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Beyond Meat reported its Q1 earnings yesterday afternoon with sales slipping 9.1% year-over-year and volume down 11.2% as the company plots a path forward with a new $100 million capital infusion.

SunOpta posted volume-fueled revenue growth that “exceeded its expectations” in Q1 2025, according to its latest earnings report released yesterday.

Seena Chriti had big dreams when she launched a brand of traditional Mexican snacks called Paktli in 2021. Too big, it turns out.

A year after Laird Superfood announced the beginning of its “Return to Growth” story, the wellness brand touted its fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit sales gains powered by brick-and-mortar expansion and heightened Amazon sales in its Q1 2025 earnings report yesterday.

On the CPG Week podcast, the team goes over Guayakí’s rebrand, hemp beverages in DTC and a check-in on a pair of recent Q1 earnings calls.

In this marketing roundup, Xochitl, Fly By Jing and Firehook Crackers refreshed their respective brand looks as a number of brands employed new activations and partnerships to build brand awareness.

The latest episode of Elevator Talk features leaders from Joon, Scobucha, Hey!Hunger, Jozo and Fable Fish Co. Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. Our special co-host is Eleanor Hayden, the founder & CEO of Hayden Consultancy, who shared her thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.

After its primary lender pulled nearly two-thirds of the company’s available cash, Meati – once valued at $650 million – is reportedly slated to sell for $4 million.

For the second time in two years, Hain Celestial is once again changing its leadership team and initiating a strategic portfolio review after reporting Q3 net sales dropped 11%.

Alt-meat purveyor Beyond Meat has launched Beyond Chicken Pieces at over 1,900 Kroger stores nationwide. Capitalizing on consumer demand for high protein, the unbreaded chicken product features 21 grams of plant-based protein per serving.

Cuts across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have hit the FDA especially hard. Hear why former Human Foods Deputy Commissioner Jim Jones is now questioning the agency’s ability to keep functioning.

Today, attorneys general from 19 states and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit in Rhode Island federal court challenging staffing cuts across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Those cuts have reduced the department’s headcount by one-quarter, impacting nearly 20,000 employees over the course of the past three months.

As consumers and companies become more fearful of looming economic challenges, Gopuff’s solution is to go big. The ecommerce grocery platform announced today a new multipack line of bulk products called GoXL, with over 300 items available for home delivery.

Upcycled puffed snack brand B-Sides launched in January, focusing on its health claims over a marketing too closely to a sustainability message.