancing the dining experience and are emerging in the beauty space. Trendincite LLC releases the Top 5 2024 Trends & Beyond predictions.

Established in 2003 by Prepared Foods, these awards have recognized landmark food and beverage product launches.

Leading food and beverage companies and retail and foodservice operators are committing to aggressive goals to offset climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.

HUMM has been a pioneer in the low and zero-sugar kombucha and gut health beverage category. Today, it stands as one of the largest, fastest-growing, and most beloved brands in the space.

The Ruiz Foods board of directors selected the company’s current chief operating officer, Kimberli Carroll, as president and chief executive officer. 

Horizon Organic is a USDA-certified organic dairy brand and is a pioneer in dairy beverages, having introduced the first organic milk available coast to coast in the United States in 1991. Horizon Organic's portfolio of organic dairy products includes milk, creamers and whiteners, yogurt, cheese and butter.

According to its team of food, nutrition and health experts and its consumer research insights, 2024 will see more functional beverages, a boom in botanicals, rising demand for foods that support emotional well-being, a focus on food labels and a growing acceptance of artificial intelligence (AI).