AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoFood Marketing: A U.S. study estimates children see nearly 3,900 food and drink ads on digital media each year, with 92% promoting products considered unhealthy. Beverage Trends: Soft drinks are branching into wellness shots and energy jellies, with brands targeting sleep, focus and gut health as well as refreshment. Restaurant Strategy: Wendy’s plans a menu overhaul after U.S. same-store sales fell 5.7% in the third quarter. Domino’s, meanwhile, says it will rely less on short-term deals that complicate supply and store operations. Plant-Based Menus: Starbucks is phasing out its Impossible Breakfast Sandwich, ending its U.S. plant-based meat offering. Supply-Chain Resilience: Food businesses face mounting pressure from climate-related crop losses, cyberattacks and geopolitical disruption, prompting calls to build more resilient supply chains. Food Prices: U.S. grocery inflation is rising ahead of Thanksgiving, adding to pressure on household budgets.
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