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EPL expects high-teens growth, supported by momentum in Beauty and Cosmetics, a recovery in Oral Care, and expanding operations in Thailand. Management also expects prior investments and the Indovida merger to support operating leverage and sustain underlying EBITDA margins near 20%.
11:16 PMEconomic Times
Schreiber Foods is integrating agentic AI into its plant network to improve operational decision-making and product traceability. The initiative targets process optimization across its manufacturing operations.
4:05 PMConsumer Goods Technology
War, climate shocks and trade disputes are disrupting major grain-producing regions and straining the global food system. These pressures are pushing up the risks and costs behind one of the world's most basic food products.
1:53 AMThe New York Times
A study found that soda purchases fell 12% after new restrictions were imposed on SNAP benefits. Researchers described the decline as meaningful but not large.
1:00 AMStat NewsSummary
EPL expects high-teens growth, supported by momentum in Beauty and Cosmetics, a recovery in Oral Care, and expanding operations in Thailand. Management also expects prior investments and the Indovida merger to support operating leverage and sustain underlying EBITDA margins near 20%.
EPL is pairing an accelerated growth outlook with a clear margin target, shifting the focus
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EPL’s outlook raises the stakes for execution across its portfolio and for delivering merger-related synergies without sacrificing margins.
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Schreiber Foods is integrating agentic AI into its plant network to improve operational decision-making and product traceability. The initiative targets process optimization across its manufacturing operations.
The shift moves AI from analysis into plant-level workflows, where it can support or automate
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AI-enabled plant operations could improve efficiency and traceability while raising the standard for digital control across food manufacturing.
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War, climate shocks and trade disputes are disrupting major grain-producing regions and straining the global food system. These pressures are pushing up the risks and costs behind one of the world's most basic food products.
The shift is from isolated supply disruptions to overlapping shocks that can destabilize global grain
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Bread prices offer a direct measure of how geopolitical and climate stress is spreading through consumer packaged goods.
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A study found that soda purchases fell 12% after new restrictions were imposed on SNAP benefits. Researchers described the decline as meaningful but not large.
The restrictions changed purchasing behavior, but only modestly, suggesting that policy alone may not sharply
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The result offers evidence that SNAP rules can influence purchases, but their effect may be too limited to deliver major dietary change on their own.
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