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

As TikTok has sought to style itself as a one-stop shop for branded content creation, the social media giant is now looking to forge even tighter relationships with CPG brands; becoming not just a marketing tool, but an entire product innovation platform.

Meat snacks have long been dominated by strips, sticks and jerky, but for beef puff snack BUFFS, that’s even more reason to innovate.

Organic coconut sugar producer Big Tree Farms has secured a $10 million investment from Natixis Investment Managers affiliate, Mirova.

Frozen food maker Saffron Road has elevated president Paul Turbeville to the role of chief executive. He succeeds Adnan Durrani, who will transition to an executive chairman position and continue to guide the Connecticut-based company’s long-term strategy.

This week, we’re roaming the halls of the inaugural Winter FancyFaire, scaling nationwide at Whole Foods, and investigating the mysterious closure of DayDayCook’s US Operations. Hey, what more could you ask for?

Cactus snack maker Nemi, seasoning blend producer Todo Verde and powdered beverage platform Tuyy have merged under the Tuyyo Foods name.

New entrants in meat snacks showcased at Winter FancyFaire crispy textures and Asian flavors in the jerky set.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, puffcorn brand LikeAir teams up with coffee company Copper Cow Coffee, KIND introduces Protein Max Granola and Jumex ventures into the candy aisle.

A turbulent year for plant-based cheese is opening unexpected doors for the category’s next wave of potential winners. As legacy players stumble and retailers lose confidence in the category, Nuts For Cheese aims to fill a hole for premium, artisanal brands that can deliver on taste, ingredients and trust with retailers and shoppers alike.

Juice maker Jumex USA is bringing its decades-old name to the snack aisle with a new non-beverage product: Jumex GoMix gummies, launching this month online and in select Albertsons locations in West Texas and New Mexico.

Innovation firm Foodberry announced a strategic partnership with snackable cheese and kid pouch expert Bel Group this week, parent to brands like Laughing Cow and GoGo SqueeZ.

Magic Spoon is again expanding beyond the cereal bowl, launching a new line of Protein Pastries at Target.

Better-for-you gummy candy brand Rotten has landed in Dick’s Sporting Goods stores nationwide, doubling down on its core parent-and-child demographic and bringing its total retail door count to over 5,000.

Late-night television personality Guillermo Rodriguez has partnered with Ithaca Hummus founder Chris Kirby and King’s Hawaiian veteran Chris Kasuya to launch Guillermo’s Salsa.