Nosh Staff

Amidst the layoffs and closings, failed Erehwon dreams, and bitter fights over plant-based cheese, there were some brighter moments amidst our top 10 most popular NOSH stories from this year, as well… Right? Thank goodness for FaZe Clan and Family Fund.

In the week’s notable new products roundup, AMC Theatres launches its own line of branded chocolate candies, Square Baby releases a $50 limited edition baby food meal and Bob’s Natural debuts with a line of Pinole Chips.

Dive into NOSH’s Weekly Briefing with all the top news from last week including Chobani snapping up La Colombe for $900 million, the question of open-source research in lab grown coffee and the Empirical x Doritos Nacho Cheese release.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Smallhold hits independent store shelves with its Mushroom Pesto, Sleep Walk Chocolateria teams up with restauranter Rick Bayless and EQUII grows its portfolio of protein-boosted breads.

Foodservice and retail specialty food distributor Baldor has announced several new hires and structural changes intended to enhance customer service and meet future goals.

Speaking at NOSH Live 2023, Elizabeth Brown, an investor at Vanterra Ventures, Patrick Schwarzenegger, a CPG investor and co-founder and CEO of MOSH, and Mel Li, investor at Offline Ventures discussed how they assess potential investment opportunities and the people behind those businesses.

In this video replay from NOSH Live, Kevin Lee, co-founder of plant-based ramen startup Immi, details how he made the jump from bootstrapping the company to closing a $3.8 million seed round in 2021 and a $10 million Series A round earlier this year.

Beef biltong maker Stryve Foods has announced its expansion into several prominent retail chains, including Southeastern Grocers, Cub Foods, Lunds/Byerly’s, Fresh Thyme, Lowes Foods, AAFES, Holiday Oil, Timewise, Family Express and Dash In.

During the first day of NOSH Live Winter 2023, a cohort of individuals reflected on the leadership and mindset shifts as well as differences to strategy building that guided them from the world of big CPG into new endeavors within emerging brands.

Get ready for our December Community Calls! This month, learn how emerging brands are using social platforms to educate consumers with Chutni PUNCH and Fila Manila, how Dan-O’s viral TikTok videos transformed the brand from a struggling business to a social media sensation, and how to utilize limited time offerings to drive sales and velocity.