Your Pulse On America: Live And Unfiltered
Cereal. Ice cream. Flavored sparkling water. A Snickers bar. Donuts and brownies. Candy. What sounds like the treats table at a child’s birthday party is, in fact, a list of snacks that can now be found crammed with protein. Next week, Khloé Kardashian, the reality TV star and entrepreneur, will add her Khloud Protein Popcorn…
Consumers, worried about the economy, are pulling back on their spending, and that anxiety is translating into lower sales and profits for some of the country’s largest consumer-oriented companies. On Thursday, PepsiCo cut its full-year guidance outlook, citing a reduction in consumer spending as well as the impact the beverage and snacks company is feeling…
Amid a national debate on highly processed foods and the rise of weight-loss drugs, PepsiCo is responding by offering healthier versions of some snacks. Early Tuesday, the company reported that revenue in the fourth quarter slipped modestly to $27.8 billion from $27.9 billion a year earlier, while net income rose to $1.5 billion from $1.3…