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On CPG Week, the podcast team discusses a bubbling controversy in boba, Jack Owoc’s return to energy, and an update from the National Association of Convenience Stores’ (NACS) yearly conference.

The latest episode of Elevator Talk features leaders from Villa Mexico Cafe, Aaji’s, Madly Hadley and Pulpito Fruit Bites. Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. Our special co-host is Natalie Alibrandi, the CEO of Nali Consulting, who shared her thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.

Rethink Food, a New York City-based nonprofit that partners with local restaurants and donors across the food system, announced today it has acquired nonprofit food box service Wellfare to advance its mission of creating a more sustainable and equitable food system.

The M&A pipeline between The J.M. Smucker Company and Second Nature Brands just got slightly sweeter.

Social media content creator Dana Hasson today launched Homemade ish, a premium baking mix brand crafted for consumer convenience and customizability that operates under the tagline, “Fake it till you bake it.”

After pandemic driven sales highs and inflationary lows, emerging bean brands are using a variety of techniques from online sales marketing to pouched packaging as they differentiate from category incumbents.

In this distribution roundup: Bowlcut locks in Central Market, Stryve grows in the club channel, Doughlicious makes its mass retail debut and more.

Blue Stripes, the brainchild of renowned chocolatier Oded Brenner, is aiming to generate brand awareness, drive sales and roll out new marketing efforts to support its whole cacao products with the support of a recent $20 million Series B funding round led by Zintinus.

Upcycled potato chip maker Uglies is pushing deeper into convenience, working to prioritize the channel to grow awareness for the brand and its food waste reduction mission at a time when retailers are on the lookout for sustainable products.

It’s not even Halloween, and Whole Foods has already moved past the holiday season and on to the New Year.