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

Impact Capital, the family office for longtime CPG entrepreneur Mike Repole, has acquired a majority stake in snack bar brand JUNKLESS Foods, according to an announcement today.

In recent corporate appointments, Grandy Organics has rehired its former COO Rob Maxwell to lead the granola brand, former My/Mochi executive Russell Barnett joins British frozen novelty company Doughlicious and Rä Foods names its new president.

At NOSH Live Winter 2023, attendees will hear from LesserEvil president and CEO Charles Coristine about the ways the snack brand maintains a focus on capital efficiency.

Get ready for our October Community Calls! This month, hear how Fly by Jing grew a condiment subcategory, find out whether fractional sales is right for your business, talk to the VP of Center Store at Fresh Thyme, and learn how to build a sales analytics program for smart decision making.

As of this morning The Kellogg Company is no more. The global food giant completed its previously announced business split into two new separate entities: Kellanova and The W.K. Kellogg Company.

This week the team debriefs after the final Expo East including approaches brands have taken to combat the rising costs of retail and Expo’s new replacement. Then, Ronak Shah, co-founder and CEO of Obvi, discusses how his brand built a D2C-first model on the foundation of a very specific consumer demographic.

In this week’s roundup of notable new products, Primal Kitchen pokes fun at this week’s viral T Swift meme, Magic Spoon offers a better-for-you version of a nostalgic childhood treat and Tea Forte teams up with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

With Congress facing a Sunday deadline to pass bill and keep the government funded, a federal government shutdown is looming. What does this mean for CPG?

Blue Apron announced this morning that Wonder Group, the privately held, vertically-integrated “Fast Fine” dining delivery services founded by Marc Lore, will acquire the company for $13 per share or approximately $130 million in equity value.

We are thrilled to announce a new offering for our food, beverage and beer communities. Introducing: Insider All Access – an even more comprehensive and engaging way to stay up-to-date on the latest industry happenings.

Shopify has invested in B2B wholesale marketplace Faire to creating a partnership to streamline management and purchasing operations for merchants and retailers between the platforms.

Though the show may primarily be known as a launch platform for new products, dozens of brands took to the last ever Natural Products Expo East to highlight rebrands and packaging refreshes across existing products and formats. Check out this gallery to see the fresh new looks from brands including Rob’s Backstage Popcorn, Eat the Change, Tucson Foods and Cometeer.

Snack platform Second Nature Brands (SNB) has purchased nut brand Sahale Snacks from The J.M. Smucker Company.

If you’ve been waiting for a better-for-you sour candy, this may be your moment. A new wave of CPG brands have set their sights on capturing the nostalgia of sucking on a handful of Warheads.