Manufacturing

In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact, we spoke with a handful of brands from North Carolina to hear how they are rebuilding from loss through communal support and entrepreneurial resilience.

On CPG Week, the podcast team talks about Celsius’ aspirations to go vertical and a variety of smaller acquisitions across food that nod to trends in M&A markets.

Manufacturing is a difficult-to-staff sector, but food companies are broadening the pool and seeing benefits to their own business by giving an opportunity those who may have faced barriers to employment.

Washington, D.C.-based peanut butter brand One Trick Pony (OTP) has secured seed funding from Collaborative Fund. The new funds will be used to support retail growth, new innovations and an upcoming packaging overhaul in early 2025.

Once Again has added manufacturing muscle and additional ingredients to its portfolio with its latest acquisition as the company seeks to remain competitive both as a B2B supplier and standalone CPG brand.

Cold Chain 3PL, an ecommerce cold goods fulfillment service, stated it is not working with BetterBrand, an assertion that runs counter to the low-carb bread company’s claims.

While COVID-19 may have pushed some businesses to the point of no return, Latin Goodness Foods, its pandemic-era pivot deeper into CPG is beginning to pay off.

Manufacturing B2B platform Keychain recently added $2.5 million from The Hershey Company, bringing the technology company’s total investment to $20.5 million in under a year.

Once Again announced today it has acquired California-based, organic almond manufacturer Big Tree Organic Farms as it seeks to increase efficiencies and reduce its environmental impact for its West Coast industrial customers.

Stoked Oats announced it is moving beyond the breakfast aisle for the first time with the launch of a new innovation today: Stoked OatRice.