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Calbee, Inc. has taken a majority stake in sustainable tofu brand Hodo, Inc., marking its entry into the U.S. plant-based food market.

PE-backed frozen food platform MBC Companies has expanded its capabilities with the acquisition of Waller, Texas-based frozen pizza producer Alpha Foods.

Convenience store traffic was down 115 bps since July, part of a 2.5% decline for the rolling three-month period.

In this episode of CPG Week, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss recent investments in Bloom Nutrition, Tost and Magic Mind, plus meal kit makeovers and marathon-friendly food and beverage brands.

Better-for-you snacks contract manufacturer Tandem Foods has officially begun production at its new Cyprus, Calif., facility, which marks the company’s largest investment to date.

Texas governor Greg Abbott has signed an executive order mandating age restrictions on the sale of hemp-derived THC products, roughly three months after he vetoed a bill that would have outlawed the intoxicant entirely in the Lone Star State.

Patagonia Provisions, the F&B CPG arm of the apparel brand, spoke with Nosh about how it reworked its portfolio a couple years ago, its reentry into meat snacks and the future of tinned seafood.

The MAHA Commission released its much-anticipated Strategy report, but the report brings very little clarity to what actually will be done to effect change on the issues central to the movement.

Mooski has reached the Mid-Atlantic, landing in all 27 Mom’s Organic stores across Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts.

Sichuan spice slinger Fly By Jing introduced its first heat-free innovation this week, extending its hand-cut noodle line with a Classic Soy variety as it works to make the brand accessible to “an even broader community of eaters.”