Nosh Staff

Clean-ingredient meat snack maker New Primal has landed its 12-count Rotisserie Seasoned Chicken Meat Sticks at Costco warehouses across Texas, marking the brand’s first zero-sugar offering to hit the club chain.

This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Brad Avery discuss the stateside debut of Gymkhana Fine Foods, a premium Indian sauce brand with fine-dining roots and fresh capital. The duo also details the launch of a functional beverage highlighting colostrum as a key benefit. Additionally, Monica outlines the acquisition of mocktail maker St. Agrestis by The Wine Group, and Brad talks about productivity drink startup Neutonic’s latest funding round.

In this week’s new products roundup, Partake, Unreal and Dandies team up to launch a Peanut Butter Cup S’Mores Kit, Man Cereal bulks up its flavor lineup, and Kite Hill taps into the protein craze with a new cream cheese alternative.

This week on the podcast, Nosh senior reporters Brad Avery and Lukas Southard discuss the FMI’s online grocery report, fresh funding rounds for frozen dessert brands, why Nestle is offloading Blue Bottle and details behind the new brand from Lemon Perfect’s founder.

The Q1 2026 funding report from Northhall paints a picture of a funding environment that is cooling, but not collapsing. Total investment in food, beverage, and CPG brands reached approximately $340M, marking a 13% decline quarter-over-quarter as deal volume also pulled back.

The energy snack aisle is rotating from caffeine to cognition. Caffeinated gum is up 207% on social channels. L-theanine, lion’s mane, and rhodiola are crowding out BCAAs and ketones. Brightfield’s Q1 2026 report breaks down the stealth formats and ingredient stacks driving the next wave.

Mediterranean food producer Cedar’s Foods has hit the bullseye, landing in over 1,500 Target stores nationwide. The curated collection includes the brand’s Cucumber Garlic Dill Tzatziki, Hot Honey Dip and Feta Dip.

In this week’s new products roundup, Simple Mills launches a collection of Regenerative Organic Certified baking mixes, Hot Ones sauce partner Heatonist teams up with Cantina Royale and Quaker taps into the ongoing proteins craze.

The global chocolate industry is undergoing a significant transformation as companies grapple with sustainability pressures and economic headwinds that are reshaping how cocoa is grown, sourced and produced.

This week, the podcast covers how Gatorade is courting dehydrated non-athletes and Laird Superfood’s acquisition strategy.