Adrianne DeLuca
Adrianne DeLuca is the Assistant Managing Editor - Newsletters for BevNET and NOSH.
Posts by Adrianne DeLuca
As Retailers Shrink The Plant-Based Set, Abbot’s Butcher Expands
Abbot’s Butcher has ridden the ebb and flow of the plant-based protein market while holding steady on its products and position. How did the business do it? We sat down with founder and CEO Kerry Song to find out.
ZEGO Buys Processing Facility To Support ‘Values-aligned Brands’
ZEGO has acquired a gluten-free and organic grains processing plant, land and equipment from Montana Gluten Free Processors (MGFP) in addition to launching a new venture known as the Collaborative Integrated Value Chain.
Lexington Bakes Raises $1M To Scale ‘Like A Media Company’
Lexington Bakes has raised $1 million in a funding round led by VC firm Rainfall Ventures. The new cash will support the business as it scales up with a new co-packing partner, pipeline of retail launches and growing team.
Why A Friendly Bread Is Pivoting To Foodservice
A Friendly Bread is pivoting away from retail to target growth within a niche region of foodservice nearly a year after diversifying its base business with a cold storage and commercial kitchen facility in its home city of Baltimore.
Sunnie Secures $1M From Santatera
Sunnie is on a hot streak. The clean label snack brand announced it has secured $1 million in funding from Santatera Capital, just weeks after hiring its first full-time employee.
Blue Sky Sells Hemp Division To Manitoba For Cannabis Arm Scale-Up
Blue Sky Hemp Ventures has exited the food business. The company has sold its hemp ingredients division to Fresh Hemp Foods, the parent company of legacy grower Manitoba Harvest, which is owned by Tilray Wellness, for an undisclosed sum.
Fancy And Free-From: MAHA’s Influence At Specialty Food Show
From pantry staples to snacks, the anti-seed oil sentiment was strong across product categories at the Summer Fancy Food Show this week.
Buckwheat Is Building Momentum. What Brands Are At The Forefront?
Ancient regenerative grain buckwheat is growing its presence in the U.S. market, and three exhibitors at this year’s Summer Fancy Food Show presented a range of applications aimed at introducing the gluten-free, fiber-rich input into American diets.
Dubai Chocolate Bleeds Into New Formats At Summer Fancy Food Show
Is Dubai chocolate the new freeze-dried candy? The Middle Eastern confection, featuring a milk chocolate bar filled with pistachio cream and kadayif, has exploded in popularity and is now showing up in a range of CPG formats.
Is Clean Label, ‘All Consumer’ Focus Key To Making Alt-Meat Mainstream?
The plant-based meat category has undergone numerous waves, but those still in the market believe they finally narrowed in the product types, positioning and formulations to make it among mainstream consumers.