Lesson? Never take yourself too seriously. Learn to laugh at the absurd.
Target on Feb. 27 announced it will quickly remove synthetic colors from the cereals it sells.
Target said in a statement that it will only sell cereals without artificial coloring come May. The change will apply to cereals available in stores, and online.
“We know consumers are increasingly prioritizing healthier lifestyles, and we’re moving quickly to evolve our offerings to meet their needs,” Cara Sylvester, Target executive vice president and chief merchandising officer, said. “Our new cereal assortment made without certified synthetic colors makes it easier for busy families to make choices they feel good about, and shows what it means to curate a great assortment and lead with merchandising authority.”
Target already sells a range of products under its Good & Gather brand that do not contain artificial colors, flavors, or sweeteners. The products also are free of high-fructose corn syrup...
Cocoa prices have collapsed 75% from their 2024 peaks, and Goldman’s latest note points out that the worst of the cocoa shock for chocolate makers may finally be passing after being squeezed by soaring bean costs through 2023, 2024, and into the first half of 2025. This only suggests that lower chocolate bar prices at the supermarket could materialize later this year. Against that backdrop, Goldman reiterated Buy ratings on two confectionery stocks...

...Overall revenue also declined to $498 million, about $20 million short of what analysts were anticipating.
“North America results reflected a weak consumer backdrop and elevated promotional environment,” Papa John’s Chief Executive Officer Todd Penegor said….The company cut about 7% of its corporate workforce, and plans to shutter about 300 underperforming stores across North America this and next year. Most of them are franchisee-owned…At the same time, it expects to open 40 to 50 new outlets in the region this year...
