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The Hershey Company saw net sales rise 11.1% year-over-year to over $3 billion during Q3 – driven by seasonal demand and the impact of its new Salty Snacks ERP system, according to an earnings report released this morning.

In this week’s distribution news, sauce maker NotJustCo and dipper snack brand Sunnie go into Target locations and Humble Seed continues to expand in the Southeast.

Simply Good Foods, parent company to both the Atkins and Quest Nutrition, reported 17% sales growth with gross margins of 37.6% in its Q4 earnings call.

In a lawsuit against the equipment company that Smashmallow founder Jon Sebastiani said ultimately caused its downfall, a $21 million verdict has provided “a sense of redemption.”

Dive into all the with NOSH’s Weekly Briefing with all the top news from last week including Eat The Change’s $14M investment, a pivot by Yolélé into becoming a fonio supplier and a podcast interview with Wilde Brands about lessons in rebranding.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Patagonia Provisions spices up its line of tinned fish products, Lenny & Larry’s introduces a protein-packed chocolate-covered wafer bar and Ruby Hibiscus Water collaborates with Bjorn Corn on a new snack.

Wilde Brands founder and CEO Jason Wright talks about broadening the product’s positioning through rebranding, maintaining investor buy-in amid changes and how it is currently strategizing growth in new channels.

Better-for-you Mexican food brand Tia Lupita has closed a $2.6 million funding round led by Santatera Capital and GBM Ventures to support product innovation and expansion into new markets. The entire round was raised by Mexican investment institutions.