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Jesse & Ben’s aims to challenge category incumbents by leading with a deep connection to the people behind the brand and utilizing better-for-the-planet and -people ingredients.

In this week’s new products roundup, Bachan’s makes its first foray into the dipping sauce category, GOOD GOOD introduces what it claims to be the first no-added-sugar vegan lemon curd, and Wheaties honors tennis star Coco Gauff ahead of this year’s U.S. Open.

On the heels of 3x revenue growth in 2023, Jackson’s (formerly Jackson’s Honest) has been racking up international distribution gains and executing facility expansions to meet accelerated consumer demand.

These days, Peter Rahal’s take on protein bars is more labcoat than loincloth. Here’s why.

Bon Bee Honey, formerly Honey Bunchies, has entered over 400 Sprouts Farmers Market locations, unveiling its new 4-packs as part of the grocery chain’s “New for You” innovation set through September.

The CPG Week Podcast digs into the latest investigative story on how one Small Business Administration pandemic loan program has left many companies with few options to grow their businesses in a post-COVID environment.

Saco Foods announced it has acquired Quinoa Corporation, the parent company of Ancient Harvest and Pamela’s, from Encore Consumer Capital.

Ahead of its slated debut this fall, David, the new protein bar brand from RXBAR founder and former CEO Peter Rahal, has raised $10 million in seed funding to support new product development and hires.

Also in this issue: A ‘Friendly Proposal’ to 7-Eleven; Flowers Foods’ Q2 Growth; SkinnyDipped Gets Salty; and What We’re Reading.

In this week’s new products roundup, Blue Zones Kitchen moves into the breakfast category, Ben & Jerry’s gears up for election season with a limited-edition flavor, and TiNDLE launches its plant-based stuffed chicken in the U.S.

According to a new report from market researcher SPINS, the continued acceleration of better-for-you products has expanded grains in American diets far beyond the familiar wheat and rice, with the once-niche sustainable grains sector now worth $41 million.

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, business owners were panicking at the thought of going under. For many, federal financial assistance programs felt like a lifeline. Now, they may be sinking the ship.

UPSIDE Foods has has teamed up with nonprofit, public interest law firm, the Institute for Justice to fight Florida’s ban on cell-cultured meat citing constitutional issues with the state’s approach to restricting interstate commerce.

On this episode of CPG Week, the podcast team talk about the return from bankruptcy of two retailers, Boisson and Foxtrot, and how this is being interpreted by supplier brands.