Adrianne DeLuca

The frozen pizza set is about to welcome a new style of premium pies. Pinsa Love is heading to the frozen aisle of 120 Giant stores this month after quietly scaling in the Washington D.C-area over the past two years.

It’s been a two-year wait, but better-for-you baked goods company the Better Bakehouse recently debuted its first brand, Donutful, exclusively at select Wegmans stores. While the concept of creating a cleaned up circular sweet may sound pretty uncomplicated, getting the business off the ground and the donuts on-shelf was not a piece of cake.

Nona Lim has been acquired by DDC Enterprise Limited, the parent company of Hong Kong food content consumer brand, DayDayCook (DDC). But San Francisco-based Nona Lim won’t be making too many drastic moves following the deal.

Miyoko’s Creamery has a new name leading the charge. The plant-based dairy brand today announced Stuart Kronauge, former Beyond Meat and Coca Cola exec, will assume the top role, concluding the six-month search for a new CEO.

Ahead of the relaunch of a “completely renovated” plant-based product portfolio, Alpha Foods announced today it has been acquired by LIVEKINDLY Collection (LKC).

How does the government create a research-driven, farmer-centric plant-based food industry ecosystem that supports its own growth through consistent supply and demand? That’s the task the The Peas, Legumes, and Nuts Today (PLANT) Act is looking to tackle.

Mondelēz notched a better-than-expected second quarter with net revenue jumping 17%, driven by a 15.8% increase in organic revenue growth.

Appropriately named Actual Veggies has flipped a portion of its burgers over to frozen this month, landing in Whole Foods stores nationwide. That shift – from its original fridge case placement to the freezer aisle – also comes with an updated brand identity and a box format better suited for the frozen set.

Nearly every grocery category has seen a bit of better-for-you reinvention, but the croutons aisle is, largely, still about as stale as it gets. Kooshy wants to revive the salad-adjacent set with a lineup of non-GMO, sourdough-based crispy bread bites now available at all Whole Foods locations.

Popular sweetener aspartame has been dubbed a “possible carcinogen” by global health standards, but domestic experts don’t believe it’s cause enough to begin reformulating just yet.