Starbucks VIA Vanilla Latte and Caffè Mocha make Lattes available instantly by adding water.

The company also unveiled five new cereals, including Chocolate Toast Crunch (a variation on Cinnamon Toast Crunch) and Dark Chocolate Crunch Multi Grain Cheerios.

Lavan is a consumer packaged goods executive with more than 25 years of experience.

The line, to be called CB Old Country Store, will include bacon, ham and lunch meats.

Sales of certified gluten-free products in the chips, pretzel and snack category grew 54% from 2010-2011 and sales of the overall gluten-free food category grew 27% from 2009-2011.

A new study clearly shows that local food is a trend that consumers have embraced.

Cracker Barrel and the John Morrell Food Group, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, announced a multi-year licensing agreement that will make select Cracker Barrel product categories available to consumers in new retail channels.

Restaurants and retailers have a long history of competing over consumers' share of stomach.

Food safety is top of mind for consumers, and regulations are striving to assuage those concerns.

Nutrisystem Inc. announced that packaged goods industry veteran Dianne Jacobs has joined the company as senior vice president and general manager of retail.