Food Industry News, Insights, and Education for the CPG Community

To capture a larger share of the cooking and finishing oil market, Chefs Life – the company founded by celebrity chef and restaurateur Brian Malarkey – is introducing a new line of squeeze bottles to its portfolio while expanding its national distribution footprint.

There’s no question that powerhouse national distributor UNFI’s new Simplified Supplier Approach (SSA) is more streamlined than previous agreements. But that’s about the only thing everyone will agree on.

The podcast team unpacks UNFI’s recently implemented new supplier policy and some less-than-favorable industry reactions.

Also in this issue: Step Inside Wicked Kitchen’s New Home; Report: Lead Found in Puffed Snacks; West Food Brands Up For Sale; and Dohler, Apparo Announce Partnership.

Wicked Kitchen is on a mission to do for plant-based foods what Annie’s did for organics. Here’s how its new owners plan to help.

In this distribution roundup: Oat Haus rolls out across the Southern states, Kidfresh makes its first international expansion, Caulipuffs take on The Fresh Market and more.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Goldfish proves that pickles can journey far beyond the jar, Cholula makes its first venture into the frozen meal set, and HelloFresh introduces a new Ranch Flight.

Also in this issue: This Week’s Notable New Products; IFT’s Product Development Finalists; Welch’s Will Relocate to Waltham; Distribution: Oat Haus Goes Publix; How She Got Walmart To Say ‘Yes’ In The Pitch Meeting.

The J.M. Smucker Company surpassed analysts’ projections in reporting a 15% year-over-year increase in adjusted gross profit for the quarter ended April 30, as price hikes and lower input costs helped offset a slump in sales.

The team discusses the family power struggle at Lifeway Foods, Poppi’s class-action lawsuit, and claims of a discriminatory workplace at a General Mills plant.

The Campbell Soup Company posted solid third-quarter earnings this morning, beating analyst expectations as net sales increased 6% driven by the Sovos Brands acquisition and integration.

In less than two months since abruptly shutting down all stores, declaring bankruptcy and auctioning off some assets of the combined parent company, Outfox Hospitality, it appears Foxtrot may soon saunter back into Chicago.

Health and specialty food distributor United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) posted a 0.1% decrease in net sales to $7.5 billion during Q3 2024 in an earnings release this morning amid the company’s ongoing business transformation efforts. “We delivered another quarter in line with our fiscal 2024 plan and our third consecutive quarter of improving profitability… Read more »

Consolidation is coming to the plant-based alternative space… or at least that is the category direction U.K.-based Wicked Kitchen is banking on. The company announced today it has joined plant-based conglomerate platform Ahimsa Companies.