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

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.

Del Monte Foods has agreed to sell off various assets as part of a court-supervised auction process after entering Ch. 11 bankruptcy in July.

SPINS acquired commerce intelligence and omnichannel orchestration platform MikMak this week, accelerating its capabilities for enabling and measuring consumer engagement throughout the shopping experience “across physical, digital, and agentic shelves.”

DDC Enterprise Limited has exited its U.S. operations and pivoted to focus its core food business on Asian markets and accelerate its Bitcoin Reserve Strategy, according to a letter to shareholders released today.

The Nosh team reviews newcomer Bronco’s frozen breakfast sandwich and gummy candy brand Rotten’s new sweet and spicy offering.

Beyond Meat is testing how far it can take its plant-based protein concept with its latest innovation, Beyond Immerse, a functional protein drink line launching Thursday as an ecommerce exclusive LTO.

This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, a leadership shakeup at Lemon Perfect, the acquisition of snacking platform The Good Crisp Company, and Koia’s entry into the modern soda category. The podcasters also share highlights from the Winter FancyFaire show in San Diego.

As cultured dairy brand Good Culture comes under the wing of PE firm L Catterton, the opportunities that have been sitting on the horizon are now within reach.