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

The plant-based food movement has seeped into every corner of the grocery store from the butcher counter to frozen and center store. At Expo West we saw plenty of new entrants and the expansion of product lines from key players in the space.

At Expo West, Planet Based Foods founder and CEO discusses the impetus behind the company’s new hemp-based, dairy-free ice cream line and how it plans to promote hemp’s sustainable and regenerative attributes.

Following a contentious breakup, Miyoko Schinner has countersued vegan dairy company Miyoko’s PBC, alleging that she was dismissed from the company she founded in retaliation for her claims of gender discrimination.

At Expo West 2023 NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg sat down with Core Foods president and CMO, Brett Hartmann, to discuss how the company is approaching innovation, what lessons it learned from its first foray into shelf-stable snacks and the role retailers play in its decision making process.

In this week’s roundup: Kelloggs unveils names for new business divisions, Blue Apron works to solve liquidity issues, Meijer expands Flashfood program to include SNAP benefits and Albertsons and McCormick introduce new product looks.

From smoothie mixes to new cereals and oatmeals featuring adaptogenic ingredients to on-the-go morning meals, the show floor was packed with both new and old entrants in the category. Here’s a look at some of the newly released products featured at Expo West 2023.

Big changes are afoot at CircleUp. The company, which has become a significant source of investment and lending capital to early-stage CPG brands, has has begun divesting its financing vehicles, including a venture capital fund and a credit platform

At last week’s Natural Products Expo West, innovations in the frozen food set were plentiful, ranging from modern interpretations of international flavors to plant-based breakfast sandwiches to crispy appetizers. Here’s a look at some of the notable new and recently-launched products featured at Expo West 2023.

Watch reporter Lukas Southard talk with FitJoy’s founder and president Norman Taliaferro about the brand’s progression from whey protein bar into grain-free snack company. Taliaferro explains how building an inclusive brand is more important than individual product callouts.

The NOSH team discusses what they saw, heard and tasted at Expo West 2023 including the possible reverberations of Silicon Valley Bank’s meltdown on CPG food startups.

EnWave Corporation has sold its Moon Cheese snack brand to Creations Foods along with a royalty-bearing commercial license agreement to produce cheese snacks in the U.S. as the food drying technology company strategically focuses from retail CPG to licensing partnerships.

We’re inviting the local Boston CPG community to our HQ office on Thursday, April 13th for a food, beverage and beer industry meetup. Join our BevNET, NOSH, Brewbound and Taste Radio teams from 6 PM to 8 PM ET for networking, beverages and light appetizers. We also encourage you to BYOS a.k.a. “bring your own samples” for others to try!

Facing a net loss of $15.6 million in Q4 2022 – up 126% year-over-year – plant-based food and powdered drink brand Laird Superfood said it is emphasizing turnaround efforts in the new year during an earnings call this week.

Swedish oat beverage maker Oatly announced that revenue increased 4.9% year-over-year to reach $195.1 million in Q4, while also informing investors that it had secured $425 million in financing commitments that will allow the business to grow as it looks to reach “self-sufficiency.”