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Circana Names Kroger Executive Stuart Aitken As President And CEO

Circana has appointed Stuart Aitken as its new president and chief executive officer and member of the board, effective 1 January 2025.

PepsiCo To Become Sole Owner Of Dip Makers Sabra And Obela

PepsiCo will become the sole owner of Sabra and Obela by acquiring the remaining 50% interest in both units.

Nearly 80% Of US Consumers Planning A Traditional Thanksgiving This Year: Circana

Seventy-nine percent of consumers in the US plan to celebrate a traditional Thanksgiving with 61% hoping to eat their main meal at home, a new report has r...

Target Faces Muted Holiday Sales As Budget-Conscious Shoppers Prioritise Value

Target forecast holiday-quarter comparable sales and profit below estimates as value-conscious consumers shopped for low-priced essentials at rival retaile...

Nestlé Downplays RFK Jr's Anti-Packaged Food Rhetoric

Nestlé has downplayed any differences with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been critical of packaged foods, saying it shared the next US health agenc...

Seven & i Founding Family To Raise $52bn For Buyout This Year: Report

Japan's Seven & i aims to raise more than 8 trillion yen ($52 billion) to take it private by the end of this financial year, Japanese public...

Walmart Raises Annual Forecasts, Betting On Strong Holiday Shopping

Walmart has raised its annual sales and profit forecast for the third consecutive time, a sign that it may be gaining market share ahead of the holiday sea...

COP29: US-UAE Climate-Friendly Farming Partnership Grows To $29bn

Funding for a climate-friendly farming effort led by the US and United Arab Emirates has reached $29.2 billion, the countries announced on Monday (18 Novem...