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Good Culture co-founder Jesse Merrill dishes out the details of his journey from a former beverage marketer and first-time food entrepreneur to the so-called Big Cheese, and shares perspective on how to design and market a disruptive product, challenge consumer perceptions and ride the wave of success.

The CPG Week team is capping the year with a discussion about BevNET and Nosh Best of 2024 Awards, which were announced during the live events in early December.

At Nosh Live Winter 2024 Day Two, attendees heard how maintaining focus, driving discovery and using viral moments can help lead a brand to lasting success.

The CPG Week podcast team assembles an arguably strange but balanced breakfast of orange juice, regenerative rice and cottage cheese with the top topics of the week.

The popularity of cottage cheese has been rising since spring 2023, but now over a year later, the it is still trending up, finding its way into new products and signaling that its newfound appeal may not be just another flash in the pan.

From smoothie mixes to new cereals and oatmeals featuring adaptogenic ingredients to on-the-go morning meals, the show floor was packed with both new and old entrants in the category. Here’s a look at some of the newly released products featured at Expo West 2023.

Good Culture, the B-corp-certified, clean-label cultured foods brand credited with revolutionizing cottage cheese for the modern age, announced additions to its team, naming Arielle Knutson as senior vice president of marketing and member of the executive team, and Wayne Olson as vice president of manufacturing & supply chain.

This week’s roundup of notable new products brings better-for-you iterations of classic childhood treats, innovative allergy-friendly products and new collaborations like Siete Foods and Nixta.

Dairy brand Good Culture has taken another step towards its goal of becoming a cultured foods platform, announcing today the closing of a $64 million funding round that will support retail and product expansion this year.

Good Culture, the B-corp-certified, clean-label cultured foods brand credited with revolutionizing cottage cheese for the modern age, continues to deliver disruptive innovation with the debut of four new products, including its first-ever lactose free line and a squeezable, classic sour cream pouch.

Albertsons moves Plated to private label, Honest Tea co-founder to focus on Beyond Meat, Mondelez studies snacking and more in this week’s Checkout.

Although plant-based products may be on an upswing, there’s still room for dairy. To support its growth, today cultured dairy brand Good Culture announced the close of an $8 million investment round. Previous investors CAVU Venture Partners and 301 Inc, the venture arm of General Mills’ led the round with Almanac Insights also taking part.

In recent people moves, private equity firm VMG announced this week that Angad Hira has transitioned from his previous role of vice president to that of CFO and snack brand KIND announced that president and COO John Leahy will retire from the company.