Nosh Staff

Baldor has supplied East Coast restaurant and retail customers with grocery items for over 30 years. Murphy walked us through the pandemic’s impact on operations and the company’s vendor and retail partners and gave us a look into what success looks like inside Baldor’s network.

Next week, the natural CPG world will converge in Anaheim, California for the biggest annual trade show of the year, Natural Products Expo West. With over 2,000 food and beverage exhibitors and 60,000 attendees expected over the course of the four-day event, there’s a lot to take in, whether you’re there on the ground or following online. But regardless of if you’re a retailer, investor, brand or supplier, the only real ticket you’ll need to get the most out of this year’s show is a BevNET/NOSH Insider membership.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Kraft Heinz teams up with musician Ed Sheeran to launch a new hot sauce, Ben & Jerry’s takes inspiration from a classic global treat and Babybel releases its first new flavor since 2014.

On this week’s show, the team is joined by Eat the Change CEO, Seth Goldman, and Rudi’s Bakery CEO, Jane Miller, to discuss the macro industry-wide issues raised after the departure of Miyoko Schinner from namesake alt-dairy brand, Miyoko’s Creamery.

In the latest episode of Elevator Talk, we feature leaders from Painterland Sisters, Happy Grub, Moodify Food and Zero Knowledge. Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. This week’s special co-host is Melissa Facchina, the co-founder and general partner of Siddhi Capital, who shared her thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.

Texas-based CPG accelerator SKU announced today the first cohort of six food and beverage brands for its upcoming Food & Beverage Accelerator track.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Jeni’s Ice Cream takes inspiration from Ted Lasso for its newest flavor, Morningstar Farms teams up with Pringles to create Chik’n Fries and Kettle Chips launches what might be the first air fried packaged snack on the market.

This week the team talks cauliflower, its place on Chick-fil-a’s menu and the veggie’s larger role in branded and private label CPG. Later, we hear from Ted Wright, CEO of word of mouth marketing agency Fizz.

Coming on the heels of a rebrand last month, Union City, California-based vegan cheese dip maker House Party announced it has landed its products in 51 Whole Foods Market locations across Northern California.

Jason Burke, founder and CEO of clean-ingredient meat snack and condiment brand The New Primal, discussed the demands of building a modern food brand, why he advises founders to embrace reliable business practices and a cautious retail strategy and how “the goalposts” have shifted when it comes to large CPG exits. He also stressed the importance of due diligence on potential investors and shared a moving story about his motivation to provide consumers with better food options.