Ben & Jerry's says the pro-Palestinian campus protests are 'essential' to democracy; the brand sued its parent co Unilever in recent yrs over its efforts to keep the brand for sale in Israel reuters.com/business/ben-j…

No more tear-jerking 'Thank you Mom' commercials from P&G at the Olympics this year (yeah, they got me...). The consumer goods maker will be focusing on its powerhouse brands instead reuters.com/business/retai…

At least one investor, Swedish pension fund AP7, planning to back a shareholder proposal asking Mondelez to study the risks of doing business in Russia reuters.com/business/retai…

Coke's attached bottle caps keep hitting soda drinkers in the face wsj.com/articles/cokes…

Nestle set to sell $5 pizza, sandwiches for Wegovy, Ozempic users reuters.com/business/healt…

Trump ver... jk jk. Mondelez is re-starting production of Oreos in Ukraine after repairing its war-damaged factory. The cookies & chocolates it makes there won't be sold in neighboring Russia reuters.com/business/retai…

Food companies rushing - but not that fast - to capitalize on the new diet needs of people taking Ozempic & rival drugs for weight loss reuters.com/business/healt…

Mondelez nixed imports to Russia but Swiss and Slovak made Toblerone still on shop shelves in St. Petersburg and Moscow reuters.com/business/retai…

Financial pressure spreading beyond the lowest income Americans, squeezing PepsiCo reuters.com/business/retai…

P&G posts surprise sales drop as demand slows despite price restraint Ananya Mariam Rajesh reuters.com/business/healt…

Despite people just now discovering nutter butter's social, the brand has been dedicated to their cryptic strategy for over a year. I spoke with former employees, went down an Aidan deep dive, and dug into why their lore is finally breaking through. This is what I learned:

When the dollar store closes, US families on food benefits lose a lifeline reuters.com/business/retai…

US retailers look to backup shipping plans to prep for holidays as strike continues reuters.com/business/retai…

Candy makers doubling down on sweets like Twizzlers ghosts, Sour Patch Kids instead of my fave, Reese's pumpkins, and other chocolate, this All Hallow's Eve reuters.com/business/retai…

If Couche-Tard rekindles its deal for 7-Eleven owner Seven&i, we'd most likely see them push tobacco companies for better deals on cigs, pouches and vapes; c-stores are the main US retail channel for nicotine sales w/Emma Rumney reuters.com/business/retai…

Bid by P&G founders' descendants to oust CEO, board committee over deforestation fails reuters.com/business/retai…

food (haha) for thought - Your outrage over the Burger King ads featuring new moms is telling on yourself, says Beth Kowitt bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion

P&G set to report tepid revenue growth Friday Ananya Mariam Rajesh reuters.com/business/retai…

In the West Bank, Coke and Pepsi bottlers face can and sugar shortages reuters.com/business/retai…

P&G drops surprise sales drop, the second in a row, as consumer demand for their face serums, diapers and shampoo cools Ananya Mariam Rajesh reuters.com/business/retai…