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‘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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Fresca Foods Invests $3.4 million in Client 34 Degrees
It’s a relationship that both parties say has been unconventional from the start, but it’s still moving to the next level. This week Denver, Colorado-based cracker producer 34 Degrees and its erstwhile contract manufacturer, Fresca Foods, announced that Fresca was investing in the brand.
Hummustir ‘Stirs Up’ Change With New Look and Stores
Hummustir cofounder and CEO Rakesh Barmecha told NOSH that his team has changed its company’s name to “Stir It Up,” redesigned the packaging for its Hummustir line, and doubled its store count to about 6,000 retailers.
Report: Digitally ‘Connected Consumers’ Hold Major Buying Power
According to a report compiled by food and beverage packaging leader Tetra Pak, more than half of all in-store purchases today are influenced by digital channels, many of which are being accessed via smartphones. Because of this, many food and beverage brands are looking to social media and key influencers to reach consumers where they are: online.
ePac Aims to Offer Local Printing for Local Brands
Digital printing company ePac Holdings announced last week that it will open its second flexible packaging plant this fall in Boulder, Colorado. For the company the intent is clear: to expand within one of the country’s thriving natural food hotbeds.
Innophos Builds Nutrition Platform
The acquisition will bring Innophos deeper into the branded, functional ingredient space, and help the company launch a new health and nutrition platform of ingredients for brands.
TemperPack Raises $10 M To Upset Packaging Industry
Packaging company TemperPack, which focuses on products that need to stay cold while shipping, wants to better match a package’s lifecycle to the product that it’s shipping– and it’s a sustainable mission investors are starting to get behind.
IFT 17: Category Developments and Innovations
If you were at this year’s Institute of Food Technology (IFT) show, held this week at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, you likely caught a glimpse of the future. The venue hosted over 20,000 attendees and 1,200 exhibitors showcasing a range of ingredients, flavorings, colorings, sweeteners and everything in between, painting a broad portrait of the current state of the industry and pointing the way towards further developments and innovations that are only just beginning to emerge.
IFT17: Analysts Discuss Macro Trends in Ingredients
During the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) 2017 show this week, BevNET spoke with analysts from leading market research firms Mintel and Innova Food Insights about their observations on the macro-trends in this space that are helping shape the next wave of consumer food and beverage products.
Deep River Snacks Announces New Package Design
Package design creation was led and managed by HMSDesign, an award-winning Connecticut brand design agency with deep roots in the food and beverage industry. Eight design concepts were tested against the current package and category leaders utilizing Nielsen’s Design Navigator. The winning concept resulted in a 100% increase in preference, and significant improvements in share of attention and findability.
Global Organics Announces Fair Trade Certified Organic Cane Sugar
The Fair Trade Certified label means that products are made with respect for people and the planet – empowering agricultural communities who produce and process products to develop thriving businesses and a healthy environment. This has been the mission of Global Organics since 1992.