Nosh Staff

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.

The NOSH team discusses the recently published NOSH Notables 2023 List and explain the process of developing the list, how it was structured and the often difficult process of assigning certain people to certain categories.

We are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting two food and beverage industry meetups this fall. These gatherings will invite the community into our offices for conversation and light bites.

In the latest episode of Elevator Talk, we feature leaders from Habiza, Carolyn’s Krisps, Holistic Roasters and PUR Spices. Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. This week’s special co-host is Nicole Bernard Dawes, the founder of  Nixie Sparkling Water and Late July Snacks, who shared her thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.