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

Two Chicago-based retailers Foxtrot and natural grocery chain Dom’s Kitchen & Market announced an all-stock merger that will create a new entity called Outfox Hospitality.

In just one week, natural food professionals will meet in Marina del Rey, CA for NOSH Live Winter 2023. This is your chance to network with industry leaders, sample the latest natural food innovations, and tap into insights that will help you shape your business strategy for 2024.

Ghee butter company 4th & Heart has secured a $10 million investment led by existing investor Cambridge Companies SPG to help the brand build out more production in its ghee stick product line which is seeing rapid growth in the premium butter category.

On this week’s episode of the NOSH Podcast, the team talks Thanksgiving traditions and what is to come at NOSH Live. Then dives into influencer disclosures on social media (or the lack thereof) after the FTC recently sent out warning letters.

We’ve already revealed the finalists for NOSH’s signature pitch competition, the NOSH Live Pitch Slam, taking place at NOSH Live in Marina del Rey on December 1. Now, let’s meet the judges.

TRUFF, the premium, truffle-enhanced condiment brand that has counted global super- brands including Taco Bell, The Super Mario Brothers Movie and Hidden Valley Ranch as partners, now has an icon to call its own.

Vacadillos, the meat snack brand owned by beef biltong purveyor Stryve Foods, is now available nationwide at Albertsons Companies stores, the brand announced in a press release today; Dough and frozen pizza maker Yough! – which markets low-carb doughs made from Greek yogurt – is now available in New York City via GoPuff.

Working with chefs and incorporating food trends has become a common marketing tactic for CPG brands, but that’s very different from building your brand as an outgrowth of your restaurant business – and bringing that company’s cooking mindset to its products. For Dario Wolos, however, there was no other option.

Dive into NOSH’s Weekly Briefing with all the top news from last week including Post Holdings steadying the ship, Fody picking up new investment and White Castle bringing back its stuffing just in time for Thanksgiving.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Caulipower grows its collection of cauliflower-coated chicken products, Amia launches what it claims to be the nation’s first migraine-friendly snack line and The Coconut Cult Teams up with Simple Mills.

Attendees of NOSH Live Winter 2023 will have a chance to look inside the minds – and wallets and stomachs – of the next generation of investors and food delivery services when they hear from a panel of Gen Z and Millennial investors, as well as get insights into what it takes to get to the head of the menu at fast delivery provider GoPuff.

Post Holdings reported overall net sales gains in Q4 paired with volume declines across categories and a healthy bump from its new pet food business.

On this week’s show, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg and the founder and CEO of Zack’s Mighty, Zack Gazzaniga, dive right into a corny discussion on the origins of the brand, its special corn supply chain journey and how different audiences respond to the details of that story.

Plenty of CPG brands also supply foodservice operators in the U.S., but in Mexico, that ecosystem has been deeply ingrained for decades. It’s that relationship that Tacombi has set out to modernize in the U.S.