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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.

Kansas City, Missouri-based digital health and ecommerce platform Free From Market announced last week it has closed a $2.1 million seed funding round to expand its reach within healthcare, specifically the managed care channel. Looking to extend patient care beyond clinic walls, FFM takes a ‘food is medicine’ approach.

Plant-based seafood maker ISH Food Company has raised a more than $5 million seed round that will fuel its product innovation and “lay the groundwork for future partnerships,” according to a press release published Tuesday.

The fate of a putative consolidation accusing baby food maker Beech-Nut Nutrition Co. of violating consumer protection laws by including toxic amounts of heavy metals in its products is now in the hands of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) after a New York federal judge on Thursday ruled the court does not have jurisdiction over the case.

The Winter Fancy Food Show saw a wave of chef-led brands improving pantry staples and commodity products. Elsewhere, honey brands gave updates on bee-friendly initiatives, plant-based dairy and eggs see growing relevance in U.S. market and functional food makers find new spaces on-shelf.

The Specialty Food Association’s Winter Fancy Food Show returned to the Las Vegas Convention Center with a wave of new product innovations, novel formats in the plant-based alternatives space and growing prominence for outer space aesthetics.