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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.
Additional Content
Peter Rahal’s New Protein Bar Startup Raises $10 Million
Ahead of its slated debut this fall, David, the new protein bar brand from RXBAR founder and former CEO Peter Rahal, has raised $10 million in seed funding to support new product development and hires.
🛒 Insider Daily Briefing: What’s Up With Kroger?
Also in this issue: A ‘Friendly Proposal’ to 7-Eleven; Flowers Foods’ Q2 Growth; SkinnyDipped Gets Salty; and What We’re Reading.
Cultured Protein Maker Taps Beef Industry Vet, Eyes Supplier Role
Dutch cultured meat maker Meatable announced its a appointed beef industry executive as its CEO to lead the food tech outfit into a role partnering with established meat companies.
Pescavore’s Long Road To Scaling Tuna Jerky
For over 10 years, tuna jerky brand Pescavore has been positioning as an alternative to the on-the-go, meat snack category and is readying for national distribution with help from key investments and a fully operational production plant.
IFT First: Sweetener Solutions, Prebiotics & Functionality
At this year’s IFT First show, suppliers and manufacturers displayed new innovations showcasing food trends of sugar reduction, gut-health, weight management and ingredient functionality.
Report: Food and Beverage Innovation Plummets Nearly 50% in 2024
According to a new Mintel report, only 35% of global CPG launches spanning the food, drink, household, health and beauty industries in 2024 have been genuinely new products – the lowest rate of innovation since Mintel began tracking new products in 1996.
Can Heyday Canning Make Soups Sexy?
The California startup is continuing its quest to reimagine dusty pantry items for the modern shopper.
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.