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The food industry experienced significant restructuring during 2025. The past year was packed with mergers, acquisitions and divestments as food companies both big and small aimed to stay competitive amid supply chain challenges, higher costs and shifting consumer preferences.

Among the larger conglomerates, the trend toward portfolio optimization saw not only a slew of divested brands but also carveouts and a fracturing of some Big Food’s most recognizable names, including Kellogg and Kraft Heinz.

While Big Food reshuffled, smaller players invested in manufacturing operations.

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Roughly seven months after its acquisition by Chobani, plant-based smoothie and meal brand Daily Harvest is relaunching its direct-to-consumer business with a new collection of smoothies, elixirs and oat bowls, and eliminating its subscription requirement.

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Cannabis industry stakeholders celebrated the recent executive order that downgraded cannabis’ status to a Schedule III controlled substance. Yet, the growing environment for hemp cultivation is not so cheery. 

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Here’s a look at leading headlines from around the food industry. Insiders get access to the full story.

1. Big Food, Big Lawsuits: The Court Cases We’re Watching in 2026
2. A Year In Food Industry Upheaval: Trump, Tariffs and Titanium Dioxide
3. Hoboken Farms Leveraging ‘Luck’ And Expertise To Scale Nationally
4. Konscious Foods Shuts Down, Citing ‘Unforeseen’ Trade Changes and Plant-based Headwinds
5. The Year In Candy: Freeze-Dried Growth, Texture Play, Fruit-Forward Formulations and Dubai Chocolate

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