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Naturally Chicago’s Locally Made program launched last year to provide a pathway for brands into retail and support them once in store.

This week Coconut Cult unveils a wedding-inspired limited-edition flavor, Eggo gets onboard high-protein waffles and Stellar Snacks puts a little mustard on its braided pretzels.

National drugstore chain CVS Pharmacy is the latest retailer to debut a revamped line of private label food and beverage offerings, announcing today the launch of Well Market, a new store brand featuring a variety of wellness and next-gen snacks and drinks.

Actual Veggies has brought in a bit of new cash as it readies itself to more than double the footprint of its plant-forward, veggie burger lineup via a slew of new retail partnerships over the next six months.

The CPG Week team gives their unadulterated takes on “Unfrosted” before diving into the week’s news related to snack trends, cocoa prices and an update on Foxtrot.

Discussions ranged from between combating rising cocoa prices to capitalizing on seasonal opportunities and injecting global flavors into savory snacks.

So if there were no fireworks going off on the deal front last quarter, that’s because they had a long enough fuse to extend into April.

Cocoa prices have been on a wild roller coaster ride over the past year, and there may be no end in sight.

BevNET and Nosh are excited to announce an exclusive data series for Insiders! We’re kicking off this series by introducing new “State of the Category” reports with Brightfield Group.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Club Crisps and Utz add some heat to their respective product portfolios through collaborations with Mike’s Hot Honey, Chips Ahoy unveils its first ever gluten-free cookie and MìLà teams up with comedian Nigel Ng (better known as Uncle Roger).