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Senate committee members attempted to extract Kroger and Albertsons’ “side of the story” during a hearing on the $24.6 billion merger. Here are some highlights from the two and a half hour testimony.

A Reagan-Udall Foundation report released Tuesday said that the FDA’s Human Foods Program “requires adequate resources, sufficient authority, and a structure and culture that breeds success” to accomplish its goal of creating a safer food system.

Swiss-based Emmi Group is consolidating its Redwood Hill Farm and Jackson-Mitchell dairy producers under a new subsidiary called Darey Brands, formalizes the partnership that the two companies have had in place for the last five years.

Motif FoodWorks announced today it has filed four petitions with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to challenge aspects of Impossible Foods’ claim to heme-protein ingredients used in plant-based meat.

Snack manufacturer Maine Crisp Company is eying new baked goods categories as it seeks to scale with the support of a new production facility, distribution gains, updated packaging and an expanded leadership team.

Plant-based, bee-free honey brand MeliBio announced the close of a $2.2 million capital raise last week, bringing the company’s total funding to over $9 million to-date.

Los Angeles-based snack dipper startup brand Sunnie was named the winner of Pitch Slam 13, NOSH’s pitch competition for emerging food brands sponsored by PepsiCo Ventures Group.

Speakers at Day 2 of NOSH Live Winter 2022 brought up the importance of building successful brands that reach consumers who are shopping for natural products that are good-for-you and good-for-the-world.

Melissa Urban, founder and creator of elimination diet Whole30, brought attendees together during the opening session of NOSH Live Winter 2022 for a discussion on building a brand through community.

NOSH’s annual Best Of awards honor the individuals, brands and products that have demonstrated excellence during the year and resonance that will extend far beyond the last twelve months. As consumers returned to brick and mortar stores and financial concerns loomed large, these winners represent the people and companies who have pushed ahead in 2022.