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

Get ready for our July Community Calls! This month, dive into GNGR Labs’ hands-on growth strategies, find out how to dial in product market fit for a successful product launch, and join us as we reveal the 2024 Nosh Notables list.

The California startup is continuing its quest to reimagine dusty pantry items for the modern shopper.

Also in this issue: hear from Stride Consumer Partners’ Paul Kenny, why Scharffen Berger has joined 1-800-FLOWERS, people move news from around the industry and more.

Stride Consumer Partners’ new food and beverage-focused operating partner Paul Kenny explains how he uses his CPG experience to advise portfolio brands and build successful future growth.

Food delivery platforms are partnering with grocery chains reflecting both the elevated demand for online shopping and a retailer shift to bringing more options to consumers.

How did seed oils become the dietary demon du jour? And is a seeming rush to reformulate among a handful of brands justified?

Recent trendlines suggest that today’s consumers aren’t as much interested in living long, as much as they are in living well.

Finding the right balance between control and efficiency is one of the toughest decisions founders make as they evolve out of the startup stage. A big part of that centers on production.

The novelty of a “bleeds-like-meat” burger seems to have worn off for consumers, investors and the industry alike. As CPGs at-large turn to formulate with simpler and shorter ingredient decks, the meat alternative category is following along.

There are plenty of emerging dynamics currently reshaping the grocery business… and those dynamics are also changing the ways brands bring products to market.

Frozen baked goods producer Mason Dixie announced today it has launched a new Chicken & Waffle Sandwich at Costco stores across the Midwest, deepening the brand’s partnership with the warehouse club chain.

Watching the latest season of FX’s hit show “The Bear” felt like the CPG industry’s version of a Super Bowl commercial blitz. In between the action of Season 3 was a packed menu of brand deals.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, 5-Hour Energy unveils its caffeinated BBQ sauce, Oat Haus teams up with Ambitious Kitchen, and Fx Chocolate expands its portfolio of protein supplement bars.

Ultra-processed food – the often vilified, rarely defined food category – remains a hot button issue among better-for-you food industry proponents, market researchers and federal regulators. Let’s take a look at the sentiments currently dominating this discussion.