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Protein Pints Thinks Outside The Carton, Launches Pops
Protein Pints launched a four-SKU line of ice cream pops today, expanding its potential shelf space in the frozen dessert section.
Beyond CEO Brown: Protein Drink Pivot Hopes to Flip the Script for Brand
When Beyond Meat announced in January that it had developed its first ever beverage product, a protein drink line called Beyond Immerse, it was a move that appeared to come out of left field.
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.
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Sunnie Launches Lunch Kits In ‘Full Circle Moment’
Sunnie Snacks has partnered with other emerging brands to launch two better-for-you lunch kit products, Pizza and Hummus.
CPG Week Podcast: Freezer Burns, Bankruptcy and Food’s Biggest Changemakers
This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss the collapse of one of the nation’s largest beverage distributors, a closely watched false advertising dispute in the frozen novelty aisle, ongoing scrutiny surrounding regenerative dairy leader Alexandre Family Farm, Vita Coco’s latest acquisition, and the launch of Nosh Impact 50, the inaugural list recognizing the people shaping the future of the packaged food industry.
The Fame Game: How Celebrity Food Brands Are Evolving in 2026
Celebrity-backed food brands aren’t new. But in 2026, the playbook is changing. Founders, executives and investors consistently emphasize operational discipline, retail execution, product innovation and repeat purchase over star power alone.
Sorbet Sorority Bets Consumers Want Collagen In The Freezer Aisle
Sorbet Sorority is a new collagen-enriched frozen dessert tapping into the growing demand for better-for-you options in the freezer aisle.
Nosh Impact 50: The People Shaping Food’s Next Chapter
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.
Beef Puffs Startup BUFFS Closes $1.1M Pre-Seed Round
Startup meat snacks brand BUFFS is preparing to launch next month following the close of a $1.1 million pre-seed funding round.
EVERY Company’s OvoPro Starts to Scale with ADM Partnership
The food technology business announced today it has partnered with ADM to begin commercial-scale production of its OvoPro precision-fermented egg white proteins, utilizing ADM’s Clinton, Iowa, facility.
IFT FIRST: Protein, AI and the Reformulation Race Dominate Food Innovation’s Biggest Stage
Many of the technologies debuting at IFT FIRST this week in Chicago aren’t chasing the next superfood or trendy ingredient.
Carbon-Based Fats Move Toward Scale as AAK Invests in Savor
Savor is teaming up with specialty oils and fats supplier AAK to accelerate commercialization of fats made directly from carbon, marking a significant step toward bringing the climate-focused ingredient technology to mainstream food manufacturers.
CPG Week Podcast: Kroger Goes Shopping, Nutrabolt’s Market Debut and Big Food on Trial
This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard unpack Kroger’s $1.65 billion deal to acquire Giant Eagle, Nutrabolt’s reported initial public offering plans and two legal developments that could have ripple effects across the food industry: a proposed class action over protein labeling and the dismissal of a closely watched ultraprocessed foods lawsuit.