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The CPG Week podcast team assembles an arguably strange but balanced breakfast of orange juice, regenerative rice and cottage cheese with the top topics of the week.

According to a new Mintel report, only 35% of global CPG launches spanning the food, drink, household, health and beauty industries in 2024 have been genuinely new products – the lowest rate of innovation since Mintel began tracking new products in 1996.

The popularity of cottage cheese has been rising since spring 2023, but now over a year later, the it is still trending up, finding its way into new products and signaling that its newfound appeal may not be just another flash in the pan.

Morgan Zanotti has traversed the near entirety of the CPG landscape. We recently caught up with her to learn about her new role and glean business-building tips, tricks and exclusive insights that stand the test of time.

Also in this issue: Paqui Sued Over One Chip Challenge⏸, Kroger/Albertsons Request FTC Delay, Stop & Shop to Close 32 Stores, Blender Bites Gets Hospitable, and Bonumose to Scale Up Tagatose.

In this week’s new products roundup, Sweet Loren’s goes savory, Fancypants Baking Co. rolls unveils its first gluten-free offering, and Baked by Melissa teams up with Claussen Pickles to create a truly unique cupcake.

Conagra Brands reported a 2.3% net sales decline as well as a 2.4% drop in organic net sales during the fourth quarter and similar results – 1.8% net sales decline and 2.1% organic net drop to $12 billion – for the full year during an earnings call this morning.

This is the first of our exclusive quarterly food and beverage industry reports from FABID. This report, which focuses on Q2 2024 food and beverage venture activity, features exclusive content created just for our BevNET and Nosh Insider audience!

The sprouted buckwheat brand landed national distribution at Whole Foods Market and Target, while expanding its foodservice business and building the country’s first certified regenerative organic supply chain for its superstar seed.

The CPG Week team talks about the new five-part Nosh Trendlines series providing insights into developments in self-manufacturing, healthspan versus lifespan marketing campaigns and the roiling seed oil debate.