#2 Nutella changes after 60 years. Kalanick transforms CloudKitchens into Atoms. 1,400 US stores close.

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TL;DR

• Danone buys Huel for 1.2 billion dollars and Ferrero acquires Bold Snacks in Brazil. The big food players are not building in the protein segment, they are buying it.
• More than 1,400 US stores will close in 2026. Popeyes, Wendy’s and Pizza Hut among the names involved. The franchise model is cracking.
• Ferrero launches Nutella Peanut in the USA and Canada on April 2, 2026. The first new flavour in 60 years of brand history.
• Travis Kalanick renames CloudKitchens as Atoms and raises 400 million dollars from the Saudi sovereign fund PIF. The goal is autonomous food distribution across 30 countries.
• The European Commission presents EU Inc., a single regulatory framework to simplify the creation and management of companies across the Union.