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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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Upcycling May Solve Food Waste Tomorrow, But Is It Worth the Cost Today?
Upcycled CPG companies are innovating supply chains and scaling production in order to bring costs down so the niche sustainability trend can become more widely adopted and reach a larger market.
Dave’s Partners to Re-Launch and Professionalize Viral Pink Sauce
Things are about to look a bit more rosy in the condiment and sauce set as Dave’s Gourmet partners with TikTok star Chef Pii to re-launch her viral Pink Sauce that shot to fame this summer.
Sarah Meis, CPG Execs Launch The Humble Seed in Sprouts
After spending decades at some of the leading food and beverage companies, longtime CPG exec Sarah Meis is moving to the driver’s seat as CEO and co-founder of snack brand The Humble Seed.
Nguyen Looks to Build Awareness for Vietnamese Coffee
Within the specialty coffee space, Vietnamese coffee is typically dismissed as cheaper and low quality, according to Sahra Nguyen, founder and CEO of Nguyen Coffee Supply. Which is why since launching her dry coffee brand in 2018, she has focused on exposing the coffee industry to the potential of Vietnam-sourced robusta beans.
Brain Boost: Mindright Makes the Jump Into Chips
Functional food and beverage brand Mindright is moving further into the snack set with the launch of a new line of adaptogen-enhanced puffed chips.
Renewal Mill Expands in Retail While Growing Ingredient Partnerships
Upcycled ingredient supplier and food brand Renewal Mill has partnered with specialty kitchenware retailer Williams Sonoma to produce co-branded products under the retailer’s new Seed & Harvest brand. The partnership comes as the company has also gone nationwide with Whole Foods Market.
Mars Launches Chocolate Bar Made with Perfect Day Whey Protein
Mars is partnering with food tech company Perfect Day to launch a new chocolate bar made with animal-free whey protein. The bar, which will be released under a new brand called CO2COA, is the latest chocolate product launch featuring Perfect Day milk protein as the ingredient company tries to push further into the confection set.
Redbud Raises $46M to Build Portfolio of “Better-For-You” Consumer Businesses
Holding company and incubator Redbud Brands announced yesterday it has raised $46 million to create, fund and scale its portfolio of consumer businesses.
Market Share: How Amplify Addresses Consumer Needs By Thinking Holistically
On this month’s Market Share, we’ll hear from Amplify chief commercial officer Kyle Banahan about how having a unified voice and a singular goal is helping the snack-centered group move forward more efficiently and propelling it’s parent company Hershey deeper into snacking.
Voyage Foods To Take “Future Proof” Food To Market With New Funding
Food tech platform Voyage Foods closed a $36 million funding round last week that will help bring its full slate of innovations – including peanut-free peanut butter, cacao-free chocolate and coffee-free coffee – to consumers by the end of the year.