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Hot Girl Pickles has raised $3M from Strand Equity, RiverPark Ventures and Nucleus Ventures, with a follow-on investment from Collaborative Fund.

Husband-and-wife team Toby and Melanie Maloney are starting over at 77 and 71 years of age, respectively, after long careers as executives led them to a much sweeter gig.

This week, we’re crystal balling what comes next for Bachan’s post-acquisition, figuring out how to debrief from Expo West, and cracking open a can of mini sourdough croutons. Hey, what more could you ask for?

Goodles is bringing incremental growth to the segment with its high-protein, high-fiber formulations, playful branding and elevated flavor profiles.

Such a deal would add Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Knorr stock cubes to McCormick’s broad portfolio of condiments, sauces and seasonings under the Frank’s RedHot, French’s, Old Bay, Zatarain’s, Lawry’s and Stubb’s brands.

The Hershey Company announced this week the integration of its Sweet, Salty and Protein brand portfolios under a unified U.S. commercial operating model called ONE Hershey.

Plenty of geographies are associated with styles of yogurt, but its birthplace – Bulgaria – is often forgotten. Trimona hopes to change that.

In this week’s new products roundup, Bolthouse Fresh Foods seeks to drive incremental growth in the ready-to-cook vegetable category, Mrs. T’s Pierogies introduces a bite-sized format, and TofuGo seeks to challenge conventional protein bars with a shelf-stable tofu snack.

Dumpling brand Laoban has raised $7.2 million in fresh funding as it continues its expansion into new frozen categories.

Despite improvements in household penetration and baseline volume, General Mills’ third-quarter earnings results were pressured by its turnaround efforts.