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FUNDAY Natural Sweets Built Big Down Under. Now It’s Taking on the U.S.
Building a $100 million candy brand in a country of roughly 27 million people forced FUNDAY Natural Sweets to think beyond the better-for-you niche. Now, the Australian brand is seeking to translate that mass-market appeal to the U.S.
Sach Foods’ Paneer Bet Hits Seven Figures, 350% YoY Growth
Sach Foods’ mission to popularize paneer in the U.S. with an authentic, clean label, organic approach is opening opportunities for innovation beyond traditional categories.
Chomps Lands Starbucks as Retail Footprint Tops 65,000 Doors
Chomps is taking its meat sticks into one of the country’s biggest coffee chains as it pushes beyond traditional grocery and mass retail and into more on-the-go eating occasions.
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How NIQ’s New Nutrition Scoring Could Guide Pricing
NielsenIQ has joined forces with FoodHealth Co. to integrate their respective datasets, enabling brands to spot and craft pitches around the incrementality their products could bring to a retailer’s set on the basis of price, health and how those factors affect consumer purchasing habits.
Home Cooking Is Back. But CPG Sales Still Could Shrink.
Most Americans are concerned about the economy and recent sentiments from surveys and CEOs signal the same thing: consumers are cooking more at home. But this increase doesn’t necessarily mean CPG sales are about to surge.
Harvest Group Strengthens Costco Capabilities with Acquisition
Commerce agency Harvest Group is strengthening its position in the club channel with the acquisition of Next Step Club Solutions, a Costco-focused brokerage firm. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Fed Policies That Drag On Retail Could Be eGrocery’s Gain, Report Suggests
New government policies liable to drag down retail growth could be to the benefit of online grocers, with U.S. online grocery sales expected to outpace brick-and-mortar by 5.2x through 2029, according to a new report from ecommerce data and consulting firm Brick Meets Click.
Campbell’s: Organic Sales Return to Growth As Consumers Cook at Home More, But Snacks Struggle
The Campbell’s Company managed to grow organic net sales in Q3 after three straight quarters of declines, but its snack segment continues to struggle as cash-strapped consumers are “increasingly intentional” about spending in the category.
Misfits Markets Marks Second Acquisition With The Rounds
Waste-reducing online grocery platform Misfits Market announced on Friday it has acquired New York-based circular grocery and household products platform The Rounds.
AG1 Marks First Retail Rollout With Costco After 15 Years In Business
Drinkable greens company AG1 (formerly Athletic Greens) is readying its first-ever brick-and-mortar retail launch, nearly 15 years after the brand debuted selling direct-to-consumer.
Crave New World Aims To Redefine Comfort Food
Will a Yuka-approved, high-protein, seed oil-free brand find favor with the everyday Kroger shopper? Crave New World is about to find out. The frozen food startup is charting a course into more than a thousand Kroger stores this fall after a successful soft launch in Pop Up Grocer and on college campuses in March.
Retailer Confidence Drops 15 Points Since 2024; 73% See Private Label as Priority
Uncertainty and pessimism are rising major among U.S. retailers as labor challenges and inflation have dampened future outlook, according to a report by Progressive Grocer last week.
FreshDirect Goes Directly to Main Street with First Physical Store
FreshDirect is going IRL. The Tristate-focused online grocer is opening its first brick-and-mortar store in Southampton, N.Y., this weekend, called FreshDirect on Main.