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Whole Foods Evolves As Natural Merges Into Mass
Amazon is planning to absorb all 100,000 Whole Foods employees, including frontline staff, into its core business structure, per a report this week from Business Insider.
Laoban Tests New Growth Recipe With Bachan’s Collaboration
Asian frozen food brand Laoban teamed up with Japanese BBQ sauce slinger Bachan’s for its first-ever collaborative product launch, a limited-edition iteration of its newly-launched Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken.
How Diaspora’s ‘Scrappy’ Growth Strategy Reeled In Padma Lakshmi
Diaspora Spice Co. unveiled one of its most high-profile collaborations to-date this month as the Indian and Sri Lankan-sourced business works to navigate the unpredictable tariff environment.
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Prices, Packs and Portfolio Reshaping: Inside General Mills’ Next Big Shift
Price-pack architecture, AI and continuous portfolio renovation were key themes during General Mills’ Investor Day Tuesday as it asserted its ability to meet changing consumer demands and produce “industry leading levels of margin management cost savings.”
Equip Foods Refreshes Brand, Prepares Beef Protein For Retail
After 10 years of scaling online, Equip Foods has refreshed the brand as it prepares to enter retail with its beef protein products.
Why Is Walmart Partnering With OpenAI?
Walmart has partnered with ChatGPT parent company OpenAI to allow consumers to make purchases directly within the platform via an Instant Checkout feature.
Pacha Goes Beyond Bread With Gluten-Free Tortillas
Gluten-free bread brand Pacha is launching a sourdough tortilla line after scaling its sprouted buckwheat products in Whole Foods.
From Ocean Floors To Store Shelves: Seafood Accelerator Champions West Coast Groundfish Revival
West Coast seafood industry group Positively Groundfish has launched an accelerator to help rebuild a market for the fishery’s species.
Junkless Is ‘Ready For Anything’ As It Platforms Into Protein
Two years since it was acquired by Mike Repole’s PE firm Impact Capital, JUNKLESS is expanding into a new category, protein bars.
Amazon Debuts New ‘Grocery’ Private Label Line
Today, Amazon dug deeper into the better-for-you private label realm, merging two of its in-house brands – Amazon Fresh and Happy Belly – under “one cohesive grocery essentials collection” comprised of over 1,000 items.
After Seven Years DTC, Little Spoon ‘Matures’ With Target Debut
Organic baby and kid food brand Little Spoon has grown up, today announcing its first-ever move into brick-and-mortar retail with an “unprecedented” launch at Target.
Loopini: Italian Entrepreneur Cooks Up Protein Pizza On A Spreadsheet
Loopini is gearing up to roll out to its first chain retailer and close its first round of funding after a year of building the business online and within NYC indie grocers.
Hy-Vee Adds FoodHealth Score To Store Shelves
Hy-Vee debuted a new partnership with nutrition intelligence platform FoodHealth Company, becoming the first retailer to bring color-coded, numerical nutritional scores directly to the shelf.