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Yesterday at NOSH Live Summer 2018, frozen baked good company Soozy’s announced it had closed a $2.5 million dollar round of funding.

Why third-wave coffee pioneer and Blue Bottle founder James Freeman isn’t concerned with being ahead of the curve; how Jesse Merrill is changing the way people think about cottage cheese with innovative brand Good Culture; rising up with Mountain Mel’s, a maker of medicinal herbal teas, in this week’s Elevator Talk

Five snack makers fought for the title, including popped lily seed maker Bohana, natural ice cream line Grateful Sons, better-for-you brittle Sarah’s Snacks, and protein ball brand Simply Fuel.

Throughout the day, the main question presenters tried to answer was: What are the tools needed to take a brand to the next level?

The food industry is evolving and so is NOSH Live, as many participants discovered during Day One of the business development conference.

Today, private equity investor Alliance Consumers Growth (ACG), announced an investment in greek yogurt snacking brand Clio. Sold in over 2,000 doors, Clio produces a chocolate dipped greek yogurt bar.

From Chobani’s new food tech residency program to new playbooks at major retailers, here’s what you need to know in natural food news this week.

Encore Consumer Capital has made an undisclosed investment in the premium bacon and pork product maker.

Over the past year meat producer Tyson has worked to diversify its portfolio into new categories, as well as tackle global issues of sustainability. Today the company announced the debut of ¡YAPPAH!, a line of “protein crisps” made from upcycled chicken breasts, juice byproducts and spent grain from Molson Coors.

SnackNation said it will use the new funds to expand into new distribution channels such as hospitality and transportation and scale its direct-to-consumer business.