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3 Farm Daughters Bets on Unenriched Pasta as Demand for Simple Ingredients Grows
3 Farm Daughters is working to capitalize on the rising interest in simple-ingredient, nutrient-dense foods with a U.S.-made and milled better-for-you, unenriched pasta that meets a range of emerging consumer demands.
Target Taps Celebrity Chef For Good & Gather Collab
Target is expanding its Good & Gather store brand with help from celebrity chef Roy Choi and his signature Korean-American flavors.
Yaza Leans on Tzatziki to Unlock Conventional Retail
Yaza is prioritizing consumer education and brand expansion as it works to move beyond startup mode and build a solid brand block around its “Mediterranean Made Easy position,” complete with a new look and new products.
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Lupini Bean Goes Mainstream As Brami Scales Protein Pasta In Mass, Club
Brami believes it is well primed to drive increased consumption of its hero lupini bean ingredient as its protein pasta innovation gains traction “equally across all channels.”
C-Stores Still Slow in August; Traffic -2.5% Over Summer
Convenience store traffic was down 115 bps since July, part of a 2.5% decline for the rolling three-month period.
More Than Apparel: Why Patagonia Provisions Is ‘Bullish’ On A Leaner, Consumer-Focused Portfolio
Patagonia Provisions, the F&B CPG arm of the apparel brand, spoke with Nosh about how it reworked its portfolio a couple years ago, its reentry into meat snacks and the future of tinned seafood.
The Racers, Not the Race: How Brands Win With Run Clubs
Run clubs have increasingly become a prime opportunity to connect with consumers and gather valuable data to build deeper retail footprints.
From Grocery Aisles to Corner Stores: Low and Slow Snacks Lands 7-Eleven Test in Texas
Smoked snacks slinger Low and Slow is making its convenience channel debut through a 300-store test with 7-Eleven in Texas.
From Midwest Secret To Inc. 5000: How Toom Is Making Garlic Dip A Staple
Minnesota-based Lebanese garlic dip brand Toom has patiently worked to keep a low profile as it tinkered with its marketing and formulation, but is now expanding its retail presence.
Beyond Lactation: Mamala Seeks to Expand Postpartum Nutrition Into Snacks
Mamala Organics debuted this past week with a 2-SKU line of pouched Support Snacks made with whole foods and a focus on providing essential nutrients for women during the postpartum period.
Inside Walmart’s New Marketplace Capabilities
In what is likely its latest effort to compete with Amazon, Walmart this week introduced new tools and seller incentives for Walmart Marketplace, its ecommerce platform that connects third-party sellers to its customer base.
Commodity Crop To CPG Convert: How Fruitist Is Building A Berry Snack Brand
Agriculture outfit Fruitist is working to build what it believes could be the next big thing in fresh snacking with a focus on one single input: Jumbo blueberries.
Can Mushroom Chips and Jerky Win Over Snackers? Sales Rise 17% As Brands Keep Betting
It seems that mushrooms are in everything these days, from coffee to chocolate bars. But after years of innovation and expansion, are consumers any closer to truly embracing functional shrooms as their snack of choice?