Chubby Snacks

Brett Perotta, co-founder of recently shuttered frozen sandwich brand Chubby Snacks, is beginning his next act as director of supply chain at better-for-you snack maker Sunnie.

Frozen sandwich maker Chubby Snacks appears to be ceasing operations after four years in business, following financial and legal challenges. In a December 10 email viewed by Nosh, Chubby Snacks notified its suppliers of the decision to wind down, citing a spate of challenges including “increased competition, rising overhead costs, limited capital and inflationary pressures.”

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Chubby Snacks has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging the company mislabeled the amount of sugar in its frozen sandwiches.

On CPG Week, the podcast team talks about a number of lawsuits across food and beverage including another chapter in the PB&J wars and a couple deceptive labeling complaints for growing brands.

Earlier last week, The J.M. Smucker Company filed a lawsuit against crustless sandwich producer Chubby Snacks, accusing the startup of false advertising, trademark violations and disparagement in “years of advertising designed to tarnish the name and reputation” of Smucker’s competing Uncrustables brand.

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In this episode: the team advocates for year-round pumpkin spice, runs through key grain and sugar trends spotted at IFT First and discusses Perfect Day’s presence at the show. Later, Chubby Snacks talks about how building the business, and working in it, had a positive impact on both team building and the bottom line.

From sourdough crisps to apple cider balsamic vinegar to banana bread latte powders, this week’s new food innovations cover a wide array of categories. Check out this gallery for notable new items including a collaboration between Chubby Snacks and tbh and holiday-inspired releases from SkinnyPop and Blue Diamond.  

In this video, Chubby Snacks CEO and co-founder Dillon Ceglio shared how the pre-made sandwich brand plans to challenge category leader Uncrustables with a better-for-you option.

In this week’s Checkout: B&G Foods reports Q1 earnings alongside manufacturing acquisition announcement; Antithesis Foods receives grant funding to scale ingredient business, HUNGRY acquires NatureBox and Chubby Snacks names Heidi D’Amelio as ‘SuperMom’ Advisor.

CHUBBY SNACKS (formerly Chubby Organics), a Los Angeles based Nut Butter & Jam company announced the launch of its revamped sandwich with additional flavors.