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Harken Sweets Scores Major Kroger Expansion Backed by Selva Ventures
Harken Sweets, armed with new capital from Selva Ventures, is readying a major retail expansion with Kroger, adding roughly 2,000 doors and bringing its total retail footprint to around 7,500 stores.
How Manufacturing Is Fueling Jackson’s ‘Rocket Ship’ Growth
Seed oil-free snack brand Jackson’s is using its manufacturing structure to fuel innovations and new distribution channels.
Inside The Early Success Of JiMMYBAR!’s Creatine Launch
JiMMYBAR! has seen early “massive” success of its Creatine Bars, representing an inflection point for the 12-year-old company.
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Why Bachan’s Sold to Marzetti – and What Comes Next for the Japanese BBQ Brand
After six and a half years building distribution and refining its product lineup, Japanese barbecue sauce brand Bachan’s was ready to find a strategic partner that could help it go “further faster,” said founder and CEO Justin Gill.
Reviews: Quinn Filled Pretzel Sticks and KrackCorn
The Nosh team reviews Quinn Filled Pretzel Sticks and KrackCorn caramel popcorn.
CPG Week Podcast: Mochi Moves, Sports Drink Deals And David Does Ice Cream
This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss the acquisitions of frozen dessert maker My/Mochi Ice Cream and next-generation sports drink brand Local Weather. The hosts also speculate about David Protein’s entry into the ice cream category and singer Benson Boone’s involvement with Caliwater.
BranchOut Foods, Zesty Snackz Partner for Single-Fruit Gummy Line
Food tech company BranchOut Foods Inc. is teaming up with influencer-led brand Zesty Snackz to launch a new line of single-ingredient Fruit Chips made with BranchOut’s proprietary GentleDry process.
Editors Talk Trends and Takeaways From Expo West
Reporting live at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Calif., Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and BevNET managing editor Marty Caballero highlight key themes and insights, from the development of the coconut water category to the proliferation of beef tallow and more.
Hidden Veggies Pop Up In Breakfast Launches at Expo West
While protein-packed breakfast items flooded the show floor at Natural Products Expo West, a quieter trend was hiding in plain sight: vegetables. A handful of brands at the show debuted morning staples – from pancakes to toaster pastries to oat bars – that sneak produce into the first meal of the day.
Where’s the Beef? Tallow Is Trending At Expo West
The growing backlash against processed seed oils has fueled a resurgence in traditional cooking fats. Fatworks, a family-owned operation in Colorado and longtime defender of rendered fat, has been waiting for this for well over a decade.
Xochitl Switches to Avocado Oil, Debuts New Packaging and Flavors
Xochitl is transitioning its full portfolio of thin and crispy tortilla chips to be made with avocado oil amid rising demand for seed oil-free foods. The brand, owned by private equity firm Forward Consumer Partners, is marking the reformulation with redesigned packaging that features new color blocking to better stand out on shelf.
The Spare Food Co. Turns Surplus Vegetables Into Blended Beef Growth Play
Spare Food Co. is evolving its portfolio with two new blended meat products using its original upcycled Starter ingredient.
CPG Week Podcast: A Kardashian, a Makeover and a Lawsuit
This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss Kim Kardashian’s new energy beverage venture, Hippeas’ once-in-a-decade brand refresh, a class action complaint against functional iced tea brand Halfday Tonics, and new funding and distribution gains for Seth Goldman’s Just Ice Tea.