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Miami Herald
9 hours ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Say goodbye to the rainbow: General Mills announces huge change
Growing up, I could always count on my cereal bowl being a swirl of bright pinks, blues, and yellows. Whether it was Lucky Charms, Trix, or Froot Loops, those colors were part of the the sugar rush. Even now, when I pass the cereal aisle, it's hard not to feel a little nostalgic looking at those rainbow-filled boxes. But in 2025, bright doesn't necessarily mean better. Consumer demand has shifted. More parents are checking labels. Clean ingredients are in, and artificial dyes are out. Related: Kraft Heinz announces drastic change to food products I eat extremely clean now. I've become one of those label-checkers, carefully scanning ingredients before buying. So while part of me misses the neon-colored nostalgia, I get why this shift is honestly, I'm here for it. That puts brands like General Mills in a tough spot: keep the bold, cartoon-colored classics or adapt to a new generation that cares more about what's inside than how flashy it looks. The pressure to evolve isn't new, but the next step might be the brand's biggest yet. General Mills is going all in. The company is officially committing to a 100% dye-portfolio across its U.S. food lineup. That includes removing certified colors from all cereals and K-12 school foods by summer 2026, with the full retail lineup following by the end of 2027. While nearly 85% of its retail offerings already avoid certified colors, and with that number even higher in school meals, this isn't just another quiet reformulation. It's a public, company-wide declaration that artificial dyes are out for good. "Across the long arc of our history, General Mills has moved quickly to meet evolving consumer needs," said CEO Jeff Harmening in the announcement. Related: Hostess, Twinkies face a troubling new consumer trend "Knowing the trust families place in us, we are leading the way on removing certified colors in cereals and K-12 foods by next summer." It's not the first time the company has made changes like this. In recent years, General Mills has doubled the vitamin D in its cereals, slashed sugar in its school lineup, and reduced sodium by 20% in key categories. This latest update doesn't mean cereal will go colorless. It just means colors will be sourced differently. Think beet juice, turmeric, and other plant-based options instead of Red 40 or Yellow 6. Still, some fans may notice a difference. For General Mills, this isn't just about food about brand positioning in a crowded market. Breakfast is more competitive than ever. Parents are skipping the cereal aisle in favor of protein-packed bars, Greek yogurt, or overnight oats. Others are switching to smaller brands that market themselves as "clean" from the start. This reformulation is a strategic attempt to win back trust and market share by aligning with consumer values. Especially in schools, where institutional buyers are under pressure to serve healthier meals, dye-free options may give General Mills an edge. And it's not just institutional buyers driving the change. According to a 2024 AP-NORC poll, about two-thirds of Americans support restricting or reformulating processed foods to remove artificial dyes and added sugars - a sign that dye-free cereals aren't just a trend but a necessity. It also signals a long-term shift. As food regulations evolve and retailers push for cleaner labels, moves like this won't just be be expected. Even U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made clean ingredients a focal point, backing broader efforts to "Make America Healthy Again" and calling for a national ban on artificial food dyes. This stance is putting even more pressure on food companies to align with shifting standards. And while some may mourn the slightly duller bowl of Trix, the message is clear: the rainbow might be fading, but General Mills is making sure their cereals stay magically delicious. Related: Popular candy pulled from shelves after strange discovery The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Kraft Heinz (KHC) Closes in on 52-Week Low; Goldman Trims PT
With a strong international presence, especially in North America, The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:) manufactures and markets food and beverage products, including condiments, sauces, and cream cheese. Due to weak consumer demand and resulting financial pressures, the company's stock is currently trading near its 52-week low, making it among the 7 52-week low dividend stocks to consider. An aisle lined with shelves of fresh and frozen foods in a supermarket store. Amid the challenges, Goldman Sachs lowered its price target for the company from $27 to $25 on June 12, 2025, maintaining a Sell rating. The analyst cites ongoing cost pressures and growing competition from private labels and fresh products. Accordingly, Goldman Sachs expects that the short term offers little improvement for the company in the context of the ongoing pressures. Despite the challenges, The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) reported strong cash flow and balance sheet for Q1 2025, thanks to its effective cost optimization. Looking ahead, the company expects its brand growth system to scale up to reach 40% of its business by the end of 2025. Meanwhile, the company expects tight margins for Q2 2025 amid commodity price peaks, hedge losses, and increased market expenditure. While we acknowledge the potential of KHC as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEXT: and . Disclosure: None. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Toronto Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- Toronto Sun
