Food Wire

Nurture Life the leading provider of freshly made, wholesome, nutritionally balanced meals for children delivered direct to consumers, announces the appointment of Christina Kline as Chief Marketing Officer.

Modern Table, maker of delicious, complete protein pastas and mac & cheese, is excited to unveil its first-of-a-kind complete protein Vegan Mac line in three mouthwatering flavors — Southwest, Classic Cheddar Style and White Cheddar Style — which will be available nationally at Whole Foods Market.

Blue Apron Holdings, Inc., known for creating incredible meal experiences, has introduced its most flexible culinary innovation to date: Blue Apron Knick Knacks, a new line of recipe solutions that give consumers the flexibility to combine the protein and produce of their choice with specialty, pre-portioned, refrigerated ingredients and step-by-step recipes to enjoy a delicious meal for two.

Quinn Snacks, a seven-year-old natural foods company known for reimagining classic snack foods like microwave popcorn and pretzels, continues to innovate with two new additions – Peanut Butter Filled Pretzel Nuggets and Dark Chocolate’y Peanut Filled Pretzel Nuggets – to their product family of naturally gluten-free, non-GMO Project Verified pretzels derived from ancient grain sorghum.

Liv Foods, Inc., maker of LivBar, organic superfood energy bars, has hired Wade Brooks as their new CEO. Upon his arrival, Brooks raised a Series A investment round, led by Leatherwood Capital, to help grow the distribution channel and pursue a national product roll-out.

Mason Dixie Biscuit Co. listened to what grocery store buyers were telling them about their frozen biscuits and made some changes in 2018 – more durable packaging with better consumer call-outs for customers.

Whole30 and Teton Waters Ranch announce an exciting partnership today that makes cooking Whole30 meals a breeze. Teton Waters Ranch, the 100 percent grass-fed & finished beef solutions brand, has earned Whole30 Approval for eleven of their clean label products. 

TSG Consumer Partners, a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on the branded consumer sector, today announced the successful final closing of its eighth fund, TSG8 L.P. (including its parallel fund TSG8 Parallel L.P.) with $4.0 billion of limited partner capital commitments.

The dynamic mom duo that created an entirely new category of plant-based snacks last year is “re-launching” the Worthy Blendie Bowl with a refreshed look, integrated consumer campaign and new flavor.

Social-mission bakery Rubicon Bakers has launched a new addition to their deliciously innovative product line: Vegan Neapolitan Cupcakes. Inspired by a nostalgic favorite, these delightful pink treats just happen to be vegan.