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Two decades after its signature cupcake was featured on HBO’s Sex and the City, Magnolia Bakery is trying to be known for a different sweet treat: cookies. This week the New York City bakery chain is launching its first CPG product into retailers across the country.

PepsiCo plans to invest $216 million in regenerative agriculture projects stretching across more than three million acres of U.S. farmland as part of its ongoing pep+ sustainability program.

While scale may be a near-term limitation to the success of alt-proteins, marketing to mainstream consumers remains the category’s most significant roadblock to achieving the its stated missions.

The aisles at Natural Products Expo West 2023 included a wide array of better-for-you sweets and treats from both new and existing brands in the category. From decadent dessert-inspired teas to chocolate bars to fruit-flavored gummies, these new products hope to offer options designed to fulfill every consumer’s sweet tooth. Check out this gallery for a deeper dive into the newly launched products featured at Expo West.

A trio of CPG industry leaders is launching the Family Fund and Founder Community (F3C), aiming to create the support network it “wished they had” early in their careers. The venture group debuts with a $25 million fund.

In the latest episode of Elevator Talk, we feature leaders from Hummii Snacks, Bantu Chocolate and Better Sour. Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. This week’s special co-host is Thuy Nguyen, a category manager with Thrive Market, who shared her thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.

Better-for-you, Portland-based convenience store concept Green Zebra Grocery is shutting down all three locations at the end of the month citing the pandemic and inflation making the cost of business too steep to continue.

Brass Roots founder and CEO Aaron Gailmor talked to NOSH reporter Lukas Southard at Expo West this year about the powerful potential of the Sacha Inchi seed.

GOOD Meat Inc. has received the go-ahead from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin producing its cell-cultivated chicken product stateside.

The plant-based food movement has seeped into every corner of the grocery store from the butcher counter to frozen and center store. At Expo West we saw plenty of new entrants and the expansion of product lines from key players in the space.