Manufacturing

Innovation firm Foodberry announced a strategic partnership with snackable cheese and kid pouch expert Bel Group this week, parent to brands like Laughing Cow and GoGo SqueeZ.

Coconut Cult is heading into the new year with the aim of making its premium, plant-based yogurt “accessible to the masses without compromise,” with the debut of a new 4 oz. format packed in resealable plastic cups.

Lexington Bakes is rolling out a slightly smaller pack size (1.65 oz. versus 2 oz.) which has enabled the company to lower its price point, pursue a national retail strategy, and save on costs without “heavily” sacrificing margin points.

This year will go down in the history books as one marked by an unprecedented federal focus on the food industry, sparking strategic overhauls of, and a bit of panic within, Big Food operations; a flurry of state-level action against a plethora of synthetic ingredients; and the adoption of some new acronyms – UPFs and MAHA, just to name a few.

Truly Indian is working to find its footing as a provider of better-for-you Indian meals and appetizers. But the emerging business has found itself in the middle of an unexpected battle: the impact of tariffs.

Quality issues can quickly kill an emerging brand. We recently spoke with a co-manufacturing specialist about how emerging brands can set themselves up to successfully scale within an outsourced manufacturing environment.

NotCo’s “rollercoaster of evolution” has landed it at a point where its initial mission – to be the industry’s “AI-powered R&D engine” – is beginning to take shape.

Chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has partnered with NotCo to explore using artificial intelligence to develop new chocolate recipes.

Keychain has secured another $10 million in investment as it launches its newest tool for sourcing private-label manufacturers.

BranchOut Food received $2.5 million in funding through a common stock sale as it moves to expand its production facility.