Shauna Golden

Over recent years, influencer-fronted brands like Chamberlain Coffee and Top of The Mornin’ Coffee, among others, have made inroads with younger coffee drinkers that may find the space intimidating or unwelcoming. New entrants continue to emerge: In November, sports podcast Pardon My Take host and Barstool Sports star Dan “Big Cat” Katz launched Stella Blue Coffee, named after his rescue dog. Three months later, TikTok star Chris Olsen introduced Flight Fuel.

Allergy-friendly snack maker 88 Acres has opened a new 30,000 sq. foot bakery in Canton, Massachusetts, significantly increasing its capacity and allowing for a shift back to innovation.

PepsiCo plans to invest $216 million in regenerative agriculture projects stretching across more than three million acres of U.S. farmland as part of its ongoing pep+ sustainability program.

In this week’s roundup: Kelloggs unveils names for new business divisions, Blue Apron works to solve liquidity issues, Meijer expands Flashfood program to include SNAP benefits and Albertsons and McCormick introduce new product looks.

Lockhart, Texas-based better-for-you food manufacturer Wella Foods announced last week that it has acquired Austin-based nutrition bar company Thunderbird. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Outside of its traditional domain in Asia, seaweed is rapidly gaining popularity among CPG food brands and consumers alike in the United States for its multitude of positive attributes including the potential to help achieve carbon neutrality and mitigate deoxygenation and eutrophication.

Nestlé announced on Thursday plans to further increase prices across several product lines after inflationary headwinds, including heightened ingredient costs, contributed to a decline in sales volumes for the fourth quarter.

TreeHouse Foods’ newly reshaped portfolio is focused on higher growth and higher margin private label snacking and beverage categories to “drive improved execution,” the company said during its Q4 2022 earnings call today.

Global food and ingredient manufacturer Kerry Inc. has agreed to pay a $19.2 million fine after pleading guilty to a charge of manufacturing breakfast cereal under unsanitary conditions at an Illinois facility linked to a 2018 salmonella outbreak, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.

Hungry for growth, kids beverage maker good2grow has announced its expansion into food with the launch of Snackers baked oat and wheat crackers.