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Featured Manufacturing Content
‘We’ve Been Here’: Lulu Asian Kitchen Leverages Target Deal To Fuel Frozen Ambitions
Restaurant group Lulu Asian Kitchen has quietly built its CPG foothold in deli but is now expanding into the freezer section.
Why Keep It REAL Is Building A New Business Model
Keep It REAL Foods is betting that vertical integration is the key to unlocking longevity for a quintet of founder-led companies that it recently brought together under the newly established moniker.
Bel Group Commits $200M to Double Babybel Output at South Dakota Plant
Suresnes, France-headquartered Bel Group is growing its stateside production capabilities, investing $200 million in the expansion of its Babybel production facility in Brookings, S.D.
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KIND’s Paper Wrapper Test Shows Promise, But Pricing Still Blocks Scale
Making the margins work on sustainable packaging remains an industry-wide puzzle that’s yet to be pieced together. Mars-owned KIND Snacks now has a months-long experiment behind it to back that up.
Thrive Market Pushes Suppliers Meet Scope 3 Targets As EPR Rules Loom
Thrive Market unveiled the Climate Action Working Group, designed to support CPG brands, as well as Thrive’s owned-brand suppliers, in measuring and reducing their carbon and plastic footprint.
Can Sourdough Be Scaled? Leaven Foods Is Betting It Can
Big Bread still hasn’t cracked the sourdough code, but San Diego-based biotech company Leaven Foods may have just created the secret ingredient to make true sourdough work at scale for home bakers and professionals alike.
Can Bulgarian Yogurt Break Through? Trimona Pushes As Fermented Foods Win
Plenty of geographies are associated with styles of yogurt, but its birthplace – Bulgaria – is often forgotten. Trimona hopes to change that.
South 40 Bets on Simplicity Over ‘Proteinmaxxing’ In Bar Set
Simple, clean ingredients and transparent, ethical sourcing have always been core to South 40’s product ethos and the launch of its new Craft Bars takes that combinations even deeper.
RIND Snacks And Four More Merge To ‘Keep It Real’
Granola is growing up, and there’s an emerging, vertically-integrated platform putting production muscle behind the typically small-batch treasure.
Hippeas Packaging Refresh ‘Asserts Ownership’ Of Chickpea Snacks
Hippeas unveiled the most dramatic packaging redesign, which communicates the brand’s attributes to consumers more efficiently.
Fresh Thyme Relaunches Private Label With BFY Focus
Midwest natural retailer Fresh Thyme Market today announced the relaunch of its Own Brands private label lineup with new “trend-forward products” and updated packaging.
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.
Vertical Integration Fuels Growth Strategy for REAL Cookies and Creations Foods
Manufacturing capacity can be a CPG brand’s secret weapon to scale, and a growing number of businesses are looking to like-minded companies to combine resources and stoke growth.