CPG — Latest Stories — Food & Power

Revelations from FTC’s Unsealed Pepsi Case and Instacart Pricing Investigation

As consumers continue to struggle with rising food prices, an unsealed antitrust suit involving Walmart and Pepsi and a report on Instacart’s algorithmic pricing model demonstrate the ways large food corporations charge different prices to different consumers.

Enforcement, RetailClaire KellowayDecember 23, 2025walmart, Pepsi, FTC, Instacart, Surveillance Pricing, data, Robinson-Patman, CPG, Secondary Feature

After a Rough Decade, Kraft Heinz Splits Up

After Warren Buffett and 3G Capital brought them together, Kraft Heinz will split into two companies. But this deal won’t reintroduce competition into the packaged food market.

Mergers & Acquisitions, RetailClaire KellowaySeptember 18, 2025CPG, Kraft, Heinz, private equity, Secondary Feature

Mars-Kellanova Deal Threatens Consumers with Inflation and Fewer Choices

Candy giant Mars wants to buy Kellogg's former snacking division. Mars says this deal will improve product innovation and choices for consumers. Critics say the opposite.