Nosh Staff

In this distribution roundup: Seal the Seasons goes chain-wide with local product at Publix, BelliWelli hits the Target bullseye, Laoban Dumplings expands lineup and footprint at Costco, and more.

This week the team waffles between the ways GF brands are cooking up new breakfast lines, discuss the impending auction of Cali’flour Foods and later, Mia Medina, founder and CEO of Gather Brands discusses the current retail environment.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Planters looks to a classic fall treat for flavor inspiration, Volcanica scores a touchdown with Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf and Beekeeper’s Naturals makes its Walmart debut with its new functional lollipops.

This week the team chats with two newly minted NOSH Notables who reflect on their decades in the industry, share the advice (good, bad and even ignorable) that has shaped their leadership styles and recount important lessons any emerging business builder can learn from.

Gluten-free cracker and “Kookie” brand Mary’s Gone Crackers has entered what it is calling a ‘new leadership era’ by bringing on Michael Finete as its new CEO and Nate Lindsey as VP of operations. Former CEO Taki Fujii will remain chairman of the board.

GoNanas and egglife find nationwide distribution at Whole Foods while Just Date and Red’s make it onto Sprouts Farmers Market shelves. Tea Drops expands its at-home boba and latte kit partnership with Target adding 1,000 stores.

In this week’s New Products Roundup, Momofuku step back into noodles, Harvest Snaps gets spicy and Justin’s hits the trail with a nut mix.

On this week’s NOSH podcast, the team discuss the recent acquisition of Sovos Brands by Campbells and a discussion with two NOSH Notable “Backers” on the current environment for CPG food investment.

From his role as the previous owner of sales advisory firm and distributor Gourmet Guru, which was sold to UNFI in 2016, to his current position as founder and CEO of investment firm and advisor Next In Natural (NeNa), Jeff Lichtenstein has extensive experience in the natural and specialty retail space.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Siggi’s and KIND get a head start on the fall season with pumpkin-inspired offerings, Rivalz introduces a single-serve format, and Siete debuts a line of salsas.