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

Spare Food Co. is evolving its portfolio with two new blended meat products using its original upcycled Starter ingredient.

Tem Toa is a new Thai-inspired frozen food brand launched by Deep Indian Kitchen and marks the creation of its new brand platform, Deep Brands.

This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss Kim Kardashian’s new energy beverage venture, Hippeas’ once-in-a-decade brand refresh, a class action complaint against functional iced tea brand Halfday Tonics, and new funding and distribution gains for Seth Goldman’s Just Ice Tea.

With a new, limited-edition collection of “Flavor Swap” snacks debuting first on TikTok Shop, PepsiCo is testing whether content creator-led hype can serve as a viable go-to-market strategy.

Granola is growing up, and there’s an emerging, vertically-integrated platform putting production muscle behind the typically small-batch treasure.

Hippeas unveiled the most dramatic packaging redesign, which communicates the brand’s attributes to consumers more efficiently.

Packaged food conglomerates detailed innovation plans for the coming year during the Consumer Analyst Group of New York conference last week, and many of the new products previewed tap into today’s leading trends.

Row 7 Seed Company is taking its disruptive approach in produce to the canned vegetable aisle with Row 7 Tinned Vegetables, a new line of shelf-stable, seasoned offerings in innovative packaging.

Midwest natural retailer Fresh Thyme Market today announced the relaunch of its Own Brands private label lineup with new “trend-forward products” and updated packaging.

Five global leading chocolate manufacturers have joined forces to shore up the cocoa supply chain in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana – two countries that produce about half of the global cocoa supply.

Mason Dixie Foods announced today it is expanding its frozen portfolio with two new SKUs that underscore its mission to prove “clean label and comfort food aren’t in conflict,” according to founder and CEO Ayeshah Abuelhiga.

Armed with greater distribution capabilities from new parent company Vilore Foods, Tia Lupita is pushing further into the condiment aisle with four new SKUs.

Frozen food is steadily evolving from a secondary category into a key driver of meal planning and retail growth as shoppers continue to battle inflationary pressures.

Breakfast biscuit brand Olyra Foods has secured $3.5 million in debt refinancing, according to a SEC Form D filed last week.