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

Hot Girl Pickles has raised $3M from Strand Equity, RiverPark Ventures and Nucleus Ventures, with a follow-on investment from Collaborative Fund.

Husband-and-wife team Toby and Melanie Maloney are starting over at 77 and 71 years of age, respectively, after long careers as executives led them to a much sweeter gig.

This week, we’re crystal balling what comes next for Bachan’s post-acquisition, figuring out how to debrief from Expo West, and cracking open a can of mini sourdough croutons. Hey, what more could you ask for?

Goodles is bringing incremental growth to the segment with its high-protein, high-fiber formulations, playful branding and elevated flavor profiles.

Such a deal would add Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Knorr stock cubes to McCormick’s broad portfolio of condiments, sauces and seasonings under the Frank’s RedHot, French’s, Old Bay, Zatarain’s, Lawry’s and Stubb’s brands.

The Hershey Company announced this week the integration of its Sweet, Salty and Protein brand portfolios under a unified U.S. commercial operating model called ONE Hershey.

Plenty of geographies are associated with styles of yogurt, but its birthplace – Bulgaria – is often forgotten. Trimona hopes to change that.

In this week’s new products roundup, Bolthouse Fresh Foods seeks to drive incremental growth in the ready-to-cook vegetable category, Mrs. T’s Pierogies introduces a bite-sized format, and TofuGo seeks to challenge conventional protein bars with a shelf-stable tofu snack.

Dumpling brand Laoban has raised $7.2 million in fresh funding as it continues its expansion into new frozen categories.

Despite improvements in household penetration and baseline volume, General Mills’ third-quarter earnings results were pressured by its turnaround efforts.

This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Brad Avery discuss a class action lawsuit against David Protein, Bloom’s entry into the crowded protein soda set, Bachan’s post-acquisition plans, and George Clooney’s near beer brand.

Nutrition bar makers are doubling down on bite-size formats – a shift driven in part by the rise of GLP-1 weight loss drugs and also by a broader consumer push toward portion-controlled products. Such scaled-down snacks offer greater flexibility across eating occasions, manufacturers say.

Chomps explains why its expansion into chicken sticks opens up new opportunities for the brand to grow in families’ pantries.

Habiza started with 19-year-old college dropout Jonathan Srour selling hummus from his parents’ driveway, lemonade stand-style. Today Nosh has learned that business landed nearly $2.5 million in fresh capital.