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

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Rotten enters the protein candy set, Mason Dixie Foods cleans up a classic drive-thru order, and Pringles teams up with Buffalo Wild Wings in anticipation of football season.

Smash Foods has secured $18 million in a Series A funding round led by L Catterton, with participation from The Family Fund and Eclair Ventures.

The inaugural Nosh Impact 50 list recognizes the founders, executives, investors, retailers, policymakers and ecosystem builders whose decisions are having an outsized effect on the future of packaged food.

Unilever and McCormick have mapped out their marriage as the proposed $45 billion merger progresses with closing expected in mid-2027.

Albertsons Companies is overhauling its operating structure as the grocery giant looks to speed decision-making, improve in-stock performance and better leverage its scale following the collapse of its proposed merger with Kroger.

This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss Utz Brands’ $2.9 billion acquisition by Germany’s Intersnack Group and Sèchey’s decision to exit brick-and-mortar retail in favor of a technology platform. The hosts also chat about Final Boss Sour’s $4 million funding round and Yerba Madre’s leadership transition.

Daily Crunch expands its lineup of sprouted nut snacks with two distinctly different additions, Churro and Mediterranean Medley.

Häppy Candy is rolling out to select Whole Foods Market stores across the Northeast and South Pacific regions after completing the retailer’s Local And Emerging Brands Accelerator Program (LEAP)

Can America’s appetite for pistachios extend beyond the viral Dubai chocolate trend? The founders of Southern California startup Peppertux – along with their new investors and retail partners – are betting on it.

Starco Brands announced today it has acquired manufacturing powerhouse Custom Bakehouse. The transaction will support the company’s vision to build an “fully integrated” CPG platform.

Gymkhana Heads to Sprouts Fresh off its $8.5 million Series A funding round led by CAVU Consumer Partners, Indian sauce and marinade brand Gymkhana Fine Foods has hit the shelves of 481 Sprouts Farmers Market locations across 25 states. The curated lineup includes Butter Masala, Goan Coconut Curry, Tikka Masala and Madras Simmer Sauces, alongside… Read more »

Beyond the top-line trends, the Q2 2026 Food, Beverage & CPG Financing report from Northhall explores how today’s investment activity reflects broader changes across the food, beverage, and CPG ecosystem.

Utz Brands has agreed to be acquired by Germany-based Intersnack Group in a transaction valued at approximately $2.9 billion, marking one of the largest cross-border snack deals in recent years and underscoring the continued appeal of U.S. packaged food brands to global buyers.

Refrigerated protein bar pioneer Perfect Snacks is doubling down on innovation as sales surge and mainstream momentum behind the brand’s core tenets picks up.