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This week’s new product gallery reads something like a superhero team-up comic, thanks to a couple of eye-catching co-branded releases from Mondelez-owned brands Oreo and Sour Patch Kids, as well as grass-fed, flavored butter maker Churn. Plus, Mary Jones makes its first foray into D9 gummies.

In this episode, the CPG Week team talks Beverage Forum insights, the state of the cannabis industry after the news that marijuana will be rescheduled to a Class III drug and the troubling signs coming out of the fintech consumer brand lender Ampla.

Get ready for our May Community Calls! This month, learn what to do when a key account disappears, how to leverage NCG to amplify sales and distribution, find advisors and assemble a board, curate a winning portfolio with customer feedback, and get on shelf at Sprouts. Our May calls are free and open to the public – just register in advance and mark your calendar.

With our new self-service press release portal, you can get your press release / news posted more quickly with increased control over formatting AND the ability to make changes after publishing.

Have you been patiently waiting for Ace Hardware to get in the CPG game? Kinda weird, if so, but this week consider your patience rewarded.

As a supplier for all Foxtrot locations since the launch of the innovative convenience store concept, this week’s announcement of the chain’s abrupt closure was no small thing for Pod Foods.

The CPG Week team dives into the fallout from the sudden closure of Outfox Hospitality which operates the Foxtrot and Dom’s Kitchen & Market grocery chains and tries to unpack what this means for the retail environment for CPG brands.

Outfox Hospitality’s former partners are waking up to a new world this morning after the company pulled the equivalent of a corporate Irish Exit yesterday by immediately shutting all 33 Foxtrot and two Dom’s stores nationwide.

The latest episode of Elevator Talk features leaders from Spring & Mulberry, Sibz, Black Mamba and Kokada. Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. Our special co-host is Dayton Miller a managing partner with venture capital firm BFG Partners, who shared his thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Lindt introduces a non-dairy version of its classic chocolate truffles, GoGo Squeez targets an older crowd with electrolyte-infused fruit pouches, and Tochi heats up its line of Asian-inspired popcorn flavors.