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Nestlé USA has completed the removal of artificial colors from its U.S. food and beverage portfolio, marking a significant milestone in the company’s broader effort to align with shifting consumer expectations around ingredients, transparency and nutrition.

Archer Meat Snacks is branching beyond beef and turkey for the first time, betting chicken can help fuel its next phase of growth as retailers devote more space to the booming meat snacks category.

The Campbell’s Company is expanding its reach in the growing gluten-free category through a new partnership with Banza, marking the first time it has launched a gluten-free version of its condensed chicken noodle soup.

The affected sites include a beef production plant in Souderton, Pa., that employs 1,700 workers and a value-added facility in Memphis that employs 200 workers,

Roughly seven months after securing $55 million to accelerate its push into the mainstream market, The EVERY Company is taking another step toward industrial scale.

Protein bars have long borrowed cues from the candy and cookie aisles. Takeaways is taking inspiration from the salty snacks set instead.

This week, we’re live from New York at BevNET Live, inspecting Superb Bakehouse’s new digs, and wielding a 3ft long Coors tallerboy like Excalibur. Hey, what more could you ask for?

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Veggies Made Great brings hidden veggies to the frozen pastry aisle, Smash Kitchen makes its first foray into the pasta and pizza sauce category.

Vertical farming company AeroFarms announced it has been acquired by an affiliate of Palm Ventures, an Austin- and Greenwich-based family investment office.

Just six months after its direct-to-consumer debut, children’s snack brand cadootz! is launching nationwide at Target.

Nostalgia-inspired better-for-you breakfast and snack products maker Magic Spoon is betting that the oatmeal category is ready for the same overhaul it brought to the cereal aisle several years ago.

Rolling out to Kroger stores this month, Snackers is a line of smaller-format items made with simple ingredients including antibiotic-free meat and cage-free eggs.

The launch marks a major milestone for the Las Vegas-based brand, which has rapidly expanded into thousands of stores across the club and grocery channels since its debut six years ago.

Diamond Brew closed an oversubscribed pre-seed round to fuel innovation and support an expansion into the military channel.