Shauna Golden

DropOut Companies, the parent company of fast-growing frozen challenger brands Jams and Bronco Breakfast Bagels, has named former LesserEvil executive Andrew Strife as its CEO.

Multi-vertical private equity firm Hoffman Family of Companies announced today it has acquired Cedar Crest Ice Cream, a Wisconsin-based frozen dessert manufacturer.

The Campbell’s Company is expanding its reach in the growing gluten-free category through a new partnership with Banza, marking the first time it has launched a gluten-free version of its condensed chicken noodle soup.

Roughly seven months after securing $55 million to accelerate its push into the mainstream market, The EVERY Company is taking another step toward industrial scale.

Nostalgia-inspired better-for-you breakfast and snack products maker Magic Spoon is betting that the oatmeal category is ready for the same overhaul it brought to the cereal aisle several years ago.

J.M. Smucker closed out fiscal 2026 with a strong fourth quarter, underscoring the progress of a multi-year effort to reshape its portfolio around faster-growing brands and categories.

The Campbell’s Company CEO Mick Beekhuizen said the company is seeing encouraging signs in key areas, including sustained at-home cooking trends and growth for Rao’s.

Morinaga’s acquisition of My/Mochi gives the company a ready-made vehicle in the fast-growing frozen snack category, as well as greater distribution muscle to scale its other brands.

Since relaunching and bringing on content creator Ryan Trahan as investor and part owner in 2024, better-for-you sour candy maker Joyride has transformed into a retail powerhouse, becoming one of Target’s top-selling candy brands with a playbook built for modern consumers. The Austin-based brand initially launched in 2008 as Project 7. In 2022, the company… Read more »

Protein pretzel purveyor Crisp Power is planting deeper roots in the U.S. with a new $15 million production facility in Stafford, Texas, that will serve as its stateside hub after roughly two years of importing product from Israel.