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

Within the show’s “Incubator Village,” the Specialty Food Association showcased 11 food and beverage incubators from across the U.S., along with their portfolio brands.

From legal difficulties surrounding a vegan fast casual chain’s move into retail, to big food’s fight to require refined ingredients included within GMO labeling, here is the natural food news you need to know this week.

Speaking at NOSH Live 2018, ONE Brands CEO and president Peter Burns discussed the business and personal principles that govern how he has run and operated some of the leading natural products companies, such as Justin’s and Celestial Seasonings.

Though condiments have always been well represented at this show, the quality and innovation behind these products caught the NOSH team’s eyes.

Thomas McQuillan, Baldor’s director of food service sales and sustainability, spoke with NOSH about how the specialty and produce distributor is tackling food waste one carrot top at a time.

Nothing says 4th of July like BBQ, fireworks and a special edition of Taste Radio, and in this episode we feature insights and business lessons from four remarkable leaders — JUST founder/CEO Josh Tetrick, REBBL CEO Sheryl O’Loughlin, RXBAR co-founder/CEO Peter Rahal, and Jagermeister CEO Jeff Popkin — who joined us on the podcast in the first half of 2018.

Dean Foods Company announced today that it has increased its ownership percentage and taken a majority stake in flax-based dairy brand Good Karma. The investment marks a return to plant-based products for the dairy producer.

The United Kingdom-based brand has been added to the shelves of more than 1,500 retailers, including Meijer, Walmart and Canadian grocer M&M Food Market.

Collaboration was king for the natural food industry this week. From partnerships between grocery giants and innovative startups, to Hollywood stars and brands, here are some of the top news stories you need to know.

By the end of the summer, all of the company’s existing place-and-bake flavors will be exclusively gluten-free, vegan and nut-free. Sweet Loren’s has also launched a line of refrigerated, gluten-free, edible cookie dough.

Better-for-you pizza company Rustic Crust, Inc. today announced the close of an $8 million round of capital, its first raise in roughly eight years. Advantage Capital Agribusiness Partners (ACAP) provided the majority of the capital

The merger of Conagra and Pinnacle makes the duo the second-largest U.S. frozen food company behind Nestle.

The lawsuit claims the brand misleads consumers with its front-of-pack design, and now the suit is driving many industry leaders to question what are the most effective ways to deploy clean label marketing strategies.

Industry insider and Presence Marketing founder/CEO on how the natural foods industry has “grown up” and his approach to identifying disruptive brands and concepts; Taza Chocolate founder/CEO Alex Whitmore on how a focused and uncompromising approach to quality has differentiated Taza from the competition and why only recently the company decided to accept outside investment for the first time