Corporate

In this week’s roundup: Albertsons launches emerging brand competition; Post Holdings sues LA-based rock band OK Go; Whole Foods aims to increase store expansions three-fold; Campbell’s consolidates snack offices and SPAM gets stylish.

Walmart announced a partnership with Salesforce to help the retailer drive profitability in its delivery and curbside pickup apps. New Age Eats puts pilot production facility up for sale and Beyond Meat sheds another executive.

Nestlé-owned ready-made meal delivery platform Freshly appears to be shutting down its direct-to-consumer business, according to media reports and a LinkedIn post from the company’s co-founder.

Under the leadership of Adam Grogan, meat juggernaut Maple Leaf Farms is broadening how it looks at the alt-protein category by partnering with The Better Meat Co. and exploring new food-tech offerings.

Ice cream maker Ample Hills is temporarily closing in a last-ditch attempt to secure critical financing to continue operations, the company stated in a letter posted to its website on Monday.

Cometeer, the Massachusetts-based maker of flash-frozen coffee pods, laid off a number of employees across departments last week in a move sources described as an attempt to cut costs. The innovation-focused startup, founded in 2015 by CEO Matt Roberts and CTO Douglas Hoon, had grown to over 100 employees this year, following a $35 million… Read more »

Weeks after closing its acquisition of online retailer Imperfect Foods, “ugly” food marketplace Misfits Market laid off over 80 employees last week as it moves to streamline operations.

In this week’s roundup: Upcycled cracker brand Seconds closes up shop, Campbell’s raises FY guidance as soup sales heat up, Second Nature Brands acquires Brownie Brittle and Vital Proteins secures B Corp status.

Senate committee members attempted to extract Kroger and Albertsons’ “side of the story” during a hearing on the $24.6 billion merger. Here are some highlights from the two and a half hour testimony.

Snack manufacturer Maine Crisp Company is eying new baked goods categories as it seeks to scale with the support of a new production facility, distribution gains, updated packaging and an expanded leadership team.