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

He made over $70 million off the sale of Pirate’s Booty, but Rob Ehrlich is as passionate, driven and excited as ever about disrupting the food business with his latest venture, Vegan Rob’s; how the hard-charging DeCicco brothers, founders of fast-growing brand Sunniva Super Coffee, splashed into the “Shark Tank”; a Breezy ride with the co-founder/CEO of almond brand Skinny Dipped.

A month after the fruit bar maker was hit with a lawsuit centered around its clean label branding, the company is sporting a new look that more zealously embraces the same characteristics it was sued for.

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In a email to suppliers today, Whole Foods Market executives announced that the company will delay the rollout of its planned GMO Labeling Policy.

From leadership changes at Campbell’s to cookie rebrands and innovation announcements, here’s this week’s top natural food news.

Candy brand Project 7 will launch a new Skittles-like product line in Whole Foods Market locations nationwide — the first time the brand has been sold in the natural channel.

From Kroger announcing a strategic alliance with UK grocery e-commerce player Ocado to Amazon Go expanding to new cities, the world of retail saw many changes this week. Here’s what it means for the shopping landscape.

Hey guess what? We’ve added a couple more key decision makers to the NOSH Live Lineup: Matthew McCarthy, who runs the food portfolio for Unilever North America, and Ashley Borden, 7-Eleven’s center store product director. The pair join the roster of top entrepreneurs, investors, retailers and experts who will gather at NOSH Live for two days of learning, networking, sampling and socializing.

From changes within an upcycled ingredient company to sweet additions for a rising candy company, here is the latest hiring news within natural food.

Today Hu Products, a producer of paleo-friendly, vegan, organic chocolate, announced the close of a round of funding led by Sonoma Brands, the venture fund helmed by CPG veteran Jon Sebastiani.

From “kitchen to exit,” this week’s episode features interviews with two founders who have personified the entrepreneurial dream: Clayton Christopher, the co-founder of Sweet Leaf Tea, Deep Eddy Vodka and private equity firm CAVU, and John McDonald, the founder of iconic craft beer company Boulevard Brewing.

Samantha Brands announced last week that it has launched its first product, fruit-based snack line Wildmade, as a sister brand to fruit and veggie snack line Veggie-Go’s.

This week the natural products industry saw new owners, new looks and new products from some of the hottest brands on shelves.

The Vermont-based company launched with the mission of making Greek yogurt approachable to consumers that don’t like its traditional taste or texture. Now, the brand is bringing that same mission to a new variety: Skyr.