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Harken Sweets Scores Major Kroger Expansion Backed by Selva Ventures
Harken Sweets, armed with new capital from Selva Ventures, is readying a major retail expansion with Kroger, adding roughly 2,000 doors and bringing its total retail footprint to around 7,500 stores.
Fancypants Goes Big With Smaller Pack Sizes
The Boston-based premium cookie maker is expanding into new foodservice channels with 1 oz. and 0.67 oz. trial packs designed for corporate cafes, hotels, universities and airlines.
Inside The Early Success Of JiMMYBAR!’s Creatine Launch
JiMMYBAR! has seen early “massive” success of its Creatine Bars, representing an inflection point for the 12-year-old company.
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Expo West: TiNDLE’s Take On Crossing Plant-based Category Lines
As the plant-based alternative segment has matured, a handful of brands have tried to cross category lines and TiNDLE is the latest challenger.
Expo West Notebook: Sweet Loren’s Steps Beyond Sweets; Oakberry Enters U.S. CPG
In our latest news roundup from Expo West 2024, Sweet Loren’s looks to savory, gluten-free innovation, Oakberry looks to bring açaí pints to U.S. consumers, morning meals go mini and more.
Expo West Notebook: Tattooed Chef Emerges From Bankruptcy; TiNDLE Expands Into New Categories
This latest news roundup from Expo West 2024 highlights the reemergence of Tattooed Chef from Chapter 11, TiNDLE’s U.S. expansion into the beverage category, Dr. Praeger’s pushes crunchy innovation and the K-food craze continues.
Expo West: Actual Veggies Expanding with Super Fries
The purveyor of premium plant-based patties has expanded into the frozen fry segment in its pursuit to reinvent fast-food favorites.
RXBAR’s Rahal Launches New Protein Bar Brand
RXBAR co-founder Peter Rahal is back in the protein bar business and out as a managing partner at Humble Growth.
Expo West: Kuli Kuli Goes All In On Gummies and Blends
Moringa-focused nutrition company Kuli Kuli (#N2121) announced today it will debut four new products spanning two formats at Natural Products Expo West. But there’s a twist…
CPG Week: FTC Throws A Wrench Into The Kroger Albertsons Merger
This week’s podcast dives into the FTC’s challenge to the $24.6B Kroger/Albertsons merger, the potential of yaupon in energy beverages, and why Mason Dixie is betting consumers want more clean comfort food.
Mason Dixie Taking Bigger Bite Out of Breakfast
Building on its success in the breakfast sandwich category, Mason Dixie Foods is expanding its range of frozen heat-and-eat offerings with new elevated takes on traditional fast-food options rolling out this week at Whole Foods Market stores.
‘Challenge Accepted’: Zesty Z Pivots From Popcorn to Pita Chips
After a challenging couple of years, family-owned Mediterranean foods brand Zesty Z is aiming to start a new chapter for its business with this week’s launch of a line of twice-baked pita chips.
Going Vertical: RIND Snacks Acquires Granola Producer
RIND Snacks is vertically integrating with the acquisition of Vermont-based granola company Small Batch Organics and leasing a 15,000 sq. ft. warehouse where it will handle logistics and fulfillment.