Adrianne DeLuca
Adrianne DeLuca is the Assistant Managing Editor - Newsletters for BevNET and NOSH.
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The Better Meat Co. Raises $31M
The Better Meat Co. (BMC) announced it has closed an oversubscribed $31 million round of Series A funding co-led by Future Ventures and Resilience Reserve.
The CPG Business Is Changing, But Execs Say Adaptation Won’t Keep Pace
The CPG business is undergoing a shift, but without a crystal ball to determine where the industry will land in a decade from now, we’ll have to rely on recent news and survey responses from those on the front lines.
Microinfluencers, Mashups & ROI: Cracking The Collaboration Equation for CPG Growth
Building brand awareness while working to grow a startup is a delicate balancing act that has pushed many early-stage brands to look beyond their own audience, seeking out collaborations to accelerate awareness as they work to build beyond their own niches.
Olyra’s Refresh Marries Greek Heritage With Mass Market ‘Appetite Appeal’
Olyra today unveiled a new identity featuring “vibrant, playful visuals,” food photography and a strategic hierarchy of the elements on-pack in order to “drive appetite appeal on-shelf” for its Greek-inspired products.
BeanStalk Targets Foodservice After U.S. Retail Gains
China-based MetaMeat International is working to build a new plant-based brand platform in the U.S., leaning into its manufacturing power as well as its restaurant experience to create a broad-reaching product line.
A Natural Shift? Sprouts Posts Sales Surge As Natural Products Go Mainstream
This week, Sprouts posted a Q2 net sales gain of 17% YoY this week as comparable store sales growth clocked in at 10.2%.
Routes To More Roots: Whole Foods Backs Mad Ag’s Biodiversity Project
Whole Foods Market and nonprofit Mad Agriculture are working with CPGs on a new biodiversity highway initiative that aims to reconstruct native ecosystems across American farmland.
Philadelphia, Primal Kitchen Drive Gains as Kraft Heinz Weighs What’s Next
Kraft Heinz didn’t dive into rumors on today’s earnings call that it may be the latest food conglomerate to divide up and sell off certain business segments, but it did make an effort to reassert its confidence in the company’s future.
PE-Backed Turri’s Adds Joseph’s Premium Frozen Products
Benford Capital Partners-owned Turri’s Italian Foods has acquired Joseph’s Gourmet Pasta from LaSalle Capital in a deal announced on Tuesday.
U.S. Food Manufacturing Is Growing, But Can It Continue?
Today, Mars, Inc. emphasized its commitment to U.S.-made food with a $2 billion investment to grow operations by the end of 2026. But before the current administration takes credit for turning the tide on food investment overall, it makes sense to note that the U.S. food manufacturing sector was already growing