Shauna Golden

Although women currently found and lead 42% of U.S. food, beverage, and hospitality businesses, female founders received one of their smallest shares of venture capital deals last year, securing less than 2% of total funding on average. Kellanova’s Pure Organic brand is hoping to change that statistic through a new accelerator program

1UP Candy took to Sweets & Snacks Expo 2025 to showcase its latest non-chocolate creation – Crunchy Sour Strips – amidst accelerated brick-and-mortar distribution growth.

Swiss food group FoodYoung Labs has acquired California-based food tech company MeliBio, seeking to expand its plant-based honey technology. The transaction includes MeliBio’s consumer brand, Mellody, and its “Generation 1” technology, along with related IP.

Gaming-themed sour snacks brand Final Boss Sour is leveling up after securing $4 million in a funding round led by Science Inc., the initial investor in Liquid Death.

Functionality has touched nearly every corner of the food and beverage industry, and candy is no exception. One of the newest players in the space is Tandy, the functional candy brand created by Eric Ryan, the co-founder of supplement maker Olly and first aid essentials brand Welly Health.

On the show floor at Sweets & Snacks Expo 2025, discussions ranged from injecting new life into classic snack categories to addressing looming tariffs.

Influencers and celebrities have been entering the alcohol and coffee markets at a rapid pace over the past few years, and now, they’ve set their sights on snacks.

Whether you’re walking the show floor or tracking updates from your phone, Nosh has you covered for all things Sweets & Snacks. Ahead of the show, which opens tomorrow, we’re tracking two of the biggest trends in the candy space: protein and freeze-dried.

Though avian flu cases have steadily declined over the past few months, there’s still no relief in sight for egg prices. Vital Farms, the largest U.S. producer of pasture-raised eggs, announced upcoming price increases in its Q1 2025 earnings report yesterday.

SunOpta posted volume-fueled revenue growth that “exceeded its expectations” in Q1 2025, according to its latest earnings report released yesterday.