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

In this distribution roundup: Bowlcut locks in Central Market, Stryve grows in the club channel, Doughlicious makes its mass retail debut and more.

Blue Stripes, the brainchild of renowned chocolatier Oded Brenner, is aiming to generate brand awareness, drive sales and roll out new marketing efforts to support its whole cacao products with the support of a recent $20 million Series B funding round led by Zintinus.

Upcycled potato chip maker Uglies is pushing deeper into convenience, working to prioritize the channel to grow awareness for the brand and its food waste reduction mission at a time when retailers are on the lookout for sustainable products.

It’s not even Halloween, and Whole Foods has already moved past the holiday season and on to the New Year.

In this week’s roundup of notable new products, Myna Snacks unveils three limited batch cookie flavors inspired by its community, Treasure Cave seeks to help “blue curious” consumers ease into the classic blue cheese flavor profile and Goodles expands its lineup of gluten-free offerings.

Today’s volatile macroeconomic environment – characterized by inflation and ballooning consumer debt – has heavily influenced shopping behavior within the food and grocery space, creating “unprecedented,” bifurcated consumption patterns and significant M&A opportunities, according to a new report by Capstone Partners.

Founded in 2021, House of Kajaana makes three varieties of frozen Indian meals: Cauliflower Tikka Masala with pea and basmati rice, Roasted Butternut Saag with bright tomato basmati rice, and Coconut Malabar Curry with pumpkin seed basmati rice.

On CPG Week, the podcast team talks about how retaliatory tariffs are plaguing the export market for American craft distillers.

Venture funding increased by 16% quarter–over quarter, driven by more late stage investments compared to the second quarter of the year.

Whole Foods Market has long served as a launching pad for food and beverage brands, but many founders don’t know how to get a foot in the door. What do executives and merchants seek from potential suppliers? And what is required to expand into additional regions? Attendees at Nosh Live Winter 2024 in Marina del Rey, Calif., will learn how to get in, stay in and grow at the natural grocery retailer.

Once Again has added manufacturing muscle and additional ingredients to its portfolio with its latest acquisition as the company seeks to remain competitive both as a B2B supplier and standalone CPG brand.

Albertsons Companies surpassed analysts’ projections in reporting second-quarter net sales and other revenue of $18.6 billion today, up from $18.3 billion last year, propelled by an increase in digital sales and omnichannel shoppers.

At Nosh Live on December 5 + 6 in Marina del Rey, packaged food brands are invited to meet one-to-one with leading retail buyers. Lisa Tosun from Whole Foods Market will be available for private meetings during the two-day event.

Blue Stripes, a purveyor of sustainable cacao fruit-based food and beverage products, announced today it has raised $20 million in a Series B funding round intended to help the brand advance its whole cacao process technologies, develop new products and expand distribution.