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Boulder, Colo.-based premium instant tea maker Cusa Tea has completed a $2.5 million Series A funding round led by Break Trail Ventures and S Cap, the company announced yesterday.

Will Kornegay is the co-founder and CEO of Glean, a company focused on creating a farm-to-consumer impact and beyond. Glean offers single ingredient vegetable flours and powders that can be used in baking, soups, sauces, smoothies and more. Additionally, they produce protein gummies and a natural pet treat line.

From “Sell By” to “Best Before” to “Best If Used By,” the many ways in which CPG products are date coded are creating consumer confusion over how long food is actually safe to eat.

Digital convenience retailer GoPuff is fusing convenience store merchandise and rapid, mobile device-driven fulfillment, aiming to reach customers in under 30 minutes and provide a little fun along the way.

The founders of popular frozen poultry brand Hip Chick Farms, who sold the company last year, have left the frozen section and entered the booming CBD snack market, recently launching their new brand, A Boring Life, into retail.

In the latest installment of Taste Radio Insider we feature an interview with Suzie Yorke, the founder/CEO of Love Good Fats, a fast-growing maker of keto-friendly snack bars and shakes that is attempting to become the “beacon brand” for healthy fats.

Heading into summer, supermarkets nationwide have added new ice cream options to their shelves, including a new dairy-free line from Jeni’s and fresh flavors from Gelato Fiasco.

Anthony Brahimsha is the founder and CEO of Prommus, a protein-enhanced hummus brand founded with a social mission to make the world a more promising place through higher nutrition. The company takes a “food is medicine” approach and has developed a high protein clean label product that utilizes HPP.

Meal kit company Purple Carrot announced today that it will be acquired by Oisix, Japan’s largest meal kit and organic food delivery service. The deal includes an upfront payment of $12.8 million. Purple Carrot CEO Andy Levitt told NOSH that he has been working towards an exit since 2016 and is proud of the impact the company has had on helping consumers eat more plant-based meals.

Meat snack brand Chef’s Cut announced yesterday the launch of a new line of beef biltong — a thinly sliced, cured beef snack from South Africa — which new CEO Bart Adlam hopes will give the brand a versatile and on-trend option for young consumers. The new line will also sport refresh packaging for the brand and comes as the company has added a spate of new executives.