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Amazon will close all of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh brick-and-mortar stores to focus on expanding its same-day grocery delivery services and Whole Foods Market footprint.

Pizza sauce producer Violet Foods LLC has acquired the Muir Glen organic tomato products brand from General Mills, the company announced today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Odeko announced today it has acquired Washington, D.C.-based specialty food and beverage distributor District Distribution as it works to build an anchor in the Mid-Atlantic region to access local products and vendors.

Grüns founder Chad Janis has announced the launch of Ü Snacks, a broader platform that encompasses additional functional gummy brands including Nütrops, Immün, Jüced and “the many additional innovations coming.”

New year, new trends. Based on ever-evolving consumer demand, retailers and manufacturers alike – including Kroger and Conagra Brands – are predicting the largest drivers of consumer food and beverage spending in 2026.

Regenerative rice brand Lundberg Farms has expanded into crunchy snackable sweets with new dessert-inspired line Sweet Cakes.

Lucky Energy is launching gummies as it platforms the brand into new use occasions, formats and value propositions.

Inspired by the needs of her grandmother, Jess Haghani has set out to spur a better-for-you wave across the highly-processed senior nutrition aisle.

Outdoor-access egg producers are taking heat online for the way they feed their hens. Last week, the scrutiny landed heavily on Vital Farms, the publicly traded pasture-raised egg brand often held up as a model for humane production.

Brynwood Partners is continuing its recent streak of M&A deals, selling private label take-and-bake pizza producer Great Kitchens Food Company to Rich Products Corporation.