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

Circana, the new combined company name for IRI and the NDP group, announced today the second cohort of 13 consumer packaged goods companies for its Diversity and Advantage program (DAP), eight of which are food and beverage brands.

A day ahead of Expo West, news broke that Patagonia Provisions had acquired climate-friendly snack brand Moonshot Snacks, the CPG brand of carbon management platform Planet FWD. A week prior, Planet FWD had announced a new partnership to join forces with Climate Neutral, a carbon credits certification program.

Has a new report touched off industry panic over erythritol? Judging by Expo West, perhaps not quite yet. A week before the show, scientific journal Nature Medicine released a study claiming that erythritol was linked to elevated rates of heart attack and stroke.

Filmed at Expo West 2023, in this interview The Kraft Heinz NotCompany CEO Lucho Lopez-May shares how the joint venture has approached innovation and is bringing plant-based alternatives to the Kraft Heinz portfolio.

In a roundup of news spotted at Natural Products Expo West 2023: Stryve rethinks its packaging, dropping the term “biltong;” Midnight reformulates to incorporate scientifically backed ingredients; and Fabalish expands its portfolio and launches a new look.

In our third video recap from last week’s Natural Products Expo West 2023 in Anaheim, the team breaks down the latest news and updates from the event, including how a number of brands are trying to topple Uncrustables as well as a new target consumer (and use case) for functional foods.

In our third dispatch from the show floor of Natural Products Expo West 2023: Fatso’s new owners share their plans for the brand; Hershey’s discusses their snacking strategy; and UmYum plans for the U.S. debut of its plant-based cheeses.

Venture backed CPG is breathing a sigh of relief for the moment after the federal government stepped in to fully protect all depositors at Silicon Valley Bank after its collapse last week.

In our second daily recap from Natural Products Expo West 2023 in Anaheim this week, managing editor Marty Caballero and reporter Adrianne DeLuca break down the latest news and updates from the event.

In our second report from the show floor of Natural Products Expo West 2023: Cali’Foods picks up Mikey’s as part of a larger expansion plan; Miyoko Schinner shares her story; and MeliBio unveils plans to enter CPG.

In our first notebook from Natural Products Expo West 20223: Bon Devil has a new owner; Jason Starr joins Awakened Foods as CEO; and brands look to fruit-based sweeteners and more sustainable pouch packaging options.

At the close of the event’s opening day, BevNET managing editor Martin Caballero and BevNET & NOSH editor-in-chief Jeffrey Klineman discuss their initial observations and takeaways thus far from Natural Products Expo West 2023 in Anaheim, California, including a pair of exits for two young brands in the bottled water space, a spike in mood-boosting and brain-focused drinks, and how the beverage and supplement markets continue to overlap via product innovation.

After moving from online into retail last year modern Chinese food brand Fly By Jing announced today it raised an additional $12 million in funding to fuel continued expansion primarily in conventional grocery stores.

Lockhart, Texas-based better-for-you food manufacturer Wella Foods announced last week that it has acquired Austin-based nutrition bar company Thunderbird. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.