Nosh Staff

In this week’s notable new products gallery, Veggies Made Great expands its frozen snack collection with the addition of Blondie Bites, Fishwife launches two new sardine flavors that have been two years in the making and Compartes brings back a unique twist on one of the trendiest foods in America.

On this week’s show, the team drums up some girl dinner alternatives and run down recent news from the plant-based sector. Later, Tony’s Chocolonely Mission Guardian Anne-Wil Dijkstra shares insight on the company’s Mission Lock and how emerging brands can take steps to secure their lasting impact.

Who is worth knowing, or at least knowing about? We’re answering these questions – and many others – with our first-ever NOSH Notables List. The 50 people here (and shall we say icons as well – there are a couple of curveballs) are influential not just in the Instagram sense of the world, but in their ability to move companies, brands and products, not to mention shape industries.

This month, we’re introducing two Insider-only Community Calls where we’ll dive into financial insights with a CPG investor and talk with Thrive Market about how the retailer curates brand partners.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Lesser Evil goes to infinity and beyond through a new partnership with Toy Story, Sauz seeks to usher in a new generation of pasta sauce options and Second Nature launches a set of globally-inspired trail mix.

In this episode: the team advocates for year-round pumpkin spice, runs through key grain and sugar trends spotted at IFT First and discusses Perfect Day’s presence at the show. Later, Chubby Snacks talks about how building the business, and working in it, had a positive impact on both team building and the bottom line.

Pasta Rummo, which touts itself as the first pasta worldwide with a third-party “al dente” certification, has gone national with Whole Foods Market. Consumers can now find the brand’s 11 classic and gluten-free pastas at the retailer, including its Shells and Mezzi Rigatoni, which are exclusive to WFM through the end of this year.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Goodles celebrates National IPA Day with a new flavor launch, One Stripe Chai Co. introduces its first coffee product and Confetti Snacks unveils new mandarin orange “chips.”

This week on the NOSH Podcast, the co-founders of Every Body Eat discuss inclusivity in snacking and food manufacturing. Also, the team discusses THC-infused snack brand knockoffs, CPG food products cashing in on popular entertainment properties and the WHO’s ruling on artificial sweetener aspartame.

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