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Legacy German chocolate producer Ritter Sport Group has named its American division leader Ralf Hilpuesch as CEO of Chocolove, the premium Colorado-based chocolate brand it acquired in November, taking over for outgoing founder and CEO Timothy Moley.

Target announced today that it will only sell cereals made without certified synthetic colors beginning in May. The retailer said it has worked closely with both national brand and its owned brand partners to reformulate products.

The Boston-based premium cookie maker is expanding into new foodservice channels with 1 oz. and 0.67 oz. trial packs designed for corporate cafes, hotels, universities and airlines.

In this week’s new product roundup, The Laughing Cow taps into the pickle flavor craze, Natty Ice Cream bulks up its portfolio, and Like Air partners with Freestyle Snacks on co-branded puffcorn.

Spare Food Co. is evolving its portfolio with two new blended meat products using its original upcycled Starter ingredient.

Tem Toa is a new Thai-inspired frozen food brand launched by Deep Indian Kitchen and marks the creation of its new brand platform, Deep Brands.

This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss Kim Kardashian’s new energy beverage venture, Hippeas’ once-in-a-decade brand refresh, a class action complaint against functional iced tea brand Halfday Tonics, and new funding and distribution gains for Seth Goldman’s Just Ice Tea.

With a new, limited-edition collection of “Flavor Swap” snacks debuting first on TikTok Shop, PepsiCo is testing whether content creator-led hype can serve as a viable go-to-market strategy.

Granola is growing up, and there’s an emerging, vertically-integrated platform putting production muscle behind the typically small-batch treasure.

Hippeas unveiled the most dramatic packaging redesign, which communicates the brand’s attributes to consumers more efficiently.