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After Miyoko’s Meltdown, Nuts For Cheese Sees Fresh Opportunity in Premium Plant-Based Set
A turbulent year for plant-based cheese is opening unexpected doors for the category’s next wave of potential winners. As legacy players stumble and retailers lose confidence in the category, Nuts For Cheese aims to fill a hole for premium, artisanal brands that can deliver on taste, ingredients and trust with retailers and shoppers alike.
Man Cereal Aims To Be The Liquid Death Of Breakfast
Creatine-laced Man Cereal is positioning itself as the irreverent, unapologetic option among other better-for-you, next-gen breakfast brands.
Seeding Its Future: Smackin’ Fuels Growth With Vertical Integration
Sunflower seed snack brand Smackin’ has prioritized flavor innovation and manufacturing control to position for long-term growth.
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Inside the Movement Against Seed Oil
How did seed oils become the dietary demon du jour? And is a seeming rush to reformulate among a handful of brands justified?
CPG Week: Cannabis, Kava & The Fancy Food Show
On this episode of CPG Week, the team talks about what was seen and tasted at the Summer Fancy Food Show as well Curaleaf’s move into hemp and the uphill battle for functional beverage ingredient kava.
Summer Fancy Food: Korean Food Craze, Gourmet Baking Mixes
We’re still catching our breath – and digesting so many delicious bites – from the Specialty Food Association’s Summer Fancy Food Show earlier this week in New York. Here’s another round of trends and notable new products at the event.
B.T.R. Nation Builds Out Bar Business with Innovation, Distribution
B.T.R. Nation has lined up new partnerships with Costco and Thrive Market as the better-for-you snack maker raises capital to meet its new production demands.
🥗 Insider Daily Briefing: The Rise of Ranch
Also in this issue: Step Inside Wicked Kitchen’s New Home; Report: Lead Found in Puffed Snacks; West Food Brands Up For Sale; and Dohler, Apparo Announce Partnership.
🤩 Insider Daily Briefing: Innovation Insights From 2023’s Top New Products
Also in this issue: This Week’s Notable New Products; IFT’s Product Development Finalists; Welch’s Will Relocate to Waltham; Distribution: Oat Haus Goes Publix; How She Got Walmart To Say ‘Yes’ In The Pitch Meeting.
Sugar High: INSA’s Head Chef On the Art of Canna-Chocolate
Julian Rose sees an opportunity to elevate the chocolate edibles category through superior ingredients and quality.
The Sauz Is Simmering: Can It Build For A New Generation?
The aptly named pasta sauce brand is aiming to reinvent the jarred tomato sauce category with ‘innovative, flavor-forward SKUs.’
Whipnotic Proves Flavored Whipped Cream Is ‘Not Niche,’ Expands Distribution
Aiming to enliven the whipped cream category, Whipnotic’s patented nozzle technology is helping the brand open new opportunities in both conventional and natural channel retailers.
Changing The Channel: Why Fabalish Is Bullish On Alt-Retail
The brand has forged successful partnerships with online grocery and meal delivery companies and is now well on the path to profitability.