CHARLEBOIS: The fall of artificial colours in food
When consumer trust is on the line, even Big Food knows that fake colour doesn't sell Kraft Heinz brand Jell-O boxes line a stores shelf on June 18, 2025 in Miami. The company announced that it will remove FD&C artificial dyes from its products by the end of 2027. Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images This week, General Mills announced it will remove all artificial colours from its U.S. products, just hours after Kraft Heinz made a similar commitment. Both companies are giving themselves two years to complete the transition — a realistic timeline, given that reformulating food products can be as complex as redesigning a vehicle. It typically takes two to three years to test, approve and scale up new ingredients. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account What's extraordinary is that these changes are happening voluntarily. There is no government ban. No regulatory mandate. These companies are simply responding to market pressures — pressures rooted in a growing consumer demand for 'clean labels.' Some attribute this momentum to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' (MAHA) initiative. While better known for his controversial stance on vaccines, RFK Jr. has long advocated for the naturalization of food systems. Now, as health secretary, he's in a position to shape policy — and public sentiment — in ways that may accelerate the move away from artificial ingredients. Some of the movement is evidence-based. While artificial food dyes such as Red 40 and Yellow 5 have been approved by regulators and deemed safe in small doses, concerns remain — particularly among parents and pediatric health professionals. Emerging research suggests a link between certain dyes and behavioral issues, including hyperactivity in children. Europe has already imposed stricter labelling rules and encouraged the use of natural alternatives. North American regulations, by contrast, remain relatively permissive. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But make no mistake: This shift is primarily driven by politics and market optics. Consumers have been expressing discomfort with artificial additives for years, and large Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies like General Mills and Kraft Heinz have seen the writing on the wall. Clean-label expectations are no longer niche — they are mainstream. The implications are significant. With major industry players moving simultaneously, the economics of natural dyes could change rapidly. Today, natural alternatives such as beet juice, turmeric, and carrot extract are more expensive and less stable than synthetic counterparts. But as demand increases and supply chains adapt, these costs are likely to fall. Importantly, when all competitors shift at the same time, the playing field is level — there's less fear of losing market share to a more colourful, artificially enhanced rival. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Canada will inevitably feel the ripple effects. Many food products on Canadian shelves are imported from U.S. facilities. It is unlikely that manufacturers will maintain separate formulations for a relatively small market like Canada. As a result, Canadians can expect to see more artificial dye-free products, regardless of whether the federal government acts. That said, Health Canada may choose to respond, but it may not matter. Canadian manufacturers who export to the U.S. will face mounting pressure to align with cleaner label expectations, especially if U.S. retailers begin to phase out artificially coloured products. While Canada regulates artificial dyes through dosage limits and labelling requirements, public concern continues to rise. For consumers hoping artificial colours will disappear from their food, change is coming — and soon. And here's the good news: Because the shift is industry-wide, the economics suggest food prices won't rise due to the use of natural dyes. In fact, the transition may lead to better transparency, more innovation, and healthier choices — without a hit to the wallet. — Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is the Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University and co-host of The Food Professor Podcast NHL Soccer Columnists Sunshine Girls Canada
Daily Record
2 days ago
- Health
- Daily Record
Food giant planning major change to its ingredients list
The company, known for its frozen foods, soups, and condiments, has announced a big change to proceedings Brits are extremely fond of their food. From fish and chips to bangers and mash, our hearty grub is famous all across the world and a lot of the time, is accompanied by a good condiment, whether it's ketchup, mayo, or brown sauce. In fact, those fond of a creamy dip or a salad dressing might want to pay attention, as one of the world's largest food companies is planning a big change to its ingredient list across the Atlantic. Kraft Heinz has announced it will stop using artificial dyes in all US products by the end of 2027. The company also said it won't use any synthetic colours in new products going forward, The Wall Street Journal reported. Artificial dyes, like Red 40, Yellow 5 and 6, Blue 1 and 2 and Green 3, are used in everything from sweets and frosting to pie crusts. They are used to make foods look more appealing or bring back colour that was lost during processing. But many health experts, including