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

From a vegan snack brand’s entrance into frozen, to a side maker’s move to center plate, here are five brands debuting in new categories and aisles at the trade show.

MUSH bridges the gap between health and convenience by putting overnight oats in a grab-and-go format. Ashley Thompson, the company’s CEO and co-founder, shares how the unique packaging, which features a built-in-spoon, makes this product easily snackable.

PieShell founder/CEO Cheryl Clements shares the secrets to a successful crowdfunding campaign and why this method of fundraising has risen in popularity among food brands. Chef and food truck pioneer Roy Choi dishes on the cultural value of food.

From an HPP hummus maker multiplying its retail footprint, to an instant ramen brand gaining a nationwide presence, here is your latest in distribution news.

With the launch of Peckish, a fresh snacking platform centered around eggs, food incubator and investor Sonoma Brands is aiming to bring the same attention to the egg as founder Jon Sebastiani did for meat snacks at his previous company, KRAVE Jerky.

Brown’s departure comes less than 18 months after joining the Greek yogurt market leader.

From expanded product lines and offerings, to leadership changes and regulation amendments, here are some of this week’s top news stories that you should know.

Iwon organics, a high protein chip brand targeted at athletes and health conscious consumers, announced this week that it’s bringing a new protein puff line to more than 4,500 GNC stores in October.

Boulder, Colorado-based oat bar brand Bobo’s announced this week that it received series B funding from repeat investors Boulder Investment Group Reprise (BIGR) and Ridgeline Ventures. The two firms led the brand’s $8 million series A round in February 2017.

Mission — or project — accomplished. At NOSH.com you can now find all the same news, analysis, video, community, suppliers, and partnership that was located at ProjectNOSH.com just with a slightly new name.

During the company’s annual Analyst Event last week, Hershey executives showed attendees why they think the company is positioning itself to become a leader in the e-commerce space — and what other brands can learn from its transformation to a digital-first operation.

Bootstrap startup Kween developed spreadable granola butter to offer a gluten-free, nut-free, and low sugar nut butter alternative for health-conscious millennials and parents. CEO & Co-founder, Ali Bonar, shares how the brand aims to remind people that eating can be pleasurable and fun, while still nourishing your body.

The velocity and interest behind this popular fall flavor speaks to the potential power of seasonal limited time offerings as a strategy to boost sales for many emerging brands. And with digital data being more accessible than ever, brands are using pumpkin spice as a way of trying out short-term runs for the first time and to test out strategies in their digital marketing repertoire.

This week we’re joined by the globetrotting, bizarre food eating television show host Andrew Zimmern, who pulls no punches when it comes to his thoughts on the business of health and wellness foods. We also meet with James McLaughlin, the CEO of influential and trendsetting coffee company Intelligentsia and discuss its unique approach to the cafe business.