Food & Beverage

Baked Goods

Wendy’s offering free four-piece Homestyle French Toast Sticks November 28 to December 4 with qualifying purchase during breakfast hours; French toast sticks can be redeemed via Wendy’s mobile app
Chew Boom (11/28)

McDonald’s offering seasonal Holiday Pie featuring sugar-glazed turnover-style crust, vanilla custard filling, rainbow sprinkle topping at select locations; pie to roll out nationwide in early December
chew boom (11/28)

Condiments, Dressings & Sauces

Kraft Heinz debuts Asian cooking brand 'Sosu from Amoy' in Tesco stores; brand launches with four meal kits, each containing rice or noodles, cooking sauce, cooking paste, dry seasoning, to which shoppers add a protein, vegetables to complete the meal
Grocer (UK) (11/28)

Coffee

Italian coffee maker Lavazza makes binding offer to acquire French coffee seller MaxiCoffee to strengthen its position in France and in e-commerce; MaxiCoffee will remain independent, maintain its profile as a multi-brand e-commerce platform
Reuters (11/28)

Ice Cream/Frozen Treats

Weis Markets recalls Sea Salt And Caramel Ripple Ice Cream citing possible presence of undeclared soy and coconut allergens, per FDA; affected products may have been distributed in 197 stores across multiple stats
CE Noticias Financieras (Latin America) (11/28)

Packaged Foods

Lawsuit seeks over US$5M from Kraft Heinz, claims microwaveable Velveeta cup labels promise 'ready in 3 1/2 minutes,' despite time frame only referring to time in the microwave and not including time in removing the lid, adding water, stirring
Miami Herald (FL) (11/28)

Fruits, Vegetables & Salads

Chopt Creative Salad opens contact-free, sustainability-focused restaurant with 55% less-square footage in Arlington, Virginia, featuring QR code tableside ordering, delivery; energy-efficient concept cuts energy consumption by 30%, GHC emissions by 21%
QSR Web (11/28)

Fish/Seafood

Red Lobster offering new Cheddar Bay Shrimp fried in special Cheddar Bay Biscuit breading as part of Create Your Own Ultimate Feast promotion; Red Lobster also offering three new cocktails including Snowglobe Sangria, Fireside Martini, Cran-Apple Smash
Chew Boom (11/28)

Milk/Milk Alternatives

Steve Wills Trucking and Logging to pay penalty of US$71,967 to the US EPA to resolve claims of violations of Clean Water Act; company trucks moving milk near Fortuna, California, were involved in three incidents that led to discharges into waterways
US Official News (11/28)

Retail Food Packaging

Aptar Food + Beverage provides updated packaging for Mexico-based Nutrioli, a maker of edible oils; Aptar’s Tapered 33-100 container with SimpliSqueeze flow control valve offers easier, cleaner dispensing
AptarGroup Inc. (11/28)

Global airlaid sales to reach US$2.90B in 2027, after growing at 7.7% CAGR on rising demand for sustainable wipes, feminine hygiene, food industry products; Glatfelter to dominate at 30% global capacity, with Asian markets to slow in short-term: Smithers
Nonwovens Industry (11/28)

Retail Beverage Packaging

Tetra Pak expands used beverage carton collection in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to 18 districts from 14; company expects to collect 6 tonnes of cartons in six months after expansion, after already collecting 2 tonnes as of August via VECA app
Vietnam News Agency (11/28)

Pepsi introduces 100% recycled plastic bottles for Diet Pepsi in Kuwait; recycled packaging is available for 2.25L bottles
TradeArabia (11/28)

Packaging Design

California’s 2021 recycling rate falls 2% year-over-year to 40% on non-recyclable product designs, lack of recyclable waste export opportunities, ‘constant stream of new single-use’ packaging, products; packaging makes up 25% of California’s trash
Industry Intelligence Inc. (11/28)

Food & Beverage Ingredients

CP Kelco and Chr. Hansen to showcase prototypes for plant-based yogurt alternatives featuring companies' ingredients that work together to produce appealing textures; products will be presented at Food Ingredients Europe in Paris, Dec. 6-8
Canada Newswire (11/28)

Animal Farming/ Meat Production

International Fur Federation calls on fur-free groups such as PETA, HSUS to condemn those responsible for vandalizing mink barns, destroying farmers' properties in Michigan, Ohio; 'extremists' recently released 40,000 minks at Van Wert County, Ohio, farm
PR Newswire (11/28)

Plant Extracts/Plant-Based

Washington, DC-based Natural Fibers Alliance announces Nov. 25 as 'Natural Fibers Day'; day highlights natural fibers as economic driver across North America, sustainable clothing as cultural status symbols, employs hashtags to support natural materials
PR Newswire (11/28)

Hyosung showcases latest in green fibres at ISPO Munich
MarketLine (11/28)

Supermarket

Sainsbury’s donates £3 million to fight food poverty this Christmas as part of its Nourish the Nation program; company will match donations online and in-store up to £1.5 million
J Sainsbury PLC (11/28)

Mass Merchandise Retailers

Target Announces Hot Holiday Deals with Two-Day Cyber Monday Sales Event
Target Corp. (11/28)

E-Commerce Trends & Statistics

Mondi and RetailX identify five trends in eCommerce packaging across five European countries; top preferences among consumers include proper protection of goods and environmental considerations, while 86% of consumers are annoyed by over-packaging
Mondi Group (11/28)

Tiktok is outsourcing some operations to boost e-commerce, including partnership with logistics firm Yunexpress to help globalize its social commerce offering, as well as with Dutch e-commerce service Channel Engine to integrate, distribute order catalogs
City A.M. (UK) (11/28)

Latest: Nov, 28 2022