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Target Removing Artificial Dyes From Cereal Assortment
Target announced today that it will only sell cereals made without certified synthetic colors beginning in May. The retailer said it has worked closely with both national brand and its owned brand partners to reformulate products.
Fresh Thyme Relaunches Private Label With BFY Focus
Midwest natural retailer Fresh Thyme Market today announced the relaunch of its Own Brands private label lineup with new “trend-forward products” and updated packaging.
Maazah Raises $2M As It Deepens Distribution
Afghan-inspired food company Maazah has raised a $2 million seed round with participation from existing investors as well as three family offices based in the brand’s hometown of Minneapolis.
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Dress It Up Launches Two SKUs, Backed By New Funding
A slow and steady growth strategy is Dress It Up Dressing’s secret sauce as it works to capture the “sleepy” salad dressing category, said founder and CEO Sophia Maroon.
DTC Meal Kit Brands Find Second Act in Retail Expansion
A decade ago, direct-to-consumer meal kit subscription services like Blue Apron and HelloFresh had blanketed the market with a strong pitch to consumers centering on convenience, wellness and quality ready-to-cook food they could have shipped to their doorsteps. During the pandemic, many of these brands saw big lifts and even bigger valuations as consumers stuck at home decided to try their hand at home cooking.
Daily Briefing (Insiders Only): Gearing Up For Slow-Growing Grocery
The grocery industry is gearing up for a slow year as retailers across all channels – including natural, discount, mass, conventional and even third-parties like Instacart – project a deceleration in sales throughout the course of 2025.
Instacart Shares Fall As Investors Shy Away From Slow-Growing Grocery
Instacart’s strong Q4 and full-year performance was not enough to soothe investor and analyst fears about the slow growth set to capture the grocery industry in 2025 as shares were down 9.66% to $44.04 per share today in mid-morning trading.
Olyra Embraces Publix Disco, Recharts Nationally In Natural
Olyra turned its discontinuation from Publix into an insight engine, enabling the brand to rechart growth in the natural channel while better aligning its retail aspirations.
Flowers Foods: Volumes Down, Income Up In ‘Mixed’ Q4 Results
Amid the impending acquisition of Simple Mills, Flowers Foods reported “mixed” Q4 and FY2024 earnings as it goes deeper in better-for-you baked goods.
Kids Pouch Brands Adjust To Calif. Packaging Legislation
California’s Assembly Bill 899 requires baby food companies to test for heavy metals and disclose the results to consumers, bringing more transparency to the presence of potentially harmful elements.
CPG Week: The Long Tail Of Tariffs’ Impacts
The CPG Week team discusses how tariffs are impacting the CPG industry after a whirlwind Monday paused the 25% import taxes on Mexican and Canadian products.
Mondelēz Anticipates Weak 2025 Earnings Amid ‘Unprecedented’ Cocoa Costs
Mondelēz International warned shareholders of a not-so-sweet 2025 fueled by “unprecedented cocoa cost inflation” while posting mixed Q4 2024 results in its earnings report yesterday.
PepsiCo: Weak Demand for Drinks and Snacks in North America Drags Q4 Revenue
PepsiCo will spend the year ahead restoring consumer demand for snacks and drinks in North America after facing revenue declines in Q4 2024, CEO Ramon Laguarta said in an earnings report today.