Food & drink industry news | FoodChain Magazine

Burger King restaurant and Whopper representing the chain’s product-led US turnaround and new focus on customer service.

How Burger King is using the Whopper to revive US sales

18 August 202618 August 2026 Ross Prudames Burger King, Business, Fast Food, Restaurant 8 min read

Burger King’s upgraded Whopper helped accelerate its US turnaround. Now the chain is betting that stronger... Read more

US cattle ranchers managing a herd as record beef and cattle prices reshape supply-chain economics.

Farmers & Growers News

America’s beef shortage is creating new winners and losers

18 August 202618 August 2026 Ross Prudames Beef, Farmers, Food shortages, Food supply chain, Livestock 7 min read

Record cattle prices have shifted economic leverage toward US ranchers, but herd rebuilding could keep beef... Read more

Cadbury, Milka and Toblerone brands owned by Mondelēz International, ranked the world’s largest candy company in 2026

How Mondelēz became the world’s biggest candy company

18 August 202618 August 2026 Ross Prudames Business, Candy, Confectionery, Mondelēz 6 min read

Mondelēz International tops the 2026 global candy ranking, powered by brands including Cadbury, Milka and Toblerone.... Read more

Kellogg cereal manufacturing and reformulation as artificial food colors are replaced with colors from natural sources.

Manufacturing News

WK Kellogg to eliminate artificial food colors by end of 2026

18 August 202618 August 2026 Ross Prudames General Mills, Manufacturing, natural food ingredients, WK Kellogg 7 min read

WK Kellogg plans to remove artificial colors from its full cereal portfolio by the end of... Read more

Cool coconut juice with coconut plant background

Vita Coco’s $175 million deal opens the door to super-premium growth

31 July 202631 July 2026 Iain Beverages, Supply Chain, Trends 5 min read

Vita Coco's acquisition of Copra is more than a portfolio expansion. The deal gives the company... Read more