Nosh Staff

In this distribution roundup: Mighty Yum brings its plant-based lunch packs to Hungryroot and c-stores; Laoban launches frozen dumplings at Whole Foods nationwide; Yasso expands into the drug channel with CVS; and more.

In this week’s new products roundup, Belgian Boys brings a viral TikTok trend to retail shelves, Lesser Evil unveils outer space-themed snacks and Goodles declares, “Here Comes Truffle.”

BevNET is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Naturally San Diego, a community of local CPG businesses aiming to make greater San Diego the new nexus of natural products entrepreneurship.

The NOSH team discusses why a recent news piece has put big name brands in plant-based like Impossible Foods on the defensive and has caused the industry to take a hard look at the successes, failures and what the future holds for the category.

In the latest episode of Elevator Talk, we feature leaders from Schmutz, Nature’s Turn, Single & Fat and Sweety. Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. This week’s special co-host is Rifle Hughes, a business partner with JPG Resources, who shared his thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.

Wholly Veggie co-founders John Bonnell and David Gaucher spoke about how a comprehensive brand brief enabled them to better understand their products’ value to retailers and consumers and the impact of a striking design revamp. They also discussed their adherence to business fundamentals, a challenging environment for private capital and how the most commonly consumed ingredients factor into their innovation strategy.

Dumpling Daughter builds on its momentum in grocery retail. Pink Sauce enters exclusive partnership with Walmart and Goodles makes entrance into club channel.

As the bar category continues to gain momentum among consumers, many brands are making their first foray into the space. In this roundup, we spotlight news from around the category, including Dave’s Killer Bread rolling out its new organic snack bars nationwide, Bobo’s introducing its protein bars at Winter Fancy Food Show 2023 and Tattooed Chef expanding its portfolio with oat butter bars.

The Winter Fancy Food Show, which took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center from January 15-17, was filled with aisles of new product innovations ranging from plant-based meat to regeneratively-grown tea. The show saw Bitchin’ Sauce expand its portfolio , Norseland launch two Cacio e Pepe Sauce Starters and Grown As* Foods unveils a 1lb jar of vegan cheese powder.

On this week’s show the team discusses the ‘Pie-pline’ of Hubigs from New Orleans, elsewhere, and the changing climate around keto-branded foods. Later, John Johnson, senior counsel at law firm Shook, Hardy and Bacon, to delves into a recent report on the FDA from the Reagan Udall Foundation.