Food Industry News, Insights, and Education for the CPG Community

Stars + Honey announced today its collagen protein bar business has locked in a $24 million minority growth equity investment from VMG Partners.

Second Nature Brands is expanding into the meat snacks category with the acquisition of Tillamook Country Smoker from Insignia Capital Group and family shareholders.

The Campbell’s Company CEO Mick Beekhuizen said the company is seeing encouraging signs in key areas, including sustained at-home cooking trends and growth for Rao’s.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Ingredion will pay £5.95 (roughly $7.94) per share of Tate & Lyle, representing a 59% premium to the British company’s last closing price before the M&A discussions were disclosed in May.

Kindling Snacks rolled out its protein pretzels to Target stores nationwide with a new exclusive Peach Barbecue flavor and a multipack format designed for family-friendly snacking.

Morinaga’s acquisition of My/Mochi gives the company a ready-made vehicle in the fast-growing frozen snack category, as well as greater distribution muscle to scale its other brands.

This week, we’re exploring the hottest launches from the recent Sweets & Snacks Expo, hydrating with freeze dried soup, and getting buzzed – around the globe. Hey, what more could you ask for?

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Back to Nature expands its Cheezy Crackers lineup, Boar’s Head hops on the pickle craze, and Belgian Boys kicks off soccer season.

Jerky and meat sticks have emerged as one of the fastest-growing segments in center store, fueled by consumers’ increasing focus on protein, convenience and portion-controlled eating.

Though plant-based can be a polarizing term, the products themselves are still garnering appeal from consumers, however, a new report reveals a fragmented marketplace where household penetration, product type preferences and repeat purchase rates vary greatly by region.

This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss Trek One Capital’s acquisitions of Good Karma Foods and No Cow. The podcasters also highlight the latest funding announcements, including a new investment for a celebrity-backed supplement brand.

S’NOODS is a line of gluten-free, vegan crunchy noodle chips that brings pasta-inspired shapes and globally influenced flavors into the snack aisle. HIPPEAS Protein Crunch extends the brand’s plant-based snack platform into a more protein-forward format with pea protein as the hero ingredient.

Long Weekend is modernizing instant soup using freeze-dried technology as it positions itself as a better-for-you convenient meal option.

Since relaunching and bringing on content creator Ryan Trahan as investor and part owner in 2024, better-for-you sour candy maker Joyride has transformed into a retail powerhouse, becoming one of Target’s top-selling candy brands with a playbook built for modern consumers. The Austin-based brand initially launched in 2008 as Project 7. In 2022, the company… Read more »