Ocean freight rose 5% while soybean prices reached a two-month low. See how grain, beef, dairy, and freight impacted this week’s Input Cost Index.

PepsiCo, Nestlé, and Campbell’s disclosed five U.S. plant closures in the past two months, covering customers with production ...

Agentic AI can resequence a CPG production schedule on its own. A plant-floor veteran explains why a person still signs every ...

Food and beverage companies cut 29,693 jobs through September, up 76% from last year, as Nestlé and PepsiCo announced plant closures this week. USDA’s surprise corn yield estimate sent December ...

Estimates on the cost of a replacement range from $1,200 to $10,000+ because they rely on different portions of the cost. That’s why it’s key to calculate the cost for your own plant. There are four ...

Food Industry Executive publishes reporting built on the experience of people who run food and beverage operations. Many of the most useful insights come from leaders who can’t speak publicly […] ...

Before writing for Food Industry Executive, Krystle was a program manager for an educational nonprofit serving families experiencing homelessness. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in English ...

Reported hit rates (50%+) are vanity metrics. The real number is 5 to 10%, and chasing a higher hit rate just means padding launches with safe line extensions instead of real bets (see Yoplait vs.

Source: Nestlé FY2025 investor presentation, slides 26 and 60. CFO Anna Manz confirmed the trend directly: “Capex will normalize within the range of 4% to 5% of sales going forward.” First-half 2026 ...

Black Female Customer In Supermarket Buying Food Putting Grocery Products In Shop Cart Standing Indoors. Woman Buying Groceries And Basic Supplies In Local Organic Store. Copy Space The data below was ...