Carol Ortenberg
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Gourmet Guru Celebrates 20 Years
Gourmet Guru, the first all natural and organic food retail distribution company in New York City, celebrates their 20th anniversary this year.
VMG’s Wayne Wu on Fund Growth and E-Commerce
Wu, who has shown the skills of a master networker and trendspotter, serves on the boards of food brands Babyganics, Justin’s and Perfect Bar. He joined VMG in 2008 as an associate in what was the firm’s first “non-founder” hire, arriving after serving as the CFO of Thomason Autogroup.
Seattle Chocolate Company Debuts New CoffeeFlour-Infused Bar
Seattle Chocolate Company is set to debut a new superfood chocolate bar infused with CoffeeFlour®, the new nutrient-dense super-ingredient made from dried coffee cherry pulp, to the jcoco American couture chocolate line: jcoco arabica cherry espresso in dark chocolate.
Amplify Snack Brands’ CEO Says Snack Business is Popping
The stock market hasn’t loved its parent company, but hot popcorn brand SkinnyPop is nevertheless still growing like crazy, Amplify Snack Brands’ CEO said this week. Speaking at strategic communications and advisory firm IRC’s annual conference in Florida this week, Amplify CEO Tom Ennis discussed the continued growth of the popcorn brand and gave glimpses of a future platform that he hopes will allow the company to take more territory in the broader snack category.
Chobani Vets Score $11m for Skyr Startup
Icelandic Provisions, a new dairy startup, believes they have the recipe for success in the yogurt category by using skyr to target consumer needs for higher protein and lower sugar cultured dairy. The company leadership recently closed an investment of $11 million dollars led by healthcare and technology VC Polaris Ventures.
Bolthouse Farms, NFL Players & Chef’d Partner on Big Game Meal Kit
To help football fans kick-off their winning “Big Game Party in a Box”, featuring Bolthouse Farms® products, Chef’d and Minnesota Vikings Kyle Rudolph and Chad Greenway will deliver original recipes with fresh ingredients as part of two new Chef’d meal kits inspired by the star players’ favorite tailgate grub.
Sonoco Officially Opens Innovative Packaging Solutions Studio
Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, announces the offical launch of it’s Innovative Packaging Solutions Studio. The iPS Studio is a leading-edge research, development and innovation center that connects consumer and market insights to the invention of new packaging solutions, all under one roof. Sonoco invested $12 million to build the new Innovative Packaging Solutions research and development studio at its Hartsville, S.C. headquarters.
Edible Ventures Launches As Angel Fund for Food & Beverage Companies
2016 marks the official launch of Edible Ventures, the nation’s first angel group investing solely in high growth, ready-to-eat, ready-to-drink CPG companies. Project NOSH sat down with Edible Ventures’ Managing Director, Jeremy Halpern, to find out why there’s a need for this group, why the time is right for its launch and what the group is looking for in entrepreneurs and companies.
Industry Responds to New Federal Dietary Guidelines
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services released their final draft of the nation’s federal dietary guidelines yesterday. Since then numerous industry groups and companies have issues statements lauding or disagreeing with the new guide.
EPIC Founder Talks General Mills Acquisition
Today consumer foods giant General Mills announced that it has acquired upstart meat snack company EPIC Provisions. The brand will operate under General Mills-owned Annie’s Organics. Both Taylor Collins, Epic’s co-founder, and John Haugen, General Mills’ VP & General Manager of 301 Inc, spoke with NOSH about the acquisition.