Nosh Staff

Mochi Love was named the winner of Pitch Slam 15, Nosh’s annual pitch competition for emerging food brands sponsored by Vdriven. Launched in 2024 by Brandie and Will Miller, the California-based brand produces a line of “crème clouds,” refrigerated mochi bites featuring a French crème center.

Nosh’s annual Best Of awards recognize the year’s standout individuals, brands and products from across all categories of the packaged food industry. Our honorees demonstrated resilience and drive in the face of unrelenting challenges that have unsettled the market and shuttered a notable number of businesses this year. Amid financial and political turbulence, continued supply chain disruption, and persistent inflation, these folks continued to operate and innovate with an eye toward building a more sustainable and equitable food system.

The CPG Week team teases next week’s BevNET Live Winter event in Marina Del Rey, California.

Unilever is looking to sell several European food brands with combined sales of €1 billion (USD$1.05 billion), according to a Reuters report, with sources previously telling the publication that the conglomerate was in talks to sell some of its Dutch food brands, including Unox soups and Conimex seasonings, as well as smaller food brands in Britain.

The EVERY Company has combatted the tough investment terrain and managed to lock in $2 million in new funds from the U.S. Department of Defense, according to an announcement this morning.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Little Spoon partners with Brooklyn Delhi, Fly By Jing teams up with Lundberg Family Farms, and Carbone Fine Food collaborates with Osmo Salt. Little Spoon x Brooklyn Delhi Direct-to-consumer kids’ food brand Little Spoon has teamed up with Indian-inspired condiment producer Brooklyn Delhi to create a limited edition… Read more »

Global food and beverage dollar sales are rising (2.6%) while price/mix growth (1.6%) moderates below historical averages, according to market researcher Circana’s year-end outlook for the industry.

On the podcast, the CPG Week team talks about Danone’s repeated attempts to acquire Lifeway Foods and a pending Ben & Jerry’s lawsuit against Unilever.

In this distribution roundup: Immi makes a break for the military channel, Maazah locks in Whole Foods, Mikuna rolls out to Sprout’s ‘New for You’ set and more.

The latest episode of Elevator Talk features leaders from Bake Me Healthy, My Better Batch, Pistakio, House of Kajaana and Fava Joy. Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. Our special co-host is Allison Ball, the founder & CEO of Food Biz Wiz, who shared her thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.