The weather can be crazy sometimes. For example, sometimes it can look sunny when facing the north and partly cloudy in the south, but there are menacing storm clouds to the west.

What is going on in the beverage segment? Like several other categories, overall, the skies are cloudy, with little rain predicted. Sales in the vast category are mixed year-over-year (YoY), but there are plenty signs of strength. Declining subcategories certainly did not take it on the chin, perhaps a good sign for the industry.

The goal of Store Brands Month is to increase consumer trial by focusing attention on the positive attributes and practical factors of store brands - including value, digital convenience, ethical considerations, innovation and budget awareness - across all product categories in both brick-and-mortar and online retail formats. 

On April 8, something miraculous occurred in the United States that only happens every 18-plus years — a total solar eclipse. St. Louis, Southern Illinois, and Waco, Texas, were among the prime viewing locations for the path of totality.

“Summer Sun, something’s begun” sings John Travolta (Danny Zuko) about his summer romance at the beach with Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) during the song “Summer Nights,” one of the many popular hit songs in the 1978 musical “Grease.” 

Back by popular demand, MALK Organics has reintroduced its seasonal favorite, Holiday Nog, for a second year in a row.

Last year in this feature, we stated ice cream and frozen novelties would have a difficult time matching a “Super Bowl champion”-level performance put forth by the Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, which occurred for ice cream during the COVID-19 pandemic when consumers sought a home indulgence.

With more than 50 years of expertise in the specialty bagged tea category, Celestial Seasonings, a brand of Boulder, Colo.-based Hain Celestial Group, announced it is adding two new Non-GMO Project Verified products with functional benefits.

Market research firm Circana reports that the overall milk category, comprising refrigerated milk, refrigerated alternative milk, “all other” refrigerated milk, and non-dairy refrigerated milk, notched $19.6 billion in dollar sales at a slight 1.2% decrease over the prior year. 

Tonya Council, the talented baker and entrepreneur behind Tonya's Cookies, Chapel Hill, N.C., announced that her Cream Cheese Pound Cake is included in 2024 Oprah's Favorite Things holiday gifts list.