Fortune
Stonyfield, looking to further bolster yogurt's healthy image, said today that it is slashing sugar from its products-targeting a goal to purchase 25% less of the ingredient as a company this year. The move by Stonyfield is the latest commitment from a host of consumer packaged goods companies facing pressure from consumers and regulators to cut back on sugar.
Reuters
A California state senator is taking another stab at introducing a law that would require sugary drink manufacturers to put a warning label on their products. Officials and public health advocates have heightened their criticism of sugar as a key contributor to health epidemics like obesity and diabetes, and California has become a major battleground.
Business Insider
TGI Fridays Endless Apps are back and they're here to stay. The move is part of a wider effort at Fridays to escape the sinking casual dining industry and find a new position alongside trendy bars. Currently, beer, wine, and liquor make up 20% of Fridays sales. About 35% of the chain's revenue comes from the bar area, meaning drinks plus food ordered at the bar.
Detroit Free Press
Wal-Mart is buying Moosejaw - a Michigan-based company that specializes in outdoor recreation apparel and gear and is known for its quirky, cutting-edge marketing - in a bid to strengthen the global retail juggernaut's online offerings for $51 million in cash. Wal-Mart said it will continue to operate the Moosejaw website as a standalone site.
Gas2
Elon Musk was in Dubai on Feb. 13 to officially announce that Tesla would soon open a showroom there and is working to install 5 new Superchargers in the United Arab Emirates. Musk being Musk, he didn't fly halfway around the world just to cut a ceremonial ribbon. He also addressed the World Government Summit in Dubai while he was there.
Brand Channel
Caught in the midst of a high-tech race in digital ordering that Domino's seems to be winning, both Pizza Hut and Papa John's are pivoting in new directions with their brands, attempting to slow down Domino's rise. Yum Brands CEO Greg Creed says he's going to amp up attention to delivery at Pizza Hut, which still is known mainly as a dine-in brand.
The New York Times
For the first time in its 31-year history, American Girl, a maker of pricey 18-inch dolls, is introducing a boy. His name: Logan Everett. With his perfect boy-band brown hair, hipster T-shirt and dark-wash jeans, it's perhaps no surprise that in the American Girl world, Logan plays the drums in his friend Tenney Grant's band.
Democrat and Chronicle
Wegmans Food Markets is the latest retailer to face political pressure for carrying products connected to President Donald Trump. The grocer is being called on to remove Trump Winery products from its Virginia stores. The Stop Trump Wine group has asked Virginians to boycott grocers, retailers and restaurants doing business with Trump Winery.
Washington Post
While Shannon Coulter started the Grab Your Wallet campaign as an outcry against Donald Trump's treatment of women, it has mushroomed into a more sprawling expression of anti-Trump sentiment. Some are worried about the conflict-of-interest issues associated with having a president with such a tangled web of business ties in the White House.
Boston Globe
President Trump's travel ban targeting nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries may not have held up in court, but it appears quite successful at keeping plenty of other people out of the United States. The order has resulted in a swift decline in the number of worldwide tourists and travelers looking to visit the United States, say people in the tourism industry.