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

After 13 years at the helm of modern hot sauce brand Yellowbird Foods, co-founder George Milton is stepping down as CEO.

Walmart U.S. announced this week its plans to remove synthetic dyes – alongside certain preservatives, artificial sweeteners and fat substitutes – from its private brand food products by 2027. The company claims the shift stems from customer demands.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Yaza expands beyond its flagship labneh, Junkless and Ghost venture into protein bars, and Yasso introduces a new spoonable format for its frozen Greek yogurt. Bulletproof Bulletproof has unveiled its latest Artisan coffee flavor: Cinnamon + Vanilla. The new offering combines Saigon cinnamon and Madagascar vanilla with toxin-tested… Read more »

Somewhere between 10% and 30% of Americans avoid or have avoided gluten, yet the burgeoning frozen sandwich category historically has lacked options for this significant swath of shoppers. Rudi’s Rocky Mountain Bakery debuted Gluten Free Sandos with Justin’s Peanut Butter in Grape and Strawberry flavors in August.

In this reviews roundup, we take a bite out of One Trick Pony’s foray into the salty snack set, Junkless granola bars, and Slim Jim’s meaty mashup with Buffalo Wild Wings.

On this episode of CPG Week, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Brad Avery unpack Once Upon A Farm’s IPO announcement, a grocery retailer’s adoption of a food health scoring system, breakfast maker Seven Sundays’ step toward vertical integration, and Beckett Industries’ new food and beverage focused fund.

KIND Snacks is working to jumpstart the scale-up efforts of paper-based packaging materials and show a potential for these materials to succeed in the mainstream marketplace by sharing a look inside its ongoing pilot test.

A year-and-a-half after bringing cereal to the table, lifestyle CPG brand Ghost is again partnering with General Mills for a line of protein bars launching this month.

Amid efforts to restore its service levels, Conagra Brands posted net sales and profit declines during the first quarter of fiscal 2026.

Two years since it was acquired by Mike Repole’s PE firm Impact Capital, JUNKLESS is expanding into a new category, protein bars.

Smucker’s Uncrustables is building muscle in the burgeoning protein category with the launch of its aptly-named Higher Protein PB&Js.

Today, Amazon dug deeper into the better-for-you private label realm, merging two of its in-house brands – Amazon Fresh and Happy Belly – under “one cohesive grocery essentials collection” comprised of over 1,000 items.

The condiment category’s newest entrant is Auntie Rana’s, a Bangladeshi condiment line aiming to become a leader in Southeast Asian-inspired pantry staples.

Starday Foods is opening its AI-powered Innovation platform to other F&B brands to streamline the product development process.