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

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.

BevNET CPG Media, the leading media and event company covering the CPG industry, is proud to announce a new partnership with :INCLUDED CPG, a nonprofit dedicated to driving amplification and opportunity equity for entrepreneurs of color in consumer packaged goods.

UNFI reported net loss was $118 million in FY2025, attributed to lost income and costs associated with its early-June cyber incident.

SPINS today announced the debut of two new platforms for both CPG brands and retailers that will expand the market researcher’s capabilities into digital marketing and AI enablement.

Better-for-you breakfast brand Seven Sundays revealed it has taken a step toward vertical integration with the acquisition of its longtime manufacturing partner Birch Packaging. The transaction closed in June, and financial details were not disclosed.

Organic baby and kid food brand Little Spoon has grown up, today announcing its first-ever move into brick-and-mortar retail with an “unprecedented” launch at Target.