Comment by pfdietz
15 hours ago
As I understand it, Del Monte made a few mistakes.
The first was related to COVID. Sales of canned goods spiked during COVID. They misinterpreted this as a permanent change and invested accordingly.
Second, they did not find a way to compete with store brands, which are no longer at a quality deficit vs. more expensive name brands like Del Monte.
Finally, they didn't address changes in diet that (as I see it) makes sugary syrupy tree candy not something people want to eat. Carbs are recognized now as seriously unhealthy. Ozempic and related drugs may have also affected this.
Correction: Carbs are not "unhealthy". That's a wildly inaccurate and broad thing to say.
Excess consumption of processed and/or "unhealthy" carbs is unhealthy.
Excess consumption of protein is also unhealthy. Same with fiber.
I'm not commenting on anything else, just the fact that "carbs are recognized now as seriously unhealthy" is absolutely untrue.
> "carbs are recognized now as seriously unhealthy" is absolutely untrue
I don't think they meant that the medical community recognizes carbs as unhealthy. I think they meant the general public.
It's not true that carbs are unhealthy, but I think it is true that people recognize them as unhealthy.
That's right. I should have phrased that better.
True, but carbs are being vilified in the media right now, and have been for a while, so public opinion on them (and especially sugar) is very negative
> Same with fiber.
Really? The only issues arising from fiber that I've heard of is constipation, and that's only if diet suddenly changes and large amounts of fiber are introduced to a digestive system unused to it. AFAIK most people don't even get a tenth of what they should in terms of fiber.
It also depends on just what kind of fiber. Bran flakes are like the sovereign cure for constipation.