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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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FFUPs Eyes C-stores With New Single Serve Offering
New York-based startup FFUPs is looking to bring its “bombastic branding” to a wider audience – by getting smaller. The flavored corn puff maker is downsizing its flagship 4 oz. product to a 1 oz. single-serve bag.
Purely Elizabeth Taps Surge In Snacking With New Cookie Granola Line
Elizabeth Stein, founder and CEO of Purely Elizabeth, believes she has created a new product type that adds incremental value to the category by opening up more granola use occasions throughout the day.
Conagra Brands: Slower-Than-Expected Volume Recovery Hinders Q2 Results
Conagra Brands is increasing investment in innovation, advertising and merchandising to reverse volume declines.
Feel Good Foods Aims To “Unlock” Growth With Rebrand, New Products
For over 10 years, Feel Good Foods has steadily grown its gluten-free frozen snack brand but has now for the first time revamped its packaging while also launching several new products to bring it to a broader swathe of retailers and consumers.
Top Trends on Tap in 2024: Snacks, Drugs and Rock ‘n Roll
What’s in store for 2024? Several industry experts provided insights on trends across packaged food and beverage launches, plus advice for entrepreneurs.
Tiny Tuna: Tonnino Hooks Premium Position With Kids Cans
With its glass jar packaging and culinary inspired varieties, Tonnino has staked a claim on the premium tuna space during its 13 years on the market. But can that approach reel in some smaller tykes?
Blackbird Foods Looks Beyond Pizza for Growth
Blackbird Foods is utilizing its foundation in foodservice and a self-manufacturing production model to build a frozen vegan food brand that aims to “displace conventional animal products.”
Mary’s Gone Crackers Looks To Packaging, Ingredients As Source For New Innovation
After nearly three decades on the market, Mary’s Gone Crackers’ spot in the organic, gluten-free cracker set has yet to go stale. In fact, after only five months into his role as CEO, Michael Finete told NOSH in an interview that the company is working on building new internal processes to keep fresh ideas and innovations flowing.
New Products: Smallhold’s Mushroom Pesto and Tonnino’s Kids Yellowfin Tuna
In this week’s notable new products roundup, Smallhold hits independent store shelves with its Mushroom Pesto, Sleep Walk Chocolateria teams up with restauranter Rick Bayless and EQUII grows its portfolio of protein-boosted breads.
Spare Food Co. Enters Foodservice With Upcycled Starter Ingredient
The Spare Food Co. is targeting a new revenue channel with the launch of its first-ever foodservice ingredient, Spare Starter, made from six upcycled vegetables and used as an ingredient and flavor additive for various dishes.