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

Beef tallow tortilla chip brand Vaca Chips has raised a fresh $5.6 million, led by Barrel Ventures, after raising $1.5M over the summer.

Deep Brands is seeding future growth after its flagship brand surpassed $100 million in annual sales: from debuting a new Thai-focused brand, to bringing back SVP of marketing Maria McManus.

That’s it. has entered Target with its fruit granola product line as JUNKLESS expands its footprint into over 6,000 new doors.

PepsiCo is facing a new proposed class action lawsuit targeting its Siete Family Foods brands, alleging the brand’s tortilla and potato chips are falsely marketed as being made only with avocado oil despite the presence of undisclosed seed oils.

Fine Choice Foods, the Canadian manufacturer behind Asian-inspired food brand SUMM!, has been acquired by private equity firm Power Sustainable Lios from Swander Pace Capital.

After its acquisition earlier this year by Marzetti, Japanese-inspired sauce brand Bachan’s is entering the mayonnaise category.

This week, we’re checking out Dan-O’s o-mazing raise, keeping track of Vita Coco sales, and doing the beer mile – vodka+ade style. Hey, what more could you ask for?

Early registration for Nosh Live (Dec. 3 + 4 in LA) ends today, October 23! Packaged food founders, retailers, investors and industry partners have already registered including Mid-Day Sqaures, Albertsons, Kodiak Cakes, Instacart, Protein Pints, Mason Dixie Foods, Rotten, Thrive Market, Carbone Fine Foods, Lentiful, ChocXO, and Lexington Bakes. Register before the weekend to save $100.

A new FDA rule expanded applications for sodium alternatives. While most of the industry lauded the effort, we reached out to some experts to understand if this move can have a tangible impact.

In this week’s new products roundup, Lay’s serves up holiday-inspired flavors, Dan-O’s brings its seasonings to the sweet side, and Ritz introduces a gluten-free take on its classic crackers.

Pringles is inviting fans to pledge their eternal loyalty to the brand. As part of its “Once You Drop” campaign, consumers can sign a digital “will and taste-ament” for a chance to win a custom can-shaped urn.

Chicken chip and cracker brand WILDE Brands is preparing for its next growth phase with a $40 million investment from S2G Investments.

This week, the podcast discusses Poppi co-founders’ new Jetty brand, several funding rounds and the state of the hemp industry.

The EVERY Company is extending its intellectual property protections from precision-fermented egg proteins to finished food products, announcing today that it has secured a patent allowance marking its 65th patent globally.