Deena Shanker

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  • BEVERLY HILLS, CA – APRIL 29: Jeffrey L. Harmening, Chairman of the Board and CEO, General Mills, participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images)Retail

    General Mills adds to weak consumer outlook with forecast cut

    By Deena Shanker and Bloomberg
  • man pouring Poppi soda into glassRetail

    PepsiCo is near $1.5 billion-plus deal for soda brand Poppi

    By Gillian Tan, Deena Shanker, and others
  • US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends US President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025.Health

    RFK Jr. gives food companies ultimatum to remove artificial dyes

    By Deena Shanker and Bloomberg
  • Head coach Dan Quinn of the Washington Commanders walks off the field after the Commanders defeated the Tennessee Titans, 42-19, at Northwest Stadium on December 01, 2024 in Landover, Maryland.Leadership

    Campbell CEO departs to join Washington Commanders as president

    By Deena Shanker and Bloomberg
  • A customer pushes a shopping cart as they shop for groceries at a Carrefour Group hypermarket store in Drancy, outside Paris on September 11, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)Health

    Ozempic goes from threat to opportunity for packaged-food makers

    By Deena Shanker and Bloomberg
  • MADRID, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 02: A person using Ozempic on November 2, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Novo Nordisk, the Danish firm that manufactures Ozempic, has reported record quarterly results, up almost 3% on the stock market. The company’s revenues rose by 38% to DKK 58.73 billion, some 7.8 billion euros. Ozempic is a diabetic drug that causes a loss of up to 15% of body weight because it acts as an appetite suppressant, a side effect that has made the drug fashionable on social media as a weight loss drug. (Photo By Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press via Getty Images)Health

    Danone and Nestle search for a way around Ozempic Revolution with high protein yogurt and vitamins against hair-loss

    By Dasha Afanasieva, Deena Shanker, and others
  • Dirk Van De Put, chairman and chief executive officer of Mondelez International.Retail

    People will keep eating Oreos despite Ozempic surge, according to CEO of maker, Mondelez

    By Deena Shanker and Bloomberg
  • FLORISSANT, MO – February 5: Keila Garza (L) and Shelby Lewis greet visitors at Schnucks grocery store in Florissant, Missouri, February 5, 2023. Garza and Lewis are spending one year as hotdoggers, the drivers of one of six Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles. (Photo by Whitney Curtis for The Washington Post via Getty Images)Retail

    Oscar Mayer is partnering with a Jeff Bezos-backed startup to roll out a vegan hot dog

    By Deena Shanker and Bloomberg
  • Burger King’s vegan Impossible Whopper burger is seen in a store in Sunnyvale, California, United States, on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. A vegan man has sued Burger King, claiming Burger King’s Impossible Whoppers are contaminated by meat. Burger King has developed plant-based burger with Impossible Foods. (Photo by Yichuan Cao/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Health

    Burger King jumped on the vegan burger bandwagon, but sales aren’t exactly sizzling: ‘It’s not a big part of the current focus’

    By Deena Shanker and Bloomberg
  • Twinkie the KidRetail

    Smucker, the food giant that prides itself on modernizing brands, is buying Twinkies and other legendary snacks for $5.6 billion

    By Fion Li, Deena Shanker, and others
  • NEW YORK, NY – MAY 07: Steve Cahillane, President and CEO, Coca-Cola Refreshments speaks at the Robin Hood Veterans Summit at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on May 7, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Robin Hood Foundation)Retail

    The CEO of Kellogg says that the most important thing standing in the way of a recession is the ‘stubbornly resilient’ American consumer

    By Deena Shanker and Bloomberg
  • A police mugshot of Douglas Ramsey.Retail

    Beyond Meat COO suspended for biting man’s nose after college football game

    By Daniela Sirtori-Cortina, Deena Shanker, and others
  • Boxes of Kellogg’s cereals including Froot Loops, Cocoa Krispies and Raisin Bran are seen at a store in Arlington, Virginia, December 1, 2016. – Kellogg’s is facing a boycott organized by the Trump-aligned Breitbart News after the cereal giant decided to pull its advertising from the website. In the latest clash over corporate marketing and politics, Breitbart called on its readers to stop buying Kellogg’s products to protest the company’s “act of discrimination and intense prejudice.” (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)Retail

    Kellogg to split into three companies focusing on cereal, snacks, and plant-based foods

    By Kevin Miller, Deena Shanker, and others
  • BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 27: Kim Kardashian attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/VF22/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)Retail

    Kim Kardashian to promote Beyond Meat as new ‘chief taste consultant’

    By Deena Shanker and Bloomberg
  • Chipotle unveils plant-based chorizoRetail

    Chipotle’s plant-based chorizo will be sold for a limited time in the U.S.

    By Leslie Patton, Deena Shanker, and others