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

Five years after launching its signature oat-based granola butter, Oat Haus has opened a new growth phase by leaving its 11,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Philadelphia and moving into a 45,000 sq. ft. manufacturing and fulfillment facility in Cleveland.

Wellful, an omnichannel health and wellness company, is rebooting weight management company Jenny Craig as a direct-to-consumer meal platform.

In Expo East news: Happy Wolf brings refrigerated bars to U.S. retail; Mr Bing debuts smaller size to drive trial with perimeter placement; and Lil Gourmet moves toward category standard pack.

Although users may primarily flock to TikTok to jump on the latest dance trends, the short video social media platform is seeking to become one of American consumers’ go-to ecommerce destinations with the launch of TikTok Shop.

At the final Natural Products Expo East, even the annual State of Natural keynote presentation came with an update, now dubbed “Vision 2030.”

Each year, NOSH recognizes natural food industry companies, brands, individuals, products, ideas, and trends through our annual Best Of awards show, presented at our two-day NOSH Live conference. This year, the winners will be announced on November 30th in Marina del Rey, CA.

Expo East 2023 may have ended, but the NOSH team has more news to report from the show floor including a spate of new launches from vegetable-forward frozen food brand Caulipower and rebrands by Jack and Friends and R.E.D.D. Bar.

The NOSH team has been trawling the trade show floor at the last-ever Natural Products Expo East and have complied a healthy haul of notes, thoughts, hot takes and new product finds. Check out this rundown of notable news and updates from the show.

This week’s podcast is a replay from NOSH Live Winter 2022 where Thrive Market’s James Ren and Misfits Market’s Brandie Miller discuss online grocery retail strategy and merchandising tips. Also, the NOSH team discusses what they are expecting to see at this year’s Expo East.

As the NOSH staff heads off to walk the aisles of the final Natural Products Expo East, our team offers a preview of some of the news coming from the show floor.

Price hikes helped General Mills drive sales past analysts’ expectations and improve margins despite consumers’ growing caution, according to the company’s Q1 2024 earnings report released today.

Snack brand LesserEvil has closed a roughly $19 million capital raise, as it seeks to bet big on single-serve snacking and automation. Of the total raise, $13.5 million will go towards offering early investors liquidity while $5.5 million will go to the company as a primary transaction.

Savor the nostalgia because after nearly four decades, Natural Products Expo East is on its last lap. Organizer New Hope Network confirmed in a letter to attendees yesterday that this year’s annual conference, which begins today in Philadelphia and runs through Saturday Sept 23, will be the show’s last.

Shoppers are continuing to struggle with how to mitigate the higher prices at grocery stores, according to Circana, with 94% of consumers are concerned with the cost of food.