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

The numbers don’t lie: Over half of Americans are actively trying to shed pounds. The U.S. faces a weight problem with obesity rates more than doubling since 1980 and remaining stubbornly high for over two decades.

General Mills announced today it has agreed to sell its North American yogurt business to French dairy companies Lactalis and Sodiaal in cash deals valued at an aggregated $2.1 billion.

After two decades of focusing on decorated cookies, Fancypants Baking Co. is ushering in a new era of growth centered around a line of bite-sized, sustainability-focused cookies crafted with “pantry ingredients.”

This week, the podcast team explores the uphill battle for industrial hemp food and beverage brands as individual states enact restrictions, a juice category merger and the growing snack portfolio of Our Home.

Each year, Nosh recognizes packaged food industry companies, brands, individuals, products, ideas, and trends through our annual Best Of awards show, presented at our two-day Nosh Live conference. This year, the winners will be announced on December 5 in Marina del Rey, CA.

Hemp-derived cannabis companies face an uncertain path forward as they navigate an increasingly difficult climate for retail distribution as states like California restrict what can be sold and where.

Today, Amazon announced the launch of a new brand, Amazon Saver, to bulk up its private label department; the value-focused grocery brand will be available both in Amazon Fresh stores and online.

Buckwheat-based snack company Lil Bucks announced today it has closed a $3 million Series A round led by Proterra Investment Partners.

Late last week, CEO Ethan Brown announced the company will soon roll out a whole muscle cut, plant-based steak. As consumers cite the segment’s over-processed nature, could Beyond’s embrace of healthfulness inject a panacea into its challenged profit margins?

Citing concerns over public health, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom proposed on Friday an emergency regulation that will heavily restrict “intoxicating hemp products.”

In this week’s new products roundup, Myna made its first foray outside of the cookie set, Wenzel’s expanded its portfolio of smoked meat snacks, and Bubbies, Chamberlain Coffee and McConnell’s jumped on the pumpkin spice bandwagon.

Execs from big CPG food and beverage companies share their approach to the current state of consumer spending, or the lack thereof.

After selling their skincare brand, ZitSticka, in 2022, Robbie Miller and Daniel Kaplan are entering the food and beverage world with Dally, a new line of pouched konjac jelly snacks.

On the episode of CPG Week, the team discusses the social chatter around Foxtrot’s reopening, insights from the first Newtopia Now and the state of the non-alcoholic wine category.