those in the US Government, are now rallying against them. In April, the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) vowed to work with food companies to get rid of six synthetic dyes from US foods by the end of 2026. The effort is part of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" - or MAHA - initiative. Kennedy, who is US Health Secretary, has blamed artificial dyes and other additives for health problems in children. While some food industry groups argue the dyes are safe and approved by regulators, others are already changing course. Companies like PepsiCo and WK Kellogg are also working to reduce or replace synthetic dyes. Nearly 90 per cent of their US products already have no artificial dyes, Heinz said. But some much-loved items in the US still do, like Crystal Light, Heinz relish, Kool-Aid, Jell-O and Jet-Puffed marshmallow products. "The vast majority of our products use natural or no colours and we've been on a journey to reduce our use of FD&C colours across the remainder of our portfolio," Pedro Navio, Kraft Heinz's North America president, told The WSJ. The company said it will either remove the colours, replace them with natural ones or swap in different colours where exact matches aren't possible. In some products where color isn't necessary, it may be removed entirely. Kraft Heinz made changes to its beloved mac and cheese, removing artificial colours, preservatives and flavours from their recipe in 2016. The company also confirmed that its Heinz Tomato Ketchup has never contained artificial dyes, stating on its website that "the red colour comes simply from the world's best tomatoes." The customer had asked about the availability of specific meals, including Sweet and Sour Chicken and Chicken and Broccoli Melt. A Heinz spokesperson responded: "We've taken the strategic decision to streamline our UK portfolio which includes discontinuing our frozen line with Weight Watchers. "This change will enable us to focus on the product lines that deliver the most value for our customers and pave the way for new innovation that meets changing consumer tastes, lifestyle needs and preferences." Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
Forbes
2 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Tariffs Take Kraft Heinz, Campbells And Others To The New Lows List
Tariffs, Campbells, Kraft Heinz Kraft Heinz and Campbells are the big brand-names hitting new lows – along with others in the sector – as tariffs affect an industry that uses steel to make cans. Many packaged foods come in cans and the tariffs make the can prices go up and customers find other products to consume. Other factors may be at work but the unexpected quality of the tariffs may have caught packaged food executives by surprise. It's not just the steel and the cans, the added costs affect almost all imported goods and those costs get passed on to shoppers. Not to mention, these old-school brand names had already been struggling with newer competition. Campbells. Campbells weekly price chart, 6 18 25. The market capitalization of The Campbells Company is $9.52 billion. The stock is a component of the S&P 500. This year's earnings are off by 4.71%. Over the past five years, earnings have increased by 15.98%. The price-earnings ratio is 21. The debt-to-equity ratio is 1.88. Campbells pays a 4.79% dividend. The October 2023 low gave way in April 2025 and the stock has continued downward from there. The tiny red circle shows where in late April the 50-week moving average crossed below the 200-week moving average, a sign of considerable price weakness – especially while stock market indexes had rallied. Flowers Foods. Flowers Foods weekly price chart, 6 18 25. With a market cap of $3.37 billion, Flowers trades with a price-earnings ratio of 14.87. Earnings this year are down by 14.06% and up over the past five years by 8.55%. The debt-to-equity ratio is 1.51. Average daily volume comes to 2.59 million shares. The company pays a dividend of 6.17%. In February 2025, the stock dropped below the previous support level, the lows of November 2023. This is another of the food products group that has failed to participate in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rallies from April to the present. Flowers' 50-week moving average crossed below the 200-week moving average in February 2023. Kraft Heinz Kraft Heinz weekly price chart, 6 18 25. The well-known brand name packaged foods with the cheese-and-ketchup name has a market cap of $30.51 billion. It's a component of the S&P 500 and of the Nasdaq 100. This year's earnings have dropped by 15.30%. The past five years earnings have shown a gain of 7.39%. The small red circle on the weekly price chart indicates where, in late 2024, the 50-week moving average crossed below the 200-week moving average. That signal of weakness proved accurate as the stock continued to this week's new lows. Treehouse Foods Treehouse Foods weekly price chart, 6 18 25. Treehouse Foods is a Russell 2000 small caps component. The market cap is $1.04 billion. The price-earnings ratio is 159. The debt-to-equity ratio is 1.04. Earnings this year are off by 7.35%. There is no five-year earnings record yet as the company has not been around that long. The November 2024 low near $28 was broken through in March 2025 and the price has continued to drop with a new low hit this week. Note that the 50-week moving average crossed below the 200-week moving average in April 2024, a signal of weakness. Stats courtesy of Charts courtesy of No artificial intelligence was used in the writing of this post. More analysis and commentary at
