Retail

SIMPLi rolled out its largest new product launch to-date, spanning 10 products across three categories and bringing the supply chain-oriented company’s mission to 13 countries total.

Polymarket – the online prediction market platform that allows consumers to play the odds on everything from sports games, to the likelihood of military interventions, to the day Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will get married – is opening a free public grocery store in New York City next week.

Private label had another banner year in 2025. U.S. store brand sales hit a record $282.8 billion, growing by more than $9 billion year-over-year and clocking in at nearly three times the growth rate of national brands, according to the Private Label Manufacturers Association.

Everything has protein in it these days, and while some of the new “innovations” may be a grab for relevance, some categories are benefiting from consumers’ heightened interest in clean label, muscle-bulking iterations of regular old pantry staples.

Odeko announced today it has acquired Washington, D.C.-based specialty food and beverage distributor District Distribution as it works to build an anchor in the Mid-Atlantic region to access local products and vendors.

Emerging frozen stuffed pasta player Ripi marked its largest retail rollout to date, expanding the brand to Whole Foods Market stores with a new exclusive flavor.

Protein- and fiber-filled condiment brand She’s the Sauce is making its retail debut with Pop Up Grocer as part of a three-month rotation.

Sibling duo Meg and Wayne Adams are working to usher in a new era for their family-owned food processing business with Marianne’s, a retail avocado oil and beef tallow brand launched under the leadership of their father decades ago.

New entrants in meat snacks showcased at Winter FancyFaire crispy textures and Asian flavors in the jerky set.

Better-for-you gummy candy brand Rotten has landed in Dick’s Sporting Goods stores nationwide, doubling down on its core parent-and-child demographic and bringing its total retail door count to over 5,000.