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

Laird Superfood is shutting down its Sisters, Oregon production and fulfillment facility and laying off all workers at the end of this year, the company announced this week.

Kroger will purchase fellow grocery retailer Albertsons in a $24.6 billion deal that has left members of the industry wondering about the long term ramifications for brands and shoppers.

Grocery inflation continued to rise in September, hitting 13.3% versus a year ago; yet, a smaller 1% inflation increase from September to August shows promise for food and beverage prices to moderate in the future.

This week’s roundup of new products saw brands venturing into new categories, creating better-for-you sweet treats and getting a head start on winter seasonals.

After closing the book on his last food and beverage venture Smári Organics, Smári Ásmundsson’s new brand has the Icelandic-born, California-based entrepreneur thinking Bygg. Ásmundsson announced on LinkedIn this month his latest venture, Bygg Foods, which will create foods and beverages made using upcycled barley grain, beginning with a plant-based milk set to launch in… Read more »

One of the world’s largest beef packers and a leading food processor and ingredient maker have partnered to launch a new venture Plant Plus Foods just as sales slump across the plant-based food industry.

On this week’s show, the NOSH team discusses what’s new in convenience channels and the future of the plant-based meat industry. In the interview, NOSH’s Carol Ortenberg talked with Bachan’s founder Justin Gill about growing into profitability and building a successful brand quietly.

Plant-based meats are branching out from the early success of ground meat and are seeing opportunity in commodity meat and seafood where the deli and canned food categories remain strong bets during periods of economic downturn.

Evolved Chocolate has rebranded itself in hopes of moving beyond its keto-centric product line and marketing the sugar-free chocolates to health-conscious consumers who want a better-for-you indulgence.

In this video 4th & Heart CEO Max Dichter shares how a product reformulation, SKU rationalization and changes to its manufacturing processes have benefitted the ghee company’s financial health.

Former Green Park holdings executive Christian Quie joins low-sugar chocolatiers Chocxo, Utz lays out a succession plan, Thrive Market positions towards refrigerated and gut-health bar maker BelliWelli adds a seasoned executive to sales team.

CPG executive Doug Radi is headed to cookie dough company Sweet Loren’s to serve as its president, a newly created role in which he will oversee all departments and report directly to founder and CEO Loren Brill.

At Expo East 2022, reporter Adrianne DeLuca sat down with Seal The Seasons CEO Patrick Mateer to discuss the brand’s new smoothie kits and why Mateer believes all natural food brands should be watching the regenerative agriculture movement.

Following ownership changes over the past year, the team behind family-focused snack brand From the Ground Up is launching a new sister brand called You Need This aimed at catering to a more mainstream, Gen-Z audience.