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

Rethink Food, a New York City-based nonprofit that partners with local restaurants and donors across the food system, announced today it has acquired nonprofit food box service Wellfare to advance its mission of creating a more sustainable and equitable food system.

The M&A pipeline between The J.M. Smucker Company and Second Nature Brands just got slightly sweeter.

Social media content creator Dana Hasson today launched Homemade ish, a premium baking mix brand crafted for consumer convenience and customizability that operates under the tagline, “Fake it till you bake it.”

After pandemic driven sales highs and inflationary lows, emerging bean brands are using a variety of techniques from online sales marketing to pouched packaging as they differentiate from category incumbents.

This Friday, October 25, early registration pricing expires for Nosh Live Winter 2024, taking place on December 5 + 6 in Marina Del Rey, CA. Register before the weekend and save $100.

In this distribution roundup: Bowlcut locks in Central Market, Stryve grows in the club channel, Doughlicious makes its mass retail debut and more.

Blue Stripes, the brainchild of renowned chocolatier Oded Brenner, is aiming to generate brand awareness, drive sales and roll out new marketing efforts to support its whole cacao products with the support of a recent $20 million Series B funding round led by Zintinus.

Upcycled potato chip maker Uglies is pushing deeper into convenience, working to prioritize the channel to grow awareness for the brand and its food waste reduction mission at a time when retailers are on the lookout for sustainable products.

It’s not even Halloween, and Whole Foods has already moved past the holiday season and on to the New Year.

In this week’s roundup of notable new products, Myna Snacks unveils three limited batch cookie flavors inspired by its community, Treasure Cave seeks to help “blue curious” consumers ease into the classic blue cheese flavor profile and Goodles expands its lineup of gluten-free offerings.

Today’s volatile macroeconomic environment – characterized by inflation and ballooning consumer debt – has heavily influenced shopping behavior within the food and grocery space, creating “unprecedented,” bifurcated consumption patterns and significant M&A opportunities, according to a new report by Capstone Partners.

Founded in 2021, House of Kajaana makes three varieties of frozen Indian meals: Cauliflower Tikka Masala with pea and basmati rice, Roasted Butternut Saag with bright tomato basmati rice, and Coconut Malabar Curry with pumpkin seed basmati rice.

On CPG Week, the podcast team talks about how retaliatory tariffs are plaguing the export market for American craft distillers.

Venture funding increased by 16% quarter–over quarter, driven by more late stage investments compared to the second quarter of the year.