Comment - Just Food https://www.just-food.com/comment/ Global Food Industry News | Market Research and Reports - Just Food Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:35:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2022/01/cropped-Just-Food-Favicon-150x150.png Comment - Just Food https://www.just-food.com/comment/ 32 32 <![CDATA[How brands can win in the US ‘vibecession’]]> https://www.just-food.com/comment/how-brands-can-win-in-the-us-vibecession-2/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2025/04/GettyImages-2208035547-e1745492666429.jpg Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:35:38 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/?p=187900 Amid consumer anxiety in the US, the brands that prosper will be the ones that understand that “cheap” isn’t enough, writes Victor Martino.

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]]> <![CDATA[How CPG brands can regain influence in relations with US retailers]]> https://www.just-food.com/comment/how-cpg-brands-can-regain-influence-in-relations-with-us-retailers/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2025/03/GettyImages-1244106504-e1743158507524.jpg Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:42:38 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/uncategorized/how-cpg-brands-can-regain-influence-in-relations-with-us-retailers/ Historically, the relationship between US grocery retailers and CPG companies has been fairly linear. Those days are long gone.

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]]> <![CDATA[Hold fire or fight back? The dilemma amid a deluge of tariffs]]> https://www.just-food.com/comment/hold-fire-or-fight-back-the-dilemma-amid-a-deluge-of-tariffs/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2025/03/canada.jpg Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:09:04 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/uncategorized/hold-fire-or-fight-back-the-dilemma-amid-a-deluge-of-tariffs/ No strategy seems to be foolproof as countries try to dodge the deluge of US tariffs.

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]]> <![CDATA[Why ‘healthy indulgence’ is the next big opportunity in snack foods]]> https://www.just-food.com/comment/why-healthy-indulgence-is-the-next-big-opportunity-in-snack-foods/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2024/10/Siete-Foods-1.png Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:42:48 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/comment/why-healthy-indulgence-is-the-next-big-opportunity-in-snack-foods/ US consumers are seeking out healthy indulgent snacks to enjoy the taste and experience of snack foods without feeling guilty.

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]]> <![CDATA[Why 2025 will breakout year for some food SMEs in the US]]> https://www.just-food.com/comment/why-2025-will-breakout-year-for-some-food-smes-in-the-us/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2025/01/1920-5-e1736362223879.jpg Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:01:31 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/comment/why-2025-will-breakout-year-for-some-food-smes-in-the-us/ Before Covid-19, smaller brands – particularly better-for-you products – were gaining ground on Big Food in the US. It’s their time again.

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]]> <![CDATA[From Trump to AI – the five big issues for US food in 2025]]> https://www.just-food.com/comment/from-trump-to-ai-the-five-big-issues-for-us-food-in-2025/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2024/12/GettyImages-2179609399-e1734519887660.jpg Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/comment/from-trump-to-ai-the-five-big-issues-for-us-food-in-2025/ Just Food’s US columnist Victor Martino sets out the topics set to shape food company strategy in 2025.

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]]> <![CDATA[FrieslandCampina, Milcobel embark on defensive play]]> https://www.just-food.com/comment/frieslandcampina-milcobel-embark-on-defensive-play/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2024/12/Langemark-e1734699759926.jpg Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:34:42 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/comment/frieslandcampina-milcobel-embark-on-defensive-play/ FrieslandCampina and Micolbel have talked up the positives of their planned deal but Europe’s dairy sector is a tough place to do business.

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]]> <![CDATA[Mondelez-Hershey – no longer a sweet deal?]]> https://www.just-food.com/comment/mondelez-hershey-no-longer-a-sweet-deal/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2021/10/shutterstock_2062248290-e1734024916317.jpg Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:36:42 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/comment/mondelez-hershey-no-longer-a-sweet-deal/ Mondelez’s plans for a buyback and its “focus” more on “bolt-on” M&A suggest to some onlookers it may think again about pursuing Hershey.

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]]> <![CDATA[Campbell’s CEO’s passing play]]> https://www.just-food.com/comment/campbells-ceos-passing-play/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2024/12/shutterstock_2521423503-e1733418530247.jpg Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:36:43 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/uncategorized/campbells-ceos-passing-play/ NFL-bound Mark Clouse is deemed to have left Campbell’s in better shape but there are concerns about the broader macro environment for the new CEO.

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]]> <![CDATA[Carrefour vs Brazil: Muscle flexing gets meaty response]]> https://www.just-food.com/comment/carrefour-vs-brazil-muscle-flexing-gets-meaty-response/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2024/11/Carrefour-meat-counter.jpg Fri, 29 Nov 2024 10:06:44 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/comment/carrefour-vs-brazil-muscle-flexing-gets-meaty-response/ The power of the large supermarket chains in their relationship with food manufacturers and suppliers is not in doubt.

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