Adrianne DeLuca

Next-gen pasta sauce slinger Sauz announced today the closing of a $12 million funding round led by CAVU Consumer Partners, with participation from existing investors such as Coefficient Capital, Palm Tree Crew and Strand Equity.

The online grocery space is booming – up 27% year-over-year to reach $8.7 billion in total sales in May – but not all segments are performing at an equal pace.

In an industry where cash is hard to come by, but insights and experts are plenty, one expert makes a case for part-time hiring as a strategy to scale up.

NielsenIQ has joined forces with FoodHealth Co. to integrate their respective datasets, enabling brands to spot and craft pitches around the incrementality their products could bring to a retailer’s set on the basis of price, health and how those factors affect consumer purchasing habits.

Creator-backed candy company Joyride (formerly Project 7) has raised a $30 million round, per a Form D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday.

There’s a new-ish manufacturer in town. After Flavor Reddy Foods grew its food manufacturing footprint via M&A in the past two years, the company is bringing the combined businesses together under one new entity, Trillium Foods.

Dr. Bronner’s has transferred ownership of its 10-SKU chocolate bar line to Magic Chocolate Inc., a new entity formed by the brand’s long-term partners to help scale the line independent of Dr. Bronner’s business.

Most Americans are concerned about the economy and recent sentiments from surveys and CEOs signal the same thing: consumers are cooking more at home. But this increase doesn’t necessarily mean CPG sales are about to surge.

Fourth-generation cheesemaker Sartori announced its acquisition of organic cheese and butter producer Rumiano on Monday, bringing together two legacy, family-owned businesses.

Waste-reducing online grocery platform Misfits Market announced on Friday it has acquired New York-based circular grocery and household products platform The Rounds.