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We’re still catching our breath – and digesting so many delicious bites – from the Specialty Food Association’s Summer Fancy Food Show earlier this week in New York. Here’s another round of trends and notable new products at the event.

New products, innovative brands and industry trends were showcased at the annual Summer Fancy Food Show hosted by the Specialty Food Association. Here’s a first look from Nosh.

B.T.R. Nation has lined up new partnerships with Costco and Thrive Market as the better-for-you snack maker raises capital to meet its new production demands.

There’s no question that powerhouse national distributor UNFI’s new Simplified Supplier Approach (SSA) is more streamlined than previous agreements. But that’s about the only thing everyone will agree on.

Aiming to enliven the whipped cream category, Whipnotic’s patented nozzle technology is helping the brand open new opportunities in both conventional and natural channel retailers.

Nestlé taking aim at consumers using GLP-1 drugs with a 12-SKU line of frozen foods under a new Vital Pursuit brand set to launch in Q4 2024.

While operating for 10 years in the cannabis industry, Punch Edibles and Extracts has built an expansive portfolio, established a co-manufacturing business and has recently acquired Tempo Crackers to meet consumers in the savory categories.

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Butterfly is restructuring Bolthouse Farms, separating its produce segment from its fresh juice and salad dressing business.

Banking on the success of low-dose beverages, the cannabis edibles category is circumventing the regulated market and expanding into hemp-derived THC to reach new consumers in regions where adult-use dispensaries are not accessible.

When Outfox Hospitality abruptly shuttered its doors earlier this week, it left a lot of CPG brands caught in the fray, including many emerging brands and new product concepts. Many of them feel as if the industry has lost a major stepping stone account.