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

This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Brad Avery discuss San Francisco’s lawsuit over ultraprocessed foods, Anheuser-Busch’s $490 million acquisition of BeatBox, Stockeld Dreamery’s sale to Bettani Farms, and Ripple Foods’ $17 million funding round.

Quality issues can quickly kill an emerging brand. We recently spoke with a co-manufacturing specialist about how emerging brands can set themselves up to successfully scale within an outsourced manufacturing environment.

Amid reported settlement talks with $4 billion activist investor Elliott Investment Management, PepsiCo announced on Monday that it is evaluating an integrated model for its North America supply chain and go-to-market optimization initiatives.

Campbell’s is doubling down on its bet on Rao’s, announcing during its first-quarter earnings call today it will acquire a 49% stake in the brand’s long-term producer, La Regina, for $286 million.

Will the Poppi playbook work for Jams? Stephen Ellsworth, who co-founded modern soda brand Poppi with his wife, Allison, has joined consumer products house The DropOut Companies as an operating partner. The DropOut Companies was established by Connor Blakley and Josh Franko to launch and scale reimagined childhood classics. Earlier this year, the Nashville-based venture… Read more »

Righteous Felon Craft Jerky secured an investment from GroundForce Capital, a founder-led investment firm that has previously backed Liquid Death, OWYN and Vive Organic. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Unilever is nearing the official spinoff of its ice cream business, The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC), which listed on Amsterdam’s Euronext market Monday at a valuation below analyst expectations.

Stephen Ellsworth, who co-founded modern soda brand Poppi with his wife, Allison, has joined consumer products house DropOut Companies as an operating partner.

Rotten was named the winner of Pitch Slam 16, Nosh’s annual pitch competition for emerging food brands sponsored by Vdriven.

This week, we’re diving into all that was at this year’s Nosh Live, eating some seriously manly cereal, and spritzing ourselves with a grocer’s finest. Hey, what more could you ask for?

Nosh Live 2025 has wrapped. But the event’s second day, held in Marina Del Rey, Calif., offered a packed lineup of CPG industry insights including a look from SPINS at the divide between what consumers say they want and what they actually buy, an inside look at how CVS crafts its grocery offerings, and entrepreneurial insights from Primal Kitchen founder Morgan Zanotti. It also offered the Nosh Pitch Slam, which was won by low-sugar candy brand Rotten.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Pistachio and My/Mochi gear up for the holidays with seasonal offerings and SNAX-Sational Brands teams with Chiquita to launch its first product outside of popcorn.

Day one of Nosh Live 2025 got off to a star-powered start with Khloud Foods founder Khloé Kardashian taking the stage in Marina Del Rey, California.

Each year, the Nosh Best Of awards, presented by TruFru, honor the founders, brands, and ideas reshaping the future of packaged food – not just through growth, but through leadership, courage, creativity and a commitment to better business. These winners reflect where the industry is heading: toward higher standards, smarter innovation, and a deeper understanding of what today’s consumers truly value.