Adrianne DeLuca

This year will go down in the history books as one marked by an unprecedented federal focus on the food industry, sparking strategic overhauls of, and a bit of panic within, Big Food operations; a flurry of state-level action against a plethora of synthetic ingredients; and the adoption of some new acronyms – UPFs and MAHA, just to name a few.

Backed by a new investment partner, Laird Superfood has big plans for expansion. The Colorado-based brand is working with Nexus Capital to build a superfood platform.

Laird Superfood is powering up its food and beverage platform with plans to acquire all outstanding equity of Navitas LLC in an all-cash transaction valued at $38.5 million.

Content is king, but making it resonate with the right audience is a hurdle many brands fail to clear. When it comes to something so personal and unifying like food, modern consumers want to support brands that speak directly to their needs.

Gen Z-founded hummus brand Habiza this week became food media platform Foodbeast’s first investment, marking the debut of its new business arm: Foodbeast Ventures.

New Jersey-based pasta sauce slinger Hoboken Farms is feeling the love from its customer base after avid fans stepped up to lead its $4 million funding round.

Truly Indian is working to find its footing as a provider of better-for-you Indian meals and appetizers. But the emerging business has found itself in the middle of an unexpected battle: the impact of tariffs.

The USDA this week unveiled the Regenerative Pilot Program, an initiative to put $700 million toward assisting American farmers in the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices.

Quality issues can quickly kill an emerging brand. We recently spoke with a co-manufacturing specialist about how emerging brands can set themselves up to successfully scale within an outsourced manufacturing environment.

Campbell’s is doubling down on its bet on Rao’s, announcing during its first-quarter earnings call today it will acquire a 49% stake in the brand’s long-term producer, La Regina, for $286 million.