Carol Ortenberg

Food and beverage company Tomorrow Farms announced today the closing of $8.5 million in funding aimed at supporting its first product launch this summer and attracting ingredient companies with which it can partner to bring its technologies to market.

Aiming to make single use cans and bottles a thing of the past, former “trend spotter” Max Luthy and event producer-turned-beverage entrepreneur Luke Montgomery-Smith have launched Plink!, a vintage-inspired brand of beverage tablets.

Direct-to-consumer frozen food brand Daily Harvest last week announced the launch of Crumbles, a line of meat alternatives that takes the brand further out of its initial product portfolio of cook-and-eat meals and smoothies.

Investment firm Stride Consumer Partners announced today the close of their first fund at $420 million to further invest in brands developing consumer products and services. To-date, Strive has made three investments in meat snacks producer Chomps, Canadian skin-care company Skinfix, and clothing company Truewerk.

Alec’s Ice Cream wants to be more than just a sweet treat. The two-year old company this month debuted new packaging for its line of indulgent ice cream, a look designed to highlight its switch to using A2 milk from dairy farms practicing regenerative agriculture.

In this episode of Category Closeup, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg sits down with a panel of CPG founders, executives and experts to take a look at food and beverage trends in the allergen-friendly (or free-from) category.

Gold House, a nonprofit group of Asian & Pacific Islander (API) founders, creatives, and executives, announced today the launch of Gold House Ventures (GHV), a $30 million fund that will place capital in API helmed brands and companies.

The Very Good Food Company (VGFC) shared its plans for moving forward following the departure of the company’s two co-founders, Mitchell Scott (CEO) and James Davison, chief R&D officer, during its Q4 2021 earnings call on Thursday.

Frozen sweets brand Yasso is going deeper in the novelty set with the launch of new Greek yogurt filled mochi, the second product to be released under the company’s new “incubator” model introduced last year.

The co-founders of plant-based food brand The Very Good Food Company were dismissed from the company last week as its board of directors seeks to reverse stock price declines.