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

The Specialty Food Association announced that – after a nearly five-decade run – a new event, Winter FancyFaire*, will take its place in San Diego next year with a reimagined format that includes opportunities for earlier-stage innovation and interactive experiences.

In this week’s new products gallery, Dave’s Killer Bread officially rolls out a snack previewed last year at Expo West, Belgian Boys and Issei gear up for Valentine’s Day, and Magic Spoon partners with Whole Foods to launch a high-fiber cereal.

Atlantic Sea Farms has netted $3.8 million in equity funding to support its expansion in foodservice and launch new retail products that will launch later this year. The company has also appointed a new interim CEO to lead the business.

The conversations and debates around ultra-processed food – what is it, and what isn’t it – just took their first step towards an answer. This week, the Non-GMO Project introduced a new certification: Non-UPF Verified.

Meati has been on a winding, hazardous decade-long road to defining its place in the market. But in moving beyond its original “mushroom root” positioning, the brand may have finally found itself.

BevNET & Nosh reached out to individuals from across the CPG world to hear their thoughts on some of the biggest questions and challenges of the new year.

What’s in and what is on its way out for packaged food in 2025? A panel of industry experts weighed in on what trends are hot, which are simmering and which ones are cooling off.

The packaged food and beverage industry continues to contemplate shifts in consumer eating patterns driven by expanded usage of appetite-suppressing GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy.

Industry stakeholders weigh in on how inflation might impact the grocery landscape in the coming year.

After a tumultuous year, is more retail consolidation — or attempts at such — on the cards for 2025?

Pundits are still debating whether or not the proposed levies are a carrot to negotiate new trade deals, as happened during Trump’s first term, or a real stick to be used in aggressive defense of domestic producers. That lingering uncertainty is permeating CPG.

Jeni Britton, founder of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, today debuted a new snack brand focused on gut health and sustainability called Floura & Co. The brand is embracing upcycling with its first product, a Fruit Crush Bar, crafted from overlooked plant parts like watermelon rinds and apple cores, plus a blend of white chia, pumpkin seeds and puffed quinoa, with 13 grams of fiber from 12 whole plants.

In this episode, the CPG Week podcast team covers four acquisitions in food and beverage including Spindrift’s anticipated sale and the unexpected new owner of Simple Mills.

Roughly two years after splitting from Rollin’ n’ Bowlin’, snack platform realsy is doubling down on nontraditional distribution efforts for its nut butter-filled dates, securing deals with corporate campuses like Spotify North America HQ and professional sports teams like the Chicago Bulls.