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BUILT Brands may be the latest protein bar producer to explore an exit, according to Reuters.

Price-pack architecture, AI and continuous portfolio renovation were key themes during General Mills’ Investor Day Tuesday as it asserted its ability to meet changing consumer demands and produce “industry leading levels of margin management cost savings.”

Trader Joe’s is the latest producer of crustless PB&J sandwiches to become entangled in a legal battle with Smucker’s.

After 10 years of scaling online, Equip Foods has refreshed the brand as it prepares to enter retail with its beef protein products.

As early-stage deal flow moderates and mid-sized rounds gain share, the quarter signals a market that is stabilizing at a more sustainable pace – one defined by disciplined capital allocation, selective growth, and investor confidence in category leaders.

Go Raw has expanded its brick-and-mortar retail footprint with the addition of nine new partners, bringing its nationwide door count to over 7,000.

Walmart has partnered with ChatGPT parent company OpenAI to allow consumers to make purchases directly within the platform via an Instant Checkout feature.

Tender Food is rebranding and expanding into additional categories following a new $6.5 million funding round. Under its new name Lasso, the Boston-based startup will commercialize its patented food processing technology for applications in high-protein snacks and pet food.

Premium tinned seafood brand Fishwife is taking a bite out of the Big Apple with a Snack Bar + Shop pop-up centered around brand collaboration. Plus, the latest campaigns from Issei, Zoup!, Ferrero and others.

A color additive industry trade group is suing the state of West Virginia, seeking to overturn a state law banning the use of FD&C colors in food and beverage products.

The cooking shortcut category’s newest entrant is Onoin, a collection of shelf-stable, pre-chopped, par-cooked flavored onions in 100% olive oil.

This week, we’re sipping on Billy Corgan’s finest $19.79 smoothie – while waiting for our veg-encrusted salmon smashburger to cook.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Eggo and Babybel celebrate the fifth and final season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” M&M’s taps into the freeze-tried candy craze, and Magnolia Table debuts a line of frozen baked goods.

Since its springtime debut, Smash Kitchen has expanded nationwide into Walmart, Sprouts Farmers Market and Erewhon and launched over a dozen items ranging from organic ketchup to pure avocado oil.