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Beyond CEO Brown: Protein Drink Pivot Hopes to Flip the Script for Brand
When Beyond Meat announced in January that it had developed its first ever beverage product, a protein drink line called Beyond Immerse, it was a move that appeared to come out of left field.
Harken Sweets Scores Major Kroger Expansion Backed by Selva Ventures
Harken Sweets, armed with new capital from Selva Ventures, is readying a major retail expansion with Kroger, adding roughly 2,000 doors and bringing its total retail footprint to around 7,500 stores.
How Manufacturing Is Fueling Jackson’s ‘Rocket Ship’ Growth
Seed oil-free snack brand Jackson’s is using its manufacturing structure to fuel innovations and new distribution channels.
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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.
A Recipe for Success? Why Plant-based Brands Are Building In Foodservice
As consumers increasingly lean into food-away-from-home occasions and plant based producers look for ways to differentiate and diversify their businesses, foodservice has emerged as an essential channel.
Seth Rogen’s Houseplant Bringing ‘Contemporary Cannabis Culture’ To Coffee Via Cometeer Collaboration
Seth Rogen is the latest Hollywood name looking to be a part of your morning cup with Houseplant Coffee, a collaborative venture announced this morning between the actor’s Houseplant brand and frozen coffee capsule platform Cometeer.