Adrianne DeLuca

Stellar Snacks is heading East. The Nevada-based pretzel brand and manufacturer announced this week it is readying a new 434,000 sq. ft. manufacturing space in Kentucky in order to meet growing pretzel demands, bring better quality manufacturing jobs to the region and streamline logistics for its East Coast business.

Soft sales in the plant-based meat category continue to batter Beyond Meat’s revenue in Q3, according to president and CEO Ethan Brown, as the company reported a loss of between about $7 million to $8 million in gross profit despite earning $75 million in net sales.

The plant-based protein industry has long argued that government intervention is necessary for the category to compete with the heavily subsidized, industrial animal agricultural sector. While the U.S. has made only some baby steps in that direction – internationally, the idea is gaining some ground.

Fresh granola bar maker Mooski is reaching new regions after inking deals with Foxtrot, Fresh Thyme Market and Central Market over the past two months. Check out the full roundup for distribution updates from Cometeer, Voyage Foods, Stumptown and That’s it.

Better-for-you snack brand Elavi is no longer in the bar business. While shifting to a more streamlined foundation for the business was the right move – the duo still struggled with the decision to “effectively cut its first child.”

Cibo Vita, the parent company of Nature’s Garden, has sold a majority stake of its better-for-you snack business to Citation Capital, a private equity firm focused on founder and family-led companies.

In the current environment, an omnichannel strategy is merely table stakes and consumer demand for climate-related attributes is climbing. Against that backdrop, Anna Hammond, founder and CEO of Matriark Foods, has cooked up a sales and supply chain strategy to cultivate a larger impact than simply turning a profit.

Impact Capital, the family office for longtime CPG entrepreneur Mike Repole, has acquired a majority stake in snack bar brand JUNKLESS Foods, according to an announcement today.

As of this morning The Kellogg Company is no more. The global food giant completed its previously announced business split into two new separate entities: Kellanova and The W.K. Kellogg Company.

With Congress facing a Sunday deadline to pass bill and keep the government funded, a federal government shutdown is looming. What does this mean for CPG?