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Distribution: Soupergirl Builds on Costco Momentum as Midi Bites Lands in Target
Clean label, fresh food brand Soupergirl is gearing up to meet soup season demands with an expansion to Costco stores across the country in addition to Giant and Shoprite stores this fall.
3 Farm Daughters Bets on Unenriched Pasta as Demand for Simple Ingredients Grows
3 Farm Daughters is working to capitalize on the rising interest in simple-ingredient, nutrient-dense foods with a U.S.-made and milled better-for-you, unenriched pasta that meets a range of emerging consumer demands.
Mini Bars With A Mission: Procure Impact Links Emerging Brands To Hotel Channel
Procure Impact is working to solve the pain points of the hospitality channel, serving as a marketplace and platform for mission driven emerging brands to reach all of the major hotel management companies.
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Distribution Roundup: Laoban Doubles Down on Dumplings; Belgian Boys Go ‘All Day’ At Walmart
In this distribution roundup: Laoban doubles its door count as it expands beyond the natural channel, Belgian Boys extends into grab-and-go with Walmart exclusive, La Brea takes on Target and more.
A Friendly Freezer: Frozen Food Startup Diversifies Via Cold Storage
Frozen sourdough grilled cheese startup A Friendly Bread is opening up access to its hottest asset: freezer space.
📶 Insider Daily Briefing: The Delivery-Data Dynamic
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.
Actual Veggies Adds New Cash, Doubles Door Count
Actual Veggies has brought in a bit of new cash as it readies itself to more than double the footprint of its plant-forward, veggie burger lineup via a slew of new retail partnerships over the next six months.
Behind Big Picture Foods’ Big Move Across Aisles
Big Picture Foods has always had a vision that goes beyond its flagship line of fermented, organic and regeneratively-grown olives, peppers and capers. Now, three years after the company’s launch, that picture is starting to come into view.
From Bees To A Business Model: Inside Mellody’s Plan To Build A Plant-Based Honey Market
Mellody is readying to substantially scale up its plant-based honey business through a new retail distribution partnership with KeHE, starting with Town & Country Markets in the Pacific Northwest region.
Expo West: Cupcake Chain Sprinkles Makes A Break For CPG
Cupcake bakery chain Sprinkles is following the playbook of its predecessor, Magnolia Bakery, and bringing its baked good concepts to the world of packaged food.
Tacombi Was Always Intended To Tap Into CPG, The Challenge Was Scale.
Plenty of CPG brands also supply foodservice operators in the U.S., but in Mexico, that ecosystem has been deeply ingrained for decades. It’s that relationship that Tacombi has set out to modernize in the U.S.
FreshDirect Acquired By Getir
Ahold Delhaize is offloading its online New York City grocery delivery business FreshDirect to Turkish startup Getir, the company announced this morning.
New Barn Scales Back Retail Presence to Take Omnichannel Focus
Following a year plagued by out-of-stock issues and high shipping costs, plant-based food and beverage brand New Barn is scaling back retail distribution for its product portfolio to service only the West Coast as it focuses on integrating an omnichannel strategy in 2020.