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How is General Mills bulking up its innovation pipeline? A new brand by the conglomerate – Lofty Eats – appeared to be gearing up to launch a full set of protein-enhanced foods made from a handful of natural-leaning ingredients.

In this distribution roundup, Hero Bread hits Whole Foods nationwide, Sauz expands into Sprouts, and Lotus Foods partners with Walmart.

Big Food is bracing for a tough year after various company leaders signaled lower-than-expected growth during a handful of quarterly reports over the past week.

Will the rising adoption of weight loss drugs dent snack sales on Super Bowl Sunday? According to survey data, chances are slim. Retail insights firm Upside polled Americans and found that people with weight loss goals are still likely to indulge on game day as much as – if not more than – anyone else.

Bird flu is expected to create sourcing and pricing issues for Post Holdings, the company announced during its Q1 earnings call this morning, as two of its third-party farm partners were hit by the disease last month and uncertainty continues to rock its supply stability.

Amid the impending acquisition of Simple Mills, Flowers Foods reported “mixed” Q4 and FY2024 earnings as it goes deeper in better-for-you baked goods.

In this week’s notable new products gallery, Caulipower launches a “pickle-mania”-inspired pizza, Patagonia Provisions partners with Simpli to craft a new cracker, and Applegate Farms ventures further into the breakfast set.

The Hershey Company beat analyst revenue and earnings expectations at a time when chocolate makers in particular are facing a constrained supply chain and consumer spending environment.

California’s Assembly Bill 899 requires baby food companies to test for heavy metals and disclose the results to consumers, bringing more transparency to the presence of potentially harmful elements.

The CPG Week team discusses how tariffs are impacting the CPG industry after a whirlwind Monday paused the 25% import taxes on Mexican and Canadian products.