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

Gen Z-founded hummus brand Habiza this week became food media platform Foodbeast’s first investment, marking the debut of its new business arm: Foodbeast Ventures.

The Nosh team rates RXBAR Protein Energy Bites and Linear All Natural Protein Bar on taste, texture, packaging and positioning.

Four investors at the forefront of packaged food dealmaking discussed the new funding landscape at Nosh Live earlier this month. The panel included Genevieve Gilbreath of Springdale Ventures; Pedro Aldrete of Santatera Capital; Scott Caras of Relentless Consumer Partners; and William Quartner of Prelude Growth Partners.

This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss leadership changes at Coca-Cola and Kraft Heinz, Thrive Market’s decision to drop alcohol, and what the apparent closure of Believer Meats means for the future of cultured protein.

General Mills has made price cuts across roughly two-thirds of its North America Retail (NAR) portfolio as “lower- and middle-income consumers [continue] to feel significant economic pressure.”

PepsiCo’s leadership structure is getting a year-end refresh with a string of organizational changes announced Wednesday morning.

New Jersey-based pasta sauce slinger Hoboken Farms is feeling the love from its customer base after avid fans stepped up to lead its $4 million funding round.

At Nosh Live 2025, Khloud Foods CEO Jeff Rubenstein joined founder Khloé Kardashian to discuss the upsides and pitfalls of celebrity-led brands, the rationale behind protein-forward popcorn for GLP-1 users, and early signals of a sizable innovation roadmap.

After making its retail debut in 300 Target stores last month, Candy Date brand Smood Sweets is set to go national with the mass retail chain in March, bringing the brand to all 1,900 locations.

Founders Row, a new venture studio focused on founder-led consumer businesses, announced today its backing of direct-to-consumer soft pretzel brand Hot Box Pretzels.

Truly Indian is working to find its footing as a provider of better-for-you Indian meals and appetizers. But the emerging business has found itself in the middle of an unexpected battle: the impact of tariffs.

Former Kellanova CEO Steve Cahillane will be the new Kraft Heinz chief executive, and will lead one-half of the company’s planned split.

PepsiCo allegedly created a soft drink “price gap” with Walmart, creating a system that allowed the world’s largest retail to obtain preferential promotional payments, while those same payments were reduced for Walmart’s competitors, according to court documents unsealed last week.

At Nosh Live Winter 2025, Luke’s Lobster CEO Luke Holden discussed how his vertically integrated company has adapted to various challenges.