What are the prospects for direct-to-consumer?
Online, own-label start-up Brandless takes on food brands in US
A San Francisco start-up is aiming to take on major food brands with an online offering based around non-branded products…
Ben & Jerry’s heads down the e-commerce route
Unilever-owned ice cream brand Ben & Jerry has entered the fledgling direct-to-consumer channel in the US. The Vermont-based company is…
Nestle invests in US meal-kit firm Freshly
Nestle has acquired a minority stake in US online meal-kit service Freshly, the latest investment a packaged food major has…
Direct-to-consumer to play minor role in US grocery e-commerce – column
With the e-commerce channel growing in the US but still in its early stages, food manufacturers are weighing up various…
Campbell invests in US online meal-kit firm Chef’d
Campbell Soup Co. has become a shareholder in Chef'd, the US online meal-kit business. The soup-to-biscuits group today (24 May) announced…