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Lundberg Farms Brings Regenerative Rice to Dessert-Inspired Snacking
Regenerative rice brand Lundberg Farms has expanded into crunchy snackable sweets with new dessert-inspired line Sweet Cakes.
Lucky Broadens Energy Platform With Gummies
Lucky Energy is launching gummies as it platforms the brand into new use occasions, formats and value propositions.
Lucille Health Takes on Boost and Ensure With a Better-For-You Senior Shake
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.
Chicken Feed Cockfight Comes for Vital Farms
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.
Take-and-Bake Pizza Maker Great Kitchens Sold to Rich Products Corp.
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.
Zing Bars Founder Buys Back Business From American Licorice Company
Zing Bars founder David Ingalls has reacquired his plant-based protein bar brand from the American Licorice Company with support from Dunedain Ventures, ending a multiyear strategic partnership with the maker of Red Vines and Sour Punch candy brands.
Once Upon a Farm Aims for $764M IPO Valuation
Celebrity-backed baby and kids nutrition brand Once Upon a Farm is eyeing a valuation of up to $764.4 million in its U.S. initial public offering (IPO), the company announced on Monday
FoodNerd Picks up $7.5M, Smithfield Foods Snaps up Nathan’s Famous, the Big Heinz Dipper & More
This week, we’re rounding up on a spate of acquisitions, huffing and puffing with toddler foods and meaty snacks, and proposing to our significant others with cans of BuzzBallz. Hey, what more could you ask for?
New Products: Frank’s Red Hot Celebrates National Hot Sauce Day; Kodiak Does Overnight Oats
In this week’s notable new products roundup, Kodiak expands its high-protein breakfast portfolio, Blue Bell Creameries taps into the protein craze with new ice cream pints, and Real Good Foods introduces high-protein flour tortillas.
Little Sesame Opens New Plant to Fuel Next Phase of Growth
On the heels of a $8.5 million Series A funding round in July, premium hummus maker Little Sesame opened its new 23,600 sq. ft. facility in Capitol Heights, Md.







