Brad Avery

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.

Unilever’s divestment of its frozen division hasn’t cooled the cold war between it and Ben & Jerry’s as the ice cream brand’s former board chair is now suing the conglomerate, alongside current parent The Magnum Ice Cream Company, for allegedly undermining its social mission.

Influencer David Dobrik first got into the food business in 2022 via his on-premise pizza chain Doughbrik’s. Now, the YouTuber star and his company are in the snack aisle with Wavers, a brand of better-for-you snack crisps.

Despite a major loss with the Supreme Court last month, Donald Trump isn’t giving up on his tariff ambitions. The United States announced Wednesday two trade investigations; one into excess industrial capacity for 16 international trade partners and another looking at alleged forced labor.

The Campbell’s Company pointed to “weaker-than-expected” snacks sales and weather-related shipping disruptions as it announced a 5% decline in net sales in its Q2 fiscal year 2026 earnings report today.

Legacy German chocolate producer Ritter Sport Group has named its American division leader Ralf Hilpuesch as CEO of Chocolove, the premium Colorado-based chocolate brand it acquired in November, taking over for outgoing founder and CEO Timothy Moley.