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

Continuing with our Sweets & Snacks Expo 2024 coverage, here’s a look at some of the hottest new sweets and trends that we spotted on the show floor last week, including AstroFreeze and Kanpai’s unique takes on freeze-dried candy, collaborations from Hubba Bubba and Warheads and much more.

Sunflower seed slinging started off as a hobby for South 40 Snacks founder and CEO Josh Schroeter, but over the course of four years the business has grown both with new products and placements.

Also in this issue: NestFresh Eggs Overhauls Brand; UNFI Debuts Retail Media Network; Tate & Lyle Sells U.S. Ingredient Business; Misfits Market, Pod Foods Partner Post-Foxtrot.

This episode of CPG Week the team digs into the growing trend towards new private label programs and what it means that Nestlé is launching a GLP-1 drug companion frozen food brand.

The latest episode of Elevator Talk features leaders from GOOD WORD, ChiChi Foods, Dam Good English Muffins and Spoonful. Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. Our special co-host is Wade Yenny, an industry advisor and retail expert, who shared his thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.

Retailers are gatekeepers between CPG brands and consumers, so today we are going to take a temperature check on how shoppers are navigating in store.

Dallas, Texas-based tortilla chip and salsa brand Xochitl has become the second brand to join private equity firm Forward Consumer Partners’ portfolio.

The pair aims to partner with established and scaling food and beverage brands with an existing core portfolio and market traction.

Several months after landing stateside, The London Dough Co.’s cookie dough snack platform – Doughlicious – has gone nationwide with Whole Foods Market, expanding its partnership with the natural grocery chain.

Nestlé taking aim at consumers using GLP-1 drugs with a 12-SKU line of frozen foods under a new Vital Pursuit brand set to launch in Q4 2024.

Last week, more than 1,000 exhibitors took to Sweets & Snacks Expo 2024 at the Indiana Convention Center to showcase their latest innovations, ranging from freeze dried candy to better-for-you snack puffs to reformulations of existing products.

Naturally Chicago’s Locally Made program launched last year to provide a pathway for brands into retail and support them once in store.

This week Coconut Cult unveils a wedding-inspired limited-edition flavor, Eggo gets onboard high-protein waffles and Stellar Snacks puts a little mustard on its braided pretzels.

National drugstore chain CVS Pharmacy is the latest retailer to debut a revamped line of private label food and beverage offerings, announcing today the launch of Well Market, a new store brand featuring a variety of wellness and next-gen snacks and drinks.