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

The Hispanic Marketing Council is using the term to refer to a superficial marketing approach that layers Latino elements onto products, campaigns, media or entertainment for the appearance of diversity.

On the CPG Week podcast, the team discusses BevNET Live Summer, the planned merger of BlueTriton and Primo Water as well as DayDayCook’s acquisition of Omsom.

Also in this issue: Ore-Ida’s Tot-Protecting Pants; Pilgrim’s New Look; FDA Issues Warning To Dollar Tree; CPI: Food Prices Rise; and Once Upon A Farm Partners with Angel City Football Club.

B.T.R. Nation has lined up new partnerships with Costco and Thrive Market as the better-for-you snack maker raises capital to meet its new production demands.

Dozens of brands have participated in Whole Foods Market’s Local and Emerging Accelerator Program since it launched in 2022.

Since its founding in 2015, the CPG sales agency, specializing in retail execution for emerging brands, has grown to over 100 clients.

In this week’s new products roundup, Death Wish launches its first offering specifically crafted for iced coffee consumption, Belgian Boys expands its lineup of breakfast products and HelloFresh teams up with Colavita for its Ciao, Italia menu.

Also in this issue: Meati Faces Setback In IP Suit; Actress Busy Phillips Invests in BEHAVE; Albertsons To Take Wonder Out of TV Ads; Kikkoman Brings Japan To Wisconsin; and Two-Year-Long Amy’s Kitchen Boycott Ends.

Asian sauce and noodle brand Omsom announced today it has been acquired by growing multi-Asian food brand platform DayDayCook. The deal will consist of a combination of DDC cash and stock which will be paid out over a four-year term. Five non-executive employees of Omsom have been granted 160,000 shares of DDC’s Class A Ordinary… Read more »

To capture a larger share of the cooking and finishing oil market, Chefs Life – the company founded by celebrity chef and restaurateur Brian Malarkey – is introducing a new line of squeeze bottles to its portfolio while expanding its national distribution footprint.

There’s no question that powerhouse national distributor UNFI’s new Simplified Supplier Approach (SSA) is more streamlined than previous agreements. But that’s about the only thing everyone will agree on.

The podcast team unpacks UNFI’s recently implemented new supplier policy and some less-than-favorable industry reactions.

Also in this issue: Step Inside Wicked Kitchen’s New Home; Report: Lead Found in Puffed Snacks; West Food Brands Up For Sale; and Dohler, Apparo Announce Partnership.

Wicked Kitchen is on a mission to do for plant-based foods what Annie’s did for organics. Here’s how its new owners plan to help.