| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.08.2026 | PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz under investigation in Texas over avocado oil claims | Listen to the article 3 min
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Better-for-you brands owned by PepsiCo and Kraft Heinz have been subpoenaed as part of a Texas investigation into whether product... |
| 20.08.2026 | Safe to Eat Delivers More Than 1,000 Pounds of Allergen Friendly Food to Upstate New York Shelters | Youth advocate Devin August Sailer, Director of Safe to Eat, leads the organization’s Back-to-School Initiative, delivering more than 1,000 pounds of allergen-friendly food to shelters across Upstate New York.
Back-to-school initiative brin... |
| 22.04.2026 | Why Hershey is making big changes to its sustainability strategy | Listen to the article 4 min
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Hershey is transforming its sustainability playbook for the first time in years to reflect the Reese’s maker's deeper presence in salty snack... |
| 16.04.2026 | Hershey US president unexpectedly departs | Listen to the article 2 min
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Hershey’s U.S. president Andrew Archambault is leaving the Reese’s and SkinnyPop maker on May 1 to pursue another opportunity, the company sa... |
| 07.04.2026 | Hershey’s CEO stays ‘hungry’ for growth as snack giant outpaces rivals | Listen to the article 3 min
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Each week, Hershey CEO Kirk Tanner studies the performance of nearly two dozen competing food companies to ensure that the Reese's and Skinny... |
| 09.02.2026 | Behind Hershey’s ‘big bet’ on salty snacks | Listen to the article 4 min
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For Hershey, much of its 132-year-old history has been built around its iconic sweets, including Reese’s, Almond Joy and its namesake chocola... |
| 23.12.2025 | The biggest food and beverage M&A deals in 2025 | U.S. food giants got a little smaller in 2025.
After years of amassing expansive portfolios, some companies are now slimming down to better focus their businesses in the face of slowing consumption. Both Kraft Heinz and Keurig Dr Pepper ann... |
| 19.11.2025 | Hershey closes LesserEvil acquisition as it looks to ‘lead the future of snacking’ | Listen to the article 3 min
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Hershey has completed its acquisition of organic snacks brand LesserEvil, a milestone for the food giant as it builds a bigger presence in sa... |
| 19.11.2025 |
Hershey Completes Acquisition of LesserEvil, Expanding Consumer Choice | - |
| 18.09.2025 | He bought a frozen yogurt shop at 23 with no experience—now he’s the chain’s CEO: ‘You don’t have to learn everything before you start’ | Before Neil Hershman ever cleaned out a frozen yogurt machine or restocked rainbow sprinkles in a toppings bar, he built financial models in Microsoft Excel.
At 23, Hershman knew little about running a frozen yogurt shop when he left his jo... |
| 23.07.2025 | Hershey to raise candy prices by double digits amid elevated cocoa costs | Listen to the article 3 min
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Hershey is planning to raise candy prices by double digits as the confectionery giant faces an “unprecedented cost of cocoa” impa... |
| 26.06.2025 | Aria Growth Partners: $152 Million Fund II Closed | Aria Growth Partners, a growth equity firm that provides capital and elevated partnership to extraordinary consumer brands, today announced the closing of its second fund with $152 million in capital commitments. This oversubscribed fund wi... |
| 28.04.2025 | From Wall Street to Snack Street: The Rise of LesserEvil | In a world where risk often meets reward, Charles Coristine's journey from Wall Street to the snack aisle is a tale of audacity and transformation. After nearly two decades of trading stocks and navigating the fast-paced financial markets, ... |
| 26.04.2025 | 52-year-old quit his job, bought a failing snack company for $250,000—he just sold it for $750 million | Charles Coristine used to revel in working at Morgan Stanley. He loved the pace, even waking up in the middle of the night to trade in the Tokyo and London stock markets.
In 2011, after nearly two decades on Wall Street, Coristine burned ou... |
| 03.04.2025 |
The Hershey Company Announces Intent to Acquire LesserEvil | - |
| 03.04.2025 | Hershey to buy healthier snacks maker LesserEvil | Listen to the article 4 min
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Hershey is buying LesserEvil, a maker of organic snacks that prioritize bold flavors with better-for-you ingredients. The purchas... |
| 06.08.2024 | Lawsuits accuse General Mills’ Cocoa Puffs of having high levels of lead | Listen to the article 4 min
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Popular breakfast cereal Cocoa Puffs is facing accusations of having dangerously high levels of lead, according to two federal lawsuits seeki... |
| 06.06.2024 | Lesser Evil’s better-for-you kids snacks have ‘concerning’ amounts of lead: Consumer Reports | Listen to the article 4 min
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Lesser Evil’s Lil’ Puffs, which feature ingredients like beets, carrots, potatoes and tomatoes, were found to have a “concerning”... |
| 05.06.2024 | Some veggie puffs contain high levels of lead, Consumer Reports finds | Some veggie puffs made by Lesser Evil and Serenity Kids contain concerning levels of lead, a heavy metal linked to developmental and other disabilities in children, according to findings released Wednesday by Consumer Reports.
Parents may s... |
| 21.09.2023 |
LesserEvil begins expansion in Danbury, New Milford | - |
| 20.09.2023 |
LesserEvil Raises Additional Capital to Continue Growth and Expansion | - |
| 19.09.2023 |
LesserEvil becomes first snack brand to receive Purity Award Certification | - |
| 17.12.2020 | COVID-19 Cooking Craze Increases Trial Of Premium Priced Foods | Home CookingImpact Talks |
| 25.11.2020 | 50 Healthy Snacks And Sips For The Holidays And New Year | Alex’s Awesome Sourdough |
| 22.09.2020 | 60 Healthy Snacks And Sips To Stock Up On This Fall | Alpha Foods |
| 03.02.2020 | Junk Food, Minus The Junk: Food Companies Are Making Indistinguishable Plant-Based Alternatives To Classic Snacks | There’s nothing like a game night, or girls’ night in, or movie night, or really any kind of chill kickback, alone or with friends. And it’s just not the same without snacks aplenty. |
| - | LesserEvil | “From source to snack, LesserEvil is dedicated to creating clean, healthy snacks that are as tasty as they are guilt-free. Start your journey to better snacking!” |
