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

CPG veteran Darcey Macken and Twitch streamer Imane Anys, also known as Pokimane, today announced the launch of Myna Snacks, a better-for-you snack line intended to reestablish “positive relationships with snacking.”

Dive into NOSH’s Weekly Briefing with all the top news from last week including Instacart hitting 14% growth, Kellogg cereal staying on track, and Lay’s new recipe.

Rev Energy Gum believes the fuel that drove the brand to over 20,000 retail locations in under five years was a perfectly timed combination of product-market fit and a format that flexes for a range of consumer need states.

In this week’s NOSH Podcast, Brazi Bites cofounder and CMO Junea Rocha shares how and why the brand expanded into breakfast and the often difficult process of product development.

This week’s New Product Gallery reads something like a superhero team-up comic, thanks to a couple of eye-catching co-branded releases from the likes of Blue Circle Foods & Spicewalla, and plant-based meat specialists Daring & Fly By Jing.

In its first public earnings call, ecommerce delivery platform Instacart (listed as MapleBear Inc.) reported revenues of $764 million, a 14% improvement from the same period last year.

WK Kellogg Co., the recently spun-off cereal business from the Kellogg Company, reported net sales fell by -2% to $692 million in Q3 during its first earnings report as an independent company yesterday.

Every winter NOSH’s annual “Best Of” Awards celebrates the companies, brands, individuals, products, ideas and trends that are transforming the better-for-you packaged food industry. The nominees for NOSH’s “Best Of 2023” Awards showcase the profound talent that can be found within the natural food industry.

In its Q3 earnings call, Beyond Meat announced sales declines as it continues to institute a plan to cut costs and prioritize growth after posting high single-digit revenue losses year-over-year.

In the latest episode of Elevator Talk, we feature leaders from Mighty Yum, Behave Candy, Chutni Punch, Lubini and Kanira. Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. This week’s special co-host is Kari Pedriana, the co-founder and CEO of Green Spoon Sales, who shared her thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.

Elevator Talk is returning to NOSH Live! Our Elevator Talk pitch series provides the opportunity to pitch your brand at NOSH Live, taking place in Marina del Rey on November 30 and December 1.

Ahold Delhaize is offloading its online New York City grocery delivery business FreshDirect to Turkish startup Getir, the company announced this morning.

The Hain Celestial Group saw net sales drop 3.3% in Q1 FY2024 (compared to a 2% drop in Q4 2023) as the impact of its Hain Reimagined strategy is being felt, said president and CEO Wendy Davidson in a statement.

Entrepreneurs have a love-hate relationship with the big CPG companies: they make fun of their lumbering approach to innovation and their distance from consumers, but they admire their distribution efficiency and crave their resources. At NOSH Live Winter 2023, attendees will hear from executives who are familiar with both ends of the industry spectrum.