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

Longtime CPG investor Emil Capital Partners is now ECP Growth, as the private equity firm used the $100 million closing of its Fund IV yesterday to reveal its new name and strategy.

Food coloring, flavoring and extract producer Sensient published a notice warning the industry that current regulatory pressure to phase out synthetic food colors could result in supply shortages.

Fermented foods slinger Cleveland Kitchen has raised $2.9 million in equity funding, according to a filing last week with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The brand is on track to hit $52 million this year, supported by new distribution and investments in marketing and operations.

The CPG Week podcast dives into Chobani’s acquisition of Daily Harvest, Kettle & Fire’s new manufacturing plant and the surge of protein beverages.

Incredifulls (f.k.a. The Pizza Cupcake) has landed its first breakfast item, Egg & Cheese Breakfast Cups, in Target stores nationwide. The launch marks the official rollout of the brand’s broader-reaching new moniker.

Direct-to-consumer snack company Nuts.com is debuting its first-ever retail-ready brand, Pop & Sol. Initial offerings include four sweet nut and fruit blends launching at select ShopRite and The Fresh Market stores and four savory mixes exclusively on Target shelves.

Protein needs no introduction to any food category, and particularly not pasta. The protein-enriched pasta market has now converted a legacy, premium player to pump yellow peas into its tradition-entrenched production process.

Sweets & Snacks Expo 2025 featured 250,000 sq. ft. of clusters, nibbles, kernels and morsels debuting from more than 1,000 exhibiting companies. Here’s a look at some of the hottest new snacks we spotted on the show floor.

Frozen Chinese street food brand MìLà is platforming with noodle kits as it shifts its focus from DTC to a retail-first strategy.

Spring refreshes are in, and this is a combination you would never want to mix together. Here’s a look at two big image updates including one legacy Asian food player’s consumer awareness efforts and an entrepreneurial yogurt startup’s move to avoid growing confusion.

Gaming-themed sour snacks brand Final Boss Sour is leveling up after securing $4 million in a funding round led by Science Inc., the initial investor in Liquid Death.

In this reviews roundup, we gobble Talkback Snacks’ spicy shortbreads, Utz Lemonade Potato Chips and Mooski chilled oat bars.

The spice and seasonings category has traditionally been a slow moving, over-saturated set, but according to NielsenIQ, sales grew 5.8% over the past year and are still heating up. Within that flaming hot rise, Dan O’s today unveiled a new line of blends.

Functionality has touched nearly every corner of the food and beverage industry, and candy is no exception. One of the newest players in the space is Tandy, the functional candy brand created by Eric Ryan, the co-founder of supplement maker Olly and first aid essentials brand Welly Health.