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

One of the world’s largest beef packers and a leading food processor and ingredient maker have partnered to launch a new venture Plant Plus Foods just as sales slump across the plant-based food industry.

On this week’s show, the NOSH team discusses what’s new in convenience channels and the future of the plant-based meat industry. In the interview, NOSH’s Carol Ortenberg talked with Bachan’s founder Justin Gill about growing into profitability and building a successful brand quietly.

Plant-based meats are branching out from the early success of ground meat and are seeing opportunity in commodity meat and seafood where the deli and canned food categories remain strong bets during periods of economic downturn.

Evolved Chocolate has rebranded itself in hopes of moving beyond its keto-centric product line and marketing the sugar-free chocolates to health-conscious consumers who want a better-for-you indulgence.

In this video 4th & Heart CEO Max Dichter shares how a product reformulation, SKU rationalization and changes to its manufacturing processes have benefitted the ghee company’s financial health.

Former Green Park holdings executive Christian Quie joins low-sugar chocolatiers Chocxo, Utz lays out a succession plan, Thrive Market positions towards refrigerated and gut-health bar maker BelliWelli adds a seasoned executive to sales team.

CPG executive Doug Radi is headed to cookie dough company Sweet Loren’s to serve as its president, a newly created role in which he will oversee all departments and report directly to founder and CEO Loren Brill.

At Expo East 2022, reporter Adrianne DeLuca sat down with Seal The Seasons CEO Patrick Mateer to discuss the brand’s new smoothie kits and why Mateer believes all natural food brands should be watching the regenerative agriculture movement.

Following ownership changes over the past year, the team behind family-focused snack brand From the Ground Up is launching a new sister brand called You Need This aimed at catering to a more mainstream, Gen-Z audience.

Impossible Foods has laid off around 6% of its 800-person workforce under a structural reorganization led by CEO Peter McGuinness, according to media reports.

Natural Products Expo East 2022 saw aisles upon aisles of better-for-you treats aimed to cure any sweet tooth. Check out the gallery for everything from autumn-inspired nut butters and cocoa truffle bars to low-sugar chew candies and poppable ice cream bites.

In this week’s roundup: Ecommerce platform GTFO It’s Vegan launches new research and advisory platform; JBS shutters Planterra brand OZO; Daily Harvest supports Latino farmers with regenerative ag grant program; and Yolélé launches fonio beer.

Rip Van is hoping to turn the crowded sandwich cookie category on its head with the upcoming launch of its newest better-for-you treat, Leos, which it hopes can help the brand expand upon the potential of its dough and syrup technology.