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

Elizabeth Stein, founder and CEO of Purely Elizabeth, believes she has created a new product type that adds incremental value to the category by opening up more granola use occasions throughout the day.

Bolthouse Farms has unveiled its management succession plan following the retirement of president and COO Bill Levisay. The announcement comes as the brand enters its next chapter of growth as two business entities.

As we look into the Nosh crystal ball and attempt to make sense of what to expect in 2024, we called up a few regulatory experts to run through what they are watching this year.

In this week’s notable new products gallery, Kraft Heinz expands its Taco Bell at Home offerings, Sugarfina pays homage to The Year of the Dragon and WK Kellogg unveils a pricey new vegan cereal.

The hosts discussed the retailer’s new curated endcaps of non-alcoholic RTD cocktails and wine, and why a fast-growing hydration brand has taken a bigger-is-better approach to its packaging. We also spoke with master distiller Will Fabry about his stewardship of CraftCo’s acclaimed spirit brands.

Conagra Brands is increasing investment in innovation, advertising and merchandising to reverse volume declines.

Weaver Holdings, the largest manufacturer of popcorn in the U.S., was acquired by AUA Private Equity Partners for an undisclosed amount. The PE firm has a history of acquiring food manufacturers and aims to inject “efficiency” into the fourth-generation, family-owned business.

Rainforest Distribution Corp. has acquired New England natural and specialty foods distributor Associated Buyers, the companies announced this week. According to a press release, the companies will take roughly two months to transition the Associated Buyers’ network into the Rainforest system.

Having survived the “Utah Cookie Wars,” Dirty Dough is now focusing its efforts on growing its mobile franchising business and raising capital with a newly-appointed CEO at the helm.

Discover the secrets of exponential growth in CPG, learn how to navigate Whole Foods, dive into data-driven trends for building your business, explore updates and best practices for Expo West 2024, and hear from NielsenIQ on navigating today’s shopping trends.

For early stage CPG food brands, navigating the inner workings of selling into retail can easily lead to disaster. Golden Thread CPG wants to be their guide.

Danone has found a buyer for its premium dairy brands Horizon Organic and Wallaby, announcing today it has agreed to sell the businesses to investment firm Platinum Equity.

For over 10 years, Feel Good Foods has steadily grown its gluten-free frozen snack brand but has now for the first time revamped its packaging while also launching several new products to bring it to a broader swathe of retailers and consumers.

This special edition of the podcast features highlights from interviews with seven founders, creators and innovators who joined us on the show during the second half of 2023.