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

In this distribution roundup, Hero Bread hits Whole Foods nationwide, Sauz expands into Sprouts, and Lotus Foods partners with Walmart.

Big Food is bracing for a tough year after various company leaders signaled lower-than-expected growth during a handful of quarterly reports over the past week.

Will the rising adoption of weight loss drugs dent snack sales on Super Bowl Sunday? According to survey data, chances are slim. Retail insights firm Upside polled Americans and found that people with weight loss goals are still likely to indulge on game day as much as – if not more than – anyone else.

Bird flu is expected to create sourcing and pricing issues for Post Holdings, the company announced during its Q1 earnings call this morning, as two of its third-party farm partners were hit by the disease last month and uncertainty continues to rock its supply stability.

Amid the impending acquisition of Simple Mills, Flowers Foods reported “mixed” Q4 and FY2024 earnings as it goes deeper in better-for-you baked goods.

In this week’s notable new products gallery, Caulipower launches a “pickle-mania”-inspired pizza, Patagonia Provisions partners with Simpli to craft a new cracker, and Applegate Farms ventures further into the breakfast set.

The Hershey Company beat analyst revenue and earnings expectations at a time when chocolate makers in particular are facing a constrained supply chain and consumer spending environment.

California’s Assembly Bill 899 requires baby food companies to test for heavy metals and disclose the results to consumers, bringing more transparency to the presence of potentially harmful elements.

The CPG Week team discusses how tariffs are impacting the CPG industry after a whirlwind Monday paused the 25% import taxes on Mexican and Canadian products.

Venture funding decreased by 11% year–over year, as investors shifted away from CPG, struggled to raise new funds, and deployed capital in smaller, more selective increments. View the full report.

Just about every packaged food maker has faced rising costs in recent years as supply chain challenges and volatile ingredient markets persist. Oat Haus is no different.

Mondelēz International warned shareholders of a not-so-sweet 2025 fueled by “unprecedented cocoa cost inflation” while posting mixed Q4 2024 results in its earnings report yesterday.

PepsiCo will spend the year ahead restoring consumer demand for snacks and drinks in North America after facing revenue declines in Q4 2024, CEO Ramon Laguarta said in an earnings report today.

Among the highs and lows of the Gartner Hype Cycle, it seems online grocery shopping may be nearing its “Slope of Enlightenment.”