Carol Ortenberg
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From the Ground Up Team Launches Gen-Z Focused You Need This Snack
Following ownership changes over the past year, the team behind family-focused snack brand From the Ground Up is launching a new sister brand called You Need This aimed at catering to a more mainstream, Gen-Z audience.
Report: Impossible Foods To Cut Around 6% of Workforce
Impossible Foods has laid off around 6% of its 800-person workforce under a structural reorganization led by CEO Peter McGuinness, according to media reports.
Following Bankruptcy, Buyk Assets Go Up for Sale
Rapid delivery service Buyk is seeking a buyer for its assets after declaring bankruptcy earlier this year due to funding issues.
Watch: How Chubby Snacks Plans to Challenge Uncrustables
In this video, Chubby Snacks CEO and co-founder Dillon Ceglio shared how the pre-made sandwich brand plans to challenge category leader Uncrustables with a better-for-you option.
Lowry Heads to Bon Devil to Focus on ‘Proving the Opportunity’
Method Products and Ripple Foods founder Adam Lowry is set to join refrigerated dessert brand Bon Devil as its next general manager, the company announced today.
Struck Shutters Noops, Heads to Siddhi Capital
Refrigerated dessert brand Noops has ceased operations after roughly two and a half years in business, the company’s founder and CEO Gregory Struck has accepted a new role with Siddhi Capital, Noops’ largest investor.
Rubirosa Takes Its Sauce To Shelves With CPG Line
New York-based Italian restaurant Rubirosa is exploring new revenue streams, announcing the company will make its first foray into CPG with the launch of a line of pantry staples.
Delayed Ops: Beyond Meat Sees Chief Supply Chain Officer Depart
Just two days after Beyond Meat suspended its COO Doug Ramsey, the alt-meat company is losing another operations executive. The company said that chief supply chain officer Bernie Adcock announced on September 20 that he would be stepping down, effective September 30.
Beyond Meat Suspends COO Following Nose Bite Attack
Alternative protein company Beyond Meat suspended COO Doug Ramsey after the executive was arrested last weekend for allegedly biting another man’s nose.
Perfect Day Helps Nestlé Build Animal-Free Dairy Beverage
Nestlé’s U.S. R&D Accelerator has partnered with animal-free dairy company Perfect Day to launch an alternative dairy “novel product” that will pilot in the U.S. market later this year.