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

Roughly two years ago, Krave Jerky founder Jon Sebastiani declared his plan to transform Sonoma, Calif. into a CPG mecca with the launch of investment and incubation group Sonoma Brands. Today, with the announcement of a new fund and new capital invested in his snack brand Smashmallow, Sebastiani looks to be well on his way to fulfilling this goal.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week that it will not actively enforce certain areas of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). One provision in particular has the potential to impact CPG supply chains.

Today Icelandic-style yogurt producer siggi’s announced its sale to global dairy company Lactalis. Siggi’s says its products, known as “skyr,” comprise the fastest growing yogurt in conventional grocery.

During November’s NOSH Live Winter business conference in Santa Monica, Calif., the Supermarket Guru shared his thoughts on the food industry’s evolution in 2017, and how he thinks it will shape future growth and innovation in the new year.

Seaweed-focused food brand Ocean’s Halo is ready to conquer another center store category with the debut of organic, gluten-free, soy-inspired, but soy-free sauces.

The soup franchise and producer made famous by the TV series “Seinfeld” wants to make sure they never have to say “no soup for you” to consumers again. And with a new executive team, president Joseph Hagan believes he won’t have to.

The industry is buzzing with predictions about the future of food in 2018. While no one has a crystal ball to know what the new year might bring, we do have data and reports from industry experts making their best educated guesses.

Cold brew won’t save the world. Just ask Chameleon Cold-Brew co-founder and CEO Chris Campbell; How Golden Road’s Meg Gill is paving a gilded path for craft at Anheuser-Busch; The Tribali take on grass-fed meat. This episode is presented by OWYN.

During his presentation at NOSH Live Winter in Santa Monica, California, earlier this month, Adnan Durrani spoke about his experience building the Halal-focused food brand and what he learned from working with investors.

This year was filled with brand consolidations, new line creations and engaging conversations around how the natural products industry could continue to grow — and Project NOSH covered it all. Here are the most read stories on NOSH over the past year.

The nonprofit trade organization has submitted a proposal to create an updated definition and a set of “harmonized” international guidelines for the use of probiotics in foods and dietary supplements.

Everyone’s heard “15 minutes could save you 15 percent or more in car insurance.” Well folks, we don’t know much about the business of insuring your 2009 Honda Accord, but we can tell you that taking 15 minutes to listen to this special edition of Taste Radio could be a game-changer for you and your company.

With a record amount of money flowing into the packaged food and beverage industry, and with a lot more to come in 2018, cooperation, rather than competition, is the rising tide. Here are some reasons why we anticipate that 2018 will be a landmark year of “Coopetition.”

From a major CPG giant looking to promote a more inclusive workforce to a drinkable refrigerated soup brand looking to broaden its platform, companies large and small grew their staff in recent months. Here is the latest in hiring news within the natural food world.