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The USDA announced plans to revise the guidelines for animal-raising claims providing more consumer transparency and oversight for label callouts like “grass fed,” “pasture raised,” “hormone-free” or “antibiotic-free.”

Plant-based meat maker UNLIMEAT will soon be on the menu at Two Hands, a quick-service restaurant (QSR) that specializes in Korean-style corn dogs, as part of a new vegan option.

Kellogg Company is hoping consumers still get the once-you-pop-you-can’t-stop feeling from its new ‘wholesome’ take on Pringles.

Plant-based meat company Meatless Farm appears to have laid off a majority of its workforce, according to social media posts from several former employees in addition to reports by BBC News and The Telegraph.

After 40 years in the salad dressing business, Brianna’s is shaking things up. The company is opening a new chapter that includes new category expansions and, as announced last week, the acquisition of cheese snack maker John Wm. Macy’s

Whoa! Dough has been selling shelf-stable plant-based and gluten-free cookie dough protein bars since late 2020 and now turned its attention to cookie dough’s main use – cookies – with the launch of Eat or Bake Cookie Dough this week.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Lesser Evil teams up with RIND to launch Piña Colada popcorn, Clevr introduces a new line of SuperTeas and YumEarth expands its Ultimate Line of sweet treats.

The annual report tracks the top 100 food and beverage and top 100 nonfood product launches that completed a full year of sales in 2022, which combined reached $6.8 billion in year-one sales, up from $6 billion the year before. Within food and beverage alone, “New Product Pacesetter” brands reached nearly $3.5 billion in sales, a 19% increase from 2021.

On this week’s show, the team chats about a recent move from Sonoma Creamery and runs down some nutty news from Campbell’s. Later, Neil Booher, VP of Crisis and Reputation Risk at Edelman explains how business leaders should navigate crises that enter the public eye.