Nosh Staff

This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss trends and new products featured at the NACS Show held Oct. 14-17 in Chicago. The event drew thousands of convenience store operators to view the latest offerings from food and beverage brands seeking to expand within the channel.

Whole fruit snacking brand Trü Frü has teamed up with WNBA star Paige Bueckers after her social media posts sharing her love for the brand captured more than 30 million views.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Pop-Tarts and Pitaya jump on the protein craze, LOVE CORN offers trick-or-treaters an alternative to candy and Fishwife expands its portfolio of tinned seafood.

This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Avery dig into Whole Foods Market’s annual trends forecast and DayDayCook’s shift away from its recent brand acquisitions to focus on bitcoin. The podcasters also discuss the potential of a new food processing technology and the legal battle brewing between Liquid Death and Death Wish Coffee.

As early-stage deal flow moderates and mid-sized rounds gain share, the quarter signals a market that is stabilizing at a more sustainable pace – one defined by disciplined capital allocation, selective growth, and investor confidence in category leaders.

Go Raw has expanded its brick-and-mortar retail footprint with the addition of nine new partners, bringing its nationwide door count to over 7,000.

Premium tinned seafood brand Fishwife is taking a bite out of the Big Apple with a Snack Bar + Shop pop-up centered around brand collaboration. Plus, the latest campaigns from Issei, Zoup!, Ferrero and others.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Eggo and Babybel celebrate the fifth and final season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” M&M’s taps into the freeze-tried candy craze, and Magnolia Table debuts a line of frozen baked goods.

In this reviews roundup, we nosh on Pocket’s Chocolates’ riff on the Dubai chocolate trend, Porta’s line of premium pizzas and Siete’s new potato chip flavors.

This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard dig into Walmart’s decision to remove synthetic dyes from its store-branded products. The team goes on to discuss how certain brands are repositioning in the plant-based cheese category, the abrupt closure of Nor-Cal Beverage and the data behind the high-protein craze.