Shauna Golden

Following a limited test, Kraft Heinz is starting the nationwide rollout of its first Philadelphia brand plant-based spread in Original, Strawberry and Chive & Onion varieties.

Venture firm Brynwood Partners announced today it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Marie’s salad dressing brand and Dean’s Dip businesses from Ventura Foods, LLC, as well as the Thornton, Illinois facility where the products are manufactured. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Boston-based pickle brand Grillo’s has filed a lawsuit against Patriot Pickle alleging the theft of its proprietary recipe to produce a line of “nearly identical” products for Whole Foods Market.

RollinGreens has expanded its retail footprint through partnerships with Sprouts, Walmart, Raley’s and Safeway & Albertsons banners in a continued effort to become a category leader in the shelf-stable, plant-based meat space. The new distribution gains bring the brand’s total store count to 4,300.

United Natural Foods (UNFI) will consolidate its four operating regions to three in an effort to “enhance profitability, speed decision-making and reduce administrative layers,” the company announced on Tuesday. Though the move shakes up UNFI’s business operations, the company said it does not believe the move will have a significant impact on brands and suppliers.

Plant-based meat company Meatless Farm appears to have laid off a majority of its workforce, according to social media posts from several former employees in addition to reports by BBC News and The Telegraph.

MyForest Foods, maker of plant-based, mycelium-grown bacon alternative MyBacon, announced yesterday it has added an additional $15 million in capital to accelerate retail and foodservice distribution across the East Coast and appointed a new CEO.

KeHE Distributors has entered into an agreement to acquire DPI Specialty Foods, a West Coast food and beverage distributor, the company announced on Wednesday. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Stryve Foods announced a 37% drop in net sales year-over-year to $4.6 million during a Q1 earnings call yesterday, which executives at the air-dried meat snack maker attributed primarily to the company’s portfolio rationalization efforts.

Laird Superfood announced a net loss of $4.1 million in Q1 2023 as the plant-based food company continues its turnaround efforts.