Retail

Walmart unveiled this week redesigned packaging across its Great Value private brand that introduces a more “modern visual identity” and consistent placement of nutritional claims.

Legacy Brooklyn pizzeria, Di Fara, has expanded its retail footprint by using sampling to build brand recognition outside of the Northeast.

Food is driving sales growth in the convenience store channel, according to new data from the National Association of Convenience Stores.

With new funding and a brand refresh, Rip Van is focused on expanding in grocery retail after establishing a base in club and ecommerce.

Clover Sonoma isn’t trying to chase trends or scale nationally. With a portfolio spanning seven dairy categories, it believes it has a better opportunity to meet the local community with “real dairy” at a moment when food trends are driving consumers back to the cow.

Ripi has raised $2.4 million in a seed funding round led by growth equity firm Cutting Horse. Great Circle Ventures, Paperboy Ventures, SuperAngel.Fund and “a bunch of other angels” also contributed, said founder and CEO Ian Tecklin.

Big Bread still hasn’t cracked the sourdough code, but San Diego-based biotech company Leaven Foods may have just created the secret ingredient to make true sourdough work at scale for home bakers and professionals alike.

Laoban is gearing up for a major retail inflection point, as the Asian frozen foods brand expands from a limited Target test to multiple items rolling out to more than 1,500 stores in May.

Packaged food giant Conagra Brands returned to organic sales growth in the third quarter, driven by strong performance in its Frozen and Snacks segments, even as rising costs and inflationary pressures weighed on profitability.

Consumer interests have cycled through low-carb, high-protein and fiber-filled products during the nearly six years pantry staple brand Kaizen has been on the market. It has aligned itself with each new demand while its recipes remained the same.