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Non-UPF Verified today opened up enrollment for CPG food and beverage brands at large. This marks the first time the program has been made widely available.

Premium olive oil brand Graza is moving into the condiment aisle with a line of mayonnaise and aioli.

Private investment firm Highlander Partners has acquired hot sauce brand Tapatío from the Saavedra family, who will retain a minority position in the company following the close of the transaction.

Sibling duo Meg and Wayne Adams are working to usher in a new era for their family-owned food processing business with Marianne’s, a retail avocado oil and beef tallow brand launched under the leadership of their father decades ago.

Simply Good Foods is bringing back the chief executive who led the company through its public offering and acquisition of Quest Nutrition.

As TikTok has sought to style itself as a one-stop shop for branded content creation, the social media giant is now looking to forge even tighter relationships with CPG brands; becoming not just a marketing tool, but an entire product innovation platform.

Meat snacks have long been dominated by strips, sticks and jerky, but for beef puff snack BUFFS, that’s even more reason to innovate.

Organic coconut sugar producer Big Tree Farms has secured a $10 million investment from Natixis Investment Managers affiliate, Mirova.

Frozen food maker Saffron Road has elevated president Paul Turbeville to the role of chief executive. He succeeds Adnan Durrani, who will transition to an executive chairman position and continue to guide the Connecticut-based company’s long-term strategy.

This week, we’re roaming the halls of the inaugural Winter FancyFaire, scaling nationwide at Whole Foods, and investigating the mysterious closure of DayDayCook’s US Operations. Hey, what more could you ask for?