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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.
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Impacked Raises $2.5M, Aims To Streamline Supply Chain For Packaging
After a recent $2.5 million raise, packaging platform Impacked is bringing the trade show to CPG brands 365 days a year by building the industry’s first one-stop digital marketplace in an effort to fix an antiquated and fractured sourcing model.
FDA Green-lights Upside Foods’ Cultivated Chicken
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has deemed cultivated proteins safe for consumption, according to an announcement from cellular agriculture company Upside Foods today.
Bel Group Partners With Standing Ovation, Targets Animal-Free Cheese
Bel Group – maker of Babybel, Boursin and The Laughing Cow brands – is partnering with food technology company Standing Ovation to use the startup’s animal-free, casein milk proteins to develop new cheese alternatives.
Upcycled Ingredient Makers Eye Brewer’s Spent Grains
Brewer’s spent grain has often seemed like a perfect fit for upcycled food companies but the challenges to getting widespread adoption by breweries goes beyond supply and demand.
Stryve Founder Departs Meat Snack Company as It Considers Move Into Pets
Joe Oblas, has departed Stryve Foods, the meat snacks company he co-founded in 2017. According to Oblas and trademark filings, the company will be adding new products in the pet food category.
McCain Foods Looks to Web3 to Promote Regenerative Efforts
McCain Foods is boosting visibility of its sustainability goals through the launch of regenerative agriculture-grown Regen Fries in partnership with web3 platform Roblox and NFT-themed Los Angeles burger restaurant Bored & Hungry.
Upcycled Foods, Inc. Shifts From CPG To Focus On Ingredients
Upcycled Foods, Inc. is moving away from packaged goods by expanding its portfolio with five ingredients as it shifts to a business-to-business model in the upcycled food industry.
XCJ Aims To Expand Reach For Authentic Frozen Chinese Street Food
Frozen Chinese food brand Xiao Chi Jie (XCJ) announced it closed a $10 million funding round to expand the accessibility of its CPG Chinese food line with the end-goal of building a generational, omni-channel Chinese food brand.
Brainiac Foods Partners With CVS To Step Into Supplements
Brainiac Foods is bringing cognitive-health awareness to every generation of the family unit through an expanded portfolio of snacking products as well as a new line of daily supplements set to launch in CVS next month.
Beyond Meat Launches Plant-Based Steak Tips
Alt-meat brand Beyond Meat has officially launched its long awaited plant-based steak. Released as steak tips, the new SKU can already be found on Walmart and Jewel Osco’s ecommerce sites and in stores.