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Sunday Supper Steps Out Of Plant-Based, Expands Fritto Line To Target
Frozen Italian food brand Sunday Supper is raising $1.5M to expand its vegan Fritto apps and introduce new vegetarian meals that incorporate dairy.
Newtopia Now: Traditional Cuisine And Clean Fats
At Newtopia Now 2026, food brands leaned deeper into seed-oil-free, clean fats and authentic flavors from South Asia and the Middle East.
Inside Little Spoon’s ‘Feeding Platform’ Expansion
Little Spoon is embracing its mission as an “end-to-end feeding platform” by launching eight new offerings from June through August.
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How Merman’s Revenge Found A Niche in Seafood Seasoning
Glenn Food Co. is meeting pent-up demand to grow its seafood seasoning brand Merman’s Revenge with a national distribution deal at Walmart.
How Protein Pints Plans to Remain the Leader in Protein Ice Cream
Protein Pints launched in 2022 when the founders dropped out of college at age 21 to focus on the business full time. Since then, Protein Pints has grown from a 10 store test run in 2024 to reporting over $10M in annual revenue and expanding to more than 15,000 locations nationwide.
CPG Week Podcast: Defining Ultraprocessed, Celsius Cools Off, Reinventing 7UP
This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard break down the federal government’s first proposed definition of ultraprocessed foods and a rocky quarter for Celsius. The hosts also dig into Khloé Kardashian’s latest Khloud innovation and Keurig Dr Pepper’s lime-forward reformulation of 7UP.
Goodles Twirls Up New Line Extension, Embracing Asian Flavors
Goodles launched a 3-SKU Twirly Mac subline featuring a new pasta shape and its first foray into Asian flavor profiles.
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.