Brad Avery

Could the small-format grocery store be the way of the future? It’s a trend that numerous independents and established retail leaders have been seeking to make work for years. With several new expansions in the segment this week it seems that smaller may still be a big opportunity.

When Beyond Meat announced in January that it had developed its first ever beverage product, a protein drink line called Beyond Immerse, it was a move that appeared to come out of left field.

Award-winning musical artist Carrie Underwood is expanding her health and wellness app business fit52 into a CPG-aligned platform company with the launch of HiNote, a nutrition brand aimed primarily at female consumers.

The latest Farm Bill has made its way through the House, and although the Senate must still approve its own version it’s already becoming clear how the proposed legislation may impact the food industry.

Fresh off its acquisition of Japanese-style sauce brand Bachan’s, specialty foods business The Marzetti Company reported a “record-high” gross profit of $107.2 million in its Q3 earnings this morning.

Sprouts Farmers Market’s Q1 2026 earnings “played out largely” as expected, according to CEO Jack Sinclair, as the natural channel retailer reported a 4% net sales increase to $2.3 billion. In its latest earnings report this week, Sprouts reported that although net sales were up, comparable store sales fell by 1.7% year-over-year in the first… Read more »

As the lines between ecommerce and brick-and-mortar become even blurrier, online sales are expected to drive the vast majority of grocery industry growth between 2026 and 2028, per a new report from FMI The Food Industry Association and NIQ. Total U.S. online grocery sales are projected to hit $452 billion by 2028.

Cadootz, a startup kids’ snack brand co-founded by cookbook author Rachel Mansfield, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round led by Selva Ventures.

Promotion in Motion Inc. (PIM), the maker of Welch’s Fruit Snacks, is taking an Irish biotech company to task in a Texas federal court, accusing AnaBio Technologies of colluding with a rival brand to “steal” its patent designs for yogurt-covered probiotic fruit snacks.

Reporting a 15.6% decline in net revenue last year, Beyond Meat began 2026 with “reduced leverage and extended debt maturity” with added liquidity, president and CEO Ethan Brown announced in the company’s Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings report this week.