Adrianne DeLuca

Keep It REAL Foods is betting that vertical integration is the key to unlocking longevity for a quintet of founder-led companies that it recently brought together under the newly established moniker.

As consumers continue to demand nutrient-dense offerings and Americans increasingly take up use of GLP-1 drugs, broad-scale innovation tides across meals and snacks seem to be heading in a singular direction.

Indian food company Sach Foods showed off its new Indian-inspired frozen pizzas as well as a new paneer SKU that is crafted with A2 milk.

It’s Skinny has dropped its diet culture nomenclature in favor of a new convenience-forward positioning as it ramps up brick-and-mortar retail expansion.

Chocolate bar maker Vine to Bar has repositioned its original products to better promote its gut health-friendly claims, including updated packaging and resulting in a major retail rollout.

Globally-inspired frozen food and snack platform Saffron Road is showing off its mastery of taste profiles even further with the launch of Cross Roads.

Lorissa’s Organic Snacks, the producer of the first top nine allergen-free meat snack and a subsidiary of Jack Link’s parent company Link Snacks, has expanded beyond that fast-growing, crowded category for the first time.

Banza has expanded beyond the gluten-free space for the first time in the company’s 12-year history, introducing a new line of Protein Pasta made with wheat flour, semolina flour and its hero chickpea.

Ultraprocessed foods – and how to avoid them – may be the talk of Anaheim during this year’s Natural Products Expo West.

Sweet Loren’s is updating its look as it extends into new eating occasions with a trio of refrigerated, ready-to-bake, top nine allergen-free innovations.