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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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RXBAR’s Rahal Launches New Protein Bar Brand
RXBAR co-founder Peter Rahal is back in the protein bar business and out as a managing partner at Humble Growth.
Expo West: Kuli Kuli Goes All In On Gummies and Blends
Moringa-focused nutrition company Kuli Kuli (#N2121) announced today it will debut four new products spanning two formats at Natural Products Expo West. But there’s a twist…
Mason Dixie Taking Bigger Bite Out of Breakfast
Building on its success in the breakfast sandwich category, Mason Dixie Foods is expanding its range of frozen heat-and-eat offerings with new elevated takes on traditional fast-food options rolling out this week at Whole Foods Market stores.
CPG Week: Cultivated Meat’s Harsh Truth
This week the team talks about cell-cultured meat’s many challenges and why unrealistic investment might be dragging down food tech companies.
Better Sour Hits the Bullseye
Globally-inspired gummy candy brand Better Sour has expanded to more than 1,500 doors nationwide, including nearly 500 Target stores.
‘Challenge Accepted’: Zesty Z Pivots From Popcorn to Pita Chips
After a challenging couple of years, family-owned Mediterranean foods brand Zesty Z is aiming to start a new chapter for its business with this week’s launch of a line of twice-baked pita chips.
Why WNWN Wants To Play Ball With Big Chocolate
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?
Snack Startup S’NOODS Explores the Possibilities of Pasta
A snack brand featured on a Netflix cooking competition is hitting retail shelves this week. “Snack vs. Chef” winner Lauryn Bodden launched S’NOODS, a brand of crunchy, noodle-inspired snacks with global flavors. The products are gluten-free and air-popped or baked. The base is made with a proprietary blend of rice, potato, tapioca and chickpea flours,… Read more »
The Caveman Evolves: Moosehead Brands & Beanfields Aim To Reignite Paleo In CPG
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.”
Is This $9 Toaster Pastry a Pop-Tarts Killer?
Flings, a Montreal startup’s modern twist on a billion-dollar brand, is rolling out to Target stores nationwide.