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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.
Additional Content
Snack Brand Packaging Revamps To Debut at Expo West
While Fashion Week New York just ended, several food brands are debuting new packaging “collections” of their own at this year’s Expo West. We’ve gotten some advance looks at these design revamps and have noticed a shift towards cleaner, graphic-oriented packaging that embodies the busy, modern millennial lifestyle.
Betsy’s Best Gourmet Nut and Seed Butters Launches New Flavor and Logo
The new year has brought exciting changes to Betsy’s Best, including a delicious new flavor—Gourmet Cashew Butter—and a refreshed logo.
Wholesome! Debuts Organic Frosting Line and Recyclable Green Bottle Design
Wholesome!, the largest supplier of Fair Trade, Organic and Non-GMO sugars, syrups, stevia, molasses and honey in North America, travels to this year’s Natural Products Expo West with news of new products, line expansions and sustainable packaging advances.
Words: The New On-Shelf Design Cue
In this NOSH Voices piece, guest author Adam Spriggs, founder of Nucleus Maximus, looks at food products’ packaging and analyzes how brands talk to consumers.
Pure Foods Opens Global Headquarters
Pure Foods, a specialty snack company, celebrated the opening of its global headquarters and primary manufacturing location on Friday, Jan. 29, at Gateway Commerce Park in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Alter Eco Launches Revolutionary New Compostable Quinoa Pouches
Alter Eco, pioneer of globally crafted foods with full-circle sustainability, today announced the launch of its groundbreaking compostable stand-up quinoa pouches designed to decompose in backyards and compost bins, leaving behind no trace for a waste-free earth.
Sonoco Officially Opens Innovative Packaging Solutions Studio
Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, announces the offical launch of it’s Innovative Packaging Solutions Studio. The iPS Studio is a leading-edge research, development and innovation center that connects consumer and market insights to the invention of new packaging solutions, all under one roof. Sonoco invested $12 million to build the new Innovative Packaging Solutions research and development studio at its Hartsville, S.C. headquarters.
Enjoy Life Foods to Open New Manufacturing Facility
Enjoy Life Foods announced plans to open a state-of-the-art, allergy-friendly manufacturing facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana, later this year. The new facility will create between 100 and 150 jobs in Jeffersonville.
Distributors, Suppliers Consolidate at Year-End
As the year winds to a close, the wallets remain open, with a spate of high-profile distributor and supplier acquisitions announced in the past two weeks. Many of the companies acquired have a focus on “better-for-you,” fresh, and specialty, underscoring the ongoing importance of consumer interest in natural and unique products.
FiveStar Gourmet Foods Expands to East Coast With New Manufacturing/Distribution Facility
FiveStar Gourmet Foods, an Ontario, California-based provider of fresh and frozen prepared foods, is expanding to the East Coast with a $20 million investment in a food manufacturing and distribution operation near Naples, Fla.