Marketing

Stone & Skillet has closed a $5 million Series A round led by BFG Partners as it plans to grow its distribution footprint.

Swedish candy’s rise in the U.S. isn’t slowing down any time soon – and brands are arriving at this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo ready to capitalize on growing consumer demand for premium gummies and snacks crafted with cleaner ingredients and unique textures.

In this week’s new products roundup, Graza expands its potato chip lineup, Smackin’ hits a home run with former MLB star Alex Rodriguez and Feel Good Foods dives deeper into the breakfast category.

Quaker is stepping onto the global stage as the Official Breakfast of the FIFA World Cup 26. The partnership centers on bringing people together while celebrating the routines that fuel fans and athletes alike.

Protein-packed innovation isn’t slowing down – it’s coming for every eating occasion, and everything in between, in particular.

When Beyond Meat announced in January that it had developed its first ever beverage product, a protein drink line called Beyond Immerse, it was a move that appeared to come out of left field.

As climate pressures and supply chain disruptions reshape the global cocoa market, Cargill and Voyage Foods are introducing a new cocoa-free confectionery alternative aimed at helping manufacturers maintain chocolate-like flavor profiles.

Noosa parent company Novus Foods is pushing deeper into the fridge, extending and evolving its mainstream gelatin brand Winky into a functional food platform with the debut of a new protein-forward dessert line.

Armed with $2.5 million in pre-seed funding and a product that combines “max flavor” with “clinically relevant” probiotics, protein snack newcomer Rogue is gearing up for its retail debut in 2,800 Walmart stores nationwide.

In this week’s new product roundup, mochi ice cream maker My/Mochi taps into rising consumer demand for nostalgic flavors, Barebells bulks up its Original Protein Bar lineup, and Little Latke introduces two new shelf-stable latke crisp flavors.