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In this video, shot at Natural Products Expo West, SOMOS co-founders Daniel Lubetzky and Miguel Leal share their motivations for starting the better-for-you Mexican food line and how they aim to be both authentic and accessible.

New York-based coffee brand Wandering Bear announced this week that it has raised a $5 million funding round backed by existing investors. The new capital arrives as the company seeks to scale its online ecommerce business, which has become its main focus following a post-pandemic pivot. Speaking with BevNET today, Wandering Bear co-founder and CEO… Read more »

Food makers are reimagining the classic cereal bowl to bring higher protein and lower sugar levels to an aisle that has often overlooked its resident products’ nutritional value. This year’s Expo West saw two brands – Love Grown and Magic Spoon – aiming to capitalize on consumer interests while taking an omnichannel approach to draw in new consumers. Here is how one established and one emerging brand are each approaching the category.

Breakfast foods, including cereal and yogurt, are leading growth across General Mills’ portfolio, with sales increasing 4% during FY Q3 2021, according to an earnings report released today. During a call with investors and analysts, the global food giant highlighted its “solid execution in a highly volatile environment,” reporting that net sales growth has remained virtually flat at $4.5 billion, while organic net sales were up 4%.

In this video, recorded at Natural Products Expo West 2022, Orro founder Shaun Neff and partner Tabitha Brown discuss how the product is being positioned within the beverage market as well as how they believe brands can stand out in the competitive plant-based space.

Spindrift founder and CEO Bill Creelman drops in to chat about topics including crisis leadership, distribution, online marketing, platform expansion and other issues in a wide-ranging interview.

Trade shows have long been a launching ground for brands to show off new packaging and branding. At this year’s Natural Products Expo West, food makers arrived armed with new looks to help their products continue to pop on-shelf as consumer shopping habits shift between in-store and online. Here are some notable packaging redesigns we saw on the show floor.

This week PepsiCo and Beyond Meat’s joint venture launched its long awaited Beyond Jerky into stores. The jerky is part of a strategy to expand the Beyond Meat brand into new parts of the store and help build PepsiCo’s portfolio of better-for-you items

Plant-based nutrition platform Laird Superfood has undergone a significant amount of change over the past few years, from acquiring energy bar brand Picky Bars to taking the company public and bringing in a range of new team members, including new CEO Jason Vieth. In this video, recorded at Natural Products Expo West 2022, Vieth discusses how he plans to use his background and expertise to continue propelling the brand onward.

Online grocery platform Instacart is adding a new product integration feature that allows content creators on social media to link their recipes directly to grocery items within the app, the company announced last week. Dubbed Shoppable Recipes, the new feature is now available on TikTok and Tasty.