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

In this week’s roundup: CPG execs take action on regenerative ag, New Culture names new investment partner, celebrity chef Kai Chase launches new spice platform and Impossible’s patent holds up amid fight with Motif.

Amid continued efforts to ramp up its omnichannel growth, Los Angeles-based specialty coffee brand Chamberlain Coffee has named Liz Ahern as chief marketing officer, where she will be tasked with overseeing brand strategy, distribution expansion and integrated campaign planning and execution across all marketing touchpoints.

Albertsons is working to overturn a temporary restraining order (TRO) “as quickly as possible,” in order to unshackle its ability to divvy up $4 million in special cash dividend payments to shareholders, previously set to be paid on Monday, November 7.

Don’t call Whole30 a diet. It’s a lifestyle or, as the brand calls it, a “self-experiment.” It’s this mindset that has enabled the 13-year-old Whole30 plan to continue to attract new devotees as well as retain existing members while other diets have waxed and waned. At NOSH Live Winter 2022 on December 1 and 2… Read more »

On this week’s show, the NOSH team discuss creators embracing the CPG industry and Charley Cummings, founder and CEO of Walden Mutual talks about the company’s plans for creating a digital bank that can be “means to an end” for a more sustainable, locally-focused food system.

Joe Oblas, has departed Stryve Foods, the meat snacks company he co-founded in 2017. According to Oblas and trademark filings, the company will be adding new products in the pet food category.

The Kellogg Company reported Thursday morning $4.1 billion in organic net sales and raised its full-year 2022 guidance on the back of its strong snack category growth during its third quarter earnings report.

Global snack giant Mondelēz International reported an 8.1% increase in net revenues during Q3, largely driven by organic revenue growth and the impact of recent acquisitions including Clif Bar and Greek snack brand portfolio Chipita.

Attorneys general from Washington state and the District of Columbia are seeking to temporarily block a $4 billion payout to Albertsons’ shareholders on November 7, filing lawsuits this week to put a hold on the cash dividend at least until the grocery giant’s proposed merger with Kroger can be reviewed by federal regulators. Albertsons’ shareholder… Read more »

The 13th installment of NOSH Live Winter’s Pitch Slam is now less than 30 days away, and it’s time to reveal two more competitors: grain-free cracker brand The Humble Seed and gourmet marshmallow maker Mojave Mallows.

Tech-enabled finance platform Ampla Technologies announced this week it has acquired Upside Financing, a move it says will help the company open up a B2B buy-now, pay-later market. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Our next virtual networking event is on Wednesday, November 9th from 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET. Virtual networking is a series that connects food and beverage brands with industry experts. Growing brands will have the opportunity to meet 1:1 with leaders from Whipstitch Capital, Piper Sandler, FDM Sales Management, Chase Ink. Public Relations, MomentumCPG, and Arena Partners.

United Natural Foods Inc (UNFI) has teamed up with software provider Cornerstone for Natural to introduce Smart Shelf Tags built with its proprietary ELi technology, which purportedly offer a more secure and enhanced version of a QR Code.

In just 30 days, leaders from Whole30, Dyrdek Machine, Yasso, Kroger, Truffl, Sana Sano, Barnana, Spins, and others will take the stage to discuss strategies and tactics that help brands grow. Explore community building, expanding into brick and mortar, investing and incubating, moving past entrepreneurial mistakes and more.