Monica Watrous

Dairy Farmers of America this week launched a new cottage cheese brand that packs a third more protein than the leading brand. MULU features a proprietary two-layer formulation that combines slow-digesting casein with fast-acting whey.

The New Hampshire-based startup is launching a line of energy gummies designed as a precise, portable alternative to traditional caffeinated drinks – dialing in functionality without the bulk of a beverage.

The ready-to-eat overnight oats brand is blasting into three high-traffic channels at once – landing in most Starbucks doors starting today, hitting 7-Eleven later this month, and rolling out new high-protein items at Target in May.

Legally Addictive Foods has landed a partnership with JetBlue to offer a 1.34 oz. pack of its original cookies for premium-tier passengers on domestic flights beginning this month.

Laoban is gearing up for a major retail inflection point, as the Asian frozen foods brand expands from a limited Target test to multiple items rolling out to more than 1,500 stores in May.

El Latino, a Miami-based maker of specialty Latin American and Caribbean Foods, announced a strategic partnership with private equity firm Apex Capital that will support its nationwide expansion.

After conquering popcorn, Khloé Kardashian’s functional snack brand is taking on a bigger, crunchier prize: tortilla chips.

There was a time when an April Fools’ stunt could be delightfully dumb – a clear joke, a quick laugh, maybe a viral tweet. In 2026, that same playbook feels shaky.

Thrive Market today unveiled a new way to weed out ultraprocessed foods. The online grocer has added a filter for products carrying the Non-UPF Verified seal, which indicates they don’t contain certain additives such as high-fructose corn syrup, artificial sweeteners or synthetic emulsifiers.

A new report is putting numbers behind a tradeoff the packaged food industry has long understood, but rarely spells out: Cheaper products are often packed with extra additives, sugar and sodium.