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

Pipcorn has rebranded to Pip’s Heirloom Snacks as it transitions its portfolio from seed oils to avocado oil.

The CPG space is tough, and plenty of businesses are working to ensure they have plenty of cash on hand amid the ever-changing tariff situation, tight investment environment and whatever else is still to come. Some are bridging those gaps with lines of credit.

Alternative dairy ingredient provider Climax Foods has rebranded as Bettani Farms amid new leadership and a $6.5 million investment.

With 35% of U.S. consumers actively seeking high-protein claims and 26% having bought a refrigerated protein or snack bar in the past three months, demand for protein snacks remains strong. Insiders can full the full report, curated especially for Nosh.

This week we’re getting a seven figure lesson from Painterland Sisters – while emptying our savings accounts for Once Upon a Farm’s IPO.

After 13 years at the helm of modern hot sauce brand Yellowbird Foods, co-founder George Milton is stepping down as CEO.

Walmart U.S. announced this week its plans to remove synthetic dyes – alongside certain preservatives, artificial sweeteners and fat substitutes – from its private brand food products by 2027. The company claims the shift stems from customer demands.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Yaza expands beyond its flagship labneh, Junkless and Ghost venture into protein bars, and Yasso introduces a new spoonable format for its frozen Greek yogurt. Bulletproof Bulletproof has unveiled its latest Artisan coffee flavor: Cinnamon + Vanilla. The new offering combines Saigon cinnamon and Madagascar vanilla with toxin-tested… Read more »

Somewhere between 10% and 30% of Americans avoid or have avoided gluten, yet the burgeoning frozen sandwich category historically has lacked options for this significant swath of shoppers. Rudi’s Rocky Mountain Bakery debuted Gluten Free Sandos with Justin’s Peanut Butter in Grape and Strawberry flavors in August.

In this reviews roundup, we take a bite out of One Trick Pony’s foray into the salty snack set, Junkless granola bars, and Slim Jim’s meaty mashup with Buffalo Wild Wings.

On this episode of CPG Week, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Brad Avery unpack Once Upon A Farm’s IPO announcement, a grocery retailer’s adoption of a food health scoring system, breakfast maker Seven Sundays’ step toward vertical integration, and Beckett Industries’ new food and beverage focused fund.

KIND Snacks is working to jumpstart the scale-up efforts of paper-based packaging materials and show a potential for these materials to succeed in the mainstream marketplace by sharing a look inside its ongoing pilot test.

A year-and-a-half after bringing cereal to the table, lifestyle CPG brand Ghost is again partnering with General Mills for a line of protein bars launching this month.

Amid efforts to restore its service levels, Conagra Brands posted net sales and profit declines during the first quarter of fiscal 2026.