Distribution

Snacktivist Foods, a regenerative agriculture-focused baking mix brand, is putting its CPG line on the back burner while it works to spearhead a new ingredient supply and brokerage service.

Yishi has launched a new line of pancake and waffle mixes, seeking to capture a share of the $202 billion breakfast food market while continuing to bring Asian flavors to the mainstream.

WNWN aims to tap environmental sustainability and ethical supply chains solutions to win the support of multinational food corporations. But can barley-based “chocolate” make big cocoa’s cut?

Consumer interest in the paleo diet is past its peak. But a new platform aims to harness the diet’s essential tenets and redefine itself in “a bigger niche.”

As consumers increasingly lean into food-away-from-home occasions and plant based producers look for ways to differentiate and diversify their businesses, foodservice has emerged as an essential channel.

Boston-based Jaju Pierogi has slowly built a “grassroots” brand and in the process learned the ups-and-downs of getting bigger and carving out a niche in the frozen dumpling category.

CPG industry veteran Craig Dubitsky launched today a new coffee brand called happy products that seeks to pair a philanthropic mission and unique business structure with the clout of a recognizable face to compete in the $17 billion coffee category.

In distribution news, Maazah brings its Afghan dizzling sauces to Target, Funky Mello finds its way to Whole Foods Market locations in the Southwest and Supergut dips its toe in retail at Sprouts and Erewhon.

Cereal and snack maker Catalina Crunch is looking to a future beyond the keto-friendly category by appointing a seasoned CPG executive as CEO last week and shifting its positioning from diabetic and weight-conscious consumers to the fitness-focused community.

IQBAR is rolling out new packaging across all three product lines next week that will bring simplified nutrition claims and see the adoption of a new tagline: “For Smart Mouths.”