A tale of two cereal companies

Over the past few months, the category leaders have been experiencing very different realities.

Having difficulty viewing this message? View it in a browser. December 5, 2021 CORRECTION: The Quote of the Week in the Nov. 28 edition of the Strategic Insights newsletter should have been attributed to Marcus Benedetti, chairman and chief executive officer of Clover Sonoma. RTE cereal category leaders at opposite ends While General Mills moves forward with product innovation, Kellogg preoccupied with strike. Kellogg, union reach tentative labor agreement Would end two-month old labor dispute.  Mondelez executive expects three issues to impact snacks category Functional ingredients, sustainable actions and digital adoption will become more prominent. TreeHouse sees private label market regaining its stride Pricing actions recently taken expected to offset inflation. General Mills finalizes divestiture of EU Yoplait business Company takes full ownership of Canadian Yoplait business. QUOTE OF THE WEEK There were opportunities actually to seize the moment and bring forward actions that needed to be taken and get them done in a fraction of the time and a fraction of the pain if it hadn't been for the opportunity afforded by the pandemic. — James Robert B. Quincey, chairman and chief executive officer of the Coca-Cola Co. Simplot promotes global solutions leader Karin Hart to succeed Sue Richardson. Mondelez in discussions to acquire Snackworks AVI confirms company is in talks to sell its South African snacks business. Buitoni Foods names former Campbell exec as CEO Graham Corneck most recently was VP of strategy and innovation at Campbell Snacks. Spoiler Alert ramping up waste prevention efforts B2B liquidation platform raises $11 million in Series A funding.   Florida Food Products to acquire Comax Flavors Acquisition will expand Florida Food Products’ clean label offerings. Subscribe to Food Business News and get print or digital access today! Free Magazine Subscription To ensure delivery to your inbox, add foodbusinessnews@sosland-email.com to your address book or safe sender list. This is an unmonitored email address and replies will not be responded to. If you have questions or comments, please email us at subscriptions@sosland.com. Update your account     Forward     Subscribe     Unsubscribe THE MOST TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR FOOD INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS ©2021 Sosland Publishing® 4801 Main Street, Suite 650, Kansas City, MO 64112 Privacy Policy