Shauna Golden
Posts by Shauna Golden
Chomps Lands Starbucks as Retail Footprint Tops 65,000 Doors
Chomps is taking its meat sticks into one of the country’s biggest coffee chains as it pushes beyond traditional grocery and mass retail and into more on-the-go eating occasions.
This Farm-to-Table Chef Spent 30 Years in Food. Now She’s Building Her First CPG Brand.
Chef and entrepreneur Kiersten Bartlett’s first foray into CPG is Legit Queso, a fresh, premium alternative to shelf-stable legacy brands.
Prest Wants to Take Hummus Out of the Fridge
For decades, hummus brands have largely competed on what goes in the tub. But Prest is asking a more fundamental question: Does it need the tub at all?
Sweetmore Bakeries Broadens National Platform with Fantasy Baking Co. Acquisition
Chicago-based Sweetmore Bakeries is extending its manufacturing network to the West Coast with the acquisition of California-based Fantasy Baking Co.
Private Label Is Having a Moment. Gopuff Wants a Bigger Piece of It.
Gopuff is leaning further into private label, expanding its Crave Shoppe and Basically brands with a wave of new snacks, baked goods and beverages while introducing seasonal products for the first time.
Nortera Foods’ Green Giant Deal Hits Regulatory Roadblock in Canada
Nearly 10 months after B&G Foods agreed to sell its Green Giant and Le Sieur businesses in Canada to Nortera Foods, the transaction is facing a potentially deal-breaking regulatory challenge.
Now Under Ferrero, Purely Elizabeth Moves Beyond Breakfast With Chewy Granola Bites
Purely Elizabeth is taking granola “beyond the bowl” with its first true entry into snacking, Chewy Granola Bites. It’s a move founder and CEO Elizabeth Stein sees as the beginning of a broader expansion for the fast-growing brand as it prepares to join Ferrero Group. Available in four flavors – Dark Chocolate Chunk, Salted Honey… Read more »
Target’s F&B Sales Climb as Major Grocery Reset Accelerates Snack Growth
Target’s push to become a food “destination” is gaining traction, with the mass retailer posting high-single-digit growth in food and beverage in the second quarter.
Investors Sue Simply Good Foods Over ‘Abject Failure’ To Integrate OWYN Brand
Less than two years after its acquisition of OWYN, Simply Good Foods Company is facing a proposed class action suit from investors alleging the integration of the brand has been “an abject failure.”
Mid-Day Squares Secures $8M in Debt Financing; Gears Up for U.S. Walmart, Costco Launches
Mid-Day Squares has secured $8 million in debt financing to significantly expand production capacity ahead of major U.S. launches with Walmart and Costco.








