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Laird Acquires Navitas for $38.5M, Jason Kelce’s Spicy Investment, Konscious Foods Closes & More
This week, we’re decoding the data with SPINS at Nosh Live 2025, joining the mile high club, rounding up the juiciest quotes of the year and digging into a leaning tower of hot dogs. Hey, what more could you ask for?
A How-To Guide for Taking Brands from Regional to National
In this presentation from Nosh Live, Insignia International CEO Jason Parasco breaks down the process, from identifying when a brand is ready to make the leap to the tried and true execution tactics to make it happen.
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Konscious Foods Shuts Down, Citing ‘Unforeseen’ Trade Changes and Plant-based Headwinds
Plant-based seafood brand Konscious Foods has shuttered its business, citing “unforeseen changes in U.S.-Canada trade relations and headwinds in the plant-based food sector.”
GroundForce’s Investment Allows Righteous Felon To Grow With ‘Conviction’
Righteous Felon prepares for its next phase of growth as the strategic partnership with GroundForce Capital takes effect.
CPG Week Podcast: Jason Kelce’s Hot Investment And Other Year-End Funding News
This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Brad Avery discuss a spate of funding news for a hot sauce brand, a hummus startup and a functional beverage company. The hosts also chat about what an executive order to reschedule cannabis could mean for the hemp drink market.
A Year In Food Industry Upheaval: Trump, Tariffs and Titanium Dioxide
This year will go down in the history books as one marked by an unprecedented federal focus on the food industry, sparking strategic overhauls of, and a bit of panic within, Big Food operations; a flurry of state-level action against a plethora of synthetic ingredients; and the adoption of some new acronyms – UPFs and MAHA, just to name a few.
The ‘Hot Ones’ Curator On Why ‘Bounds Fuel Creativity’
“Hot Ones” wouldn’t be where it is today without Heatonist, the boutique, Brooklyn-based hot sauce retailer responsible for stocking the now-hit YouTube show’s lineup since nearly its inception.
Laird Activates M&A-Driven Platform Strategy With Nexus Backing
Backed by a new investment partner, Laird Superfood has big plans for expansion. The Colorado-based brand is working with Nexus Capital to build a superfood platform.
Beyond the Shelf, Farmers Fear Hemp Regulations
The uncertainty surrounding the future cannabis regulations could impact the amount of hemp farmers plant in the coming year.
Decoding The Data Behind The Trends With SPINS
At Nosh Live 2025, SPINS senior director of brand strategy Kelli Howard aptly dubbed this the “Say/Do” dynamic, which separates the trends that consumers claim they’re paying attention to and the spending trends that is actually visible in retail sales data.