Retail

Protein snack maker Flings is expanding into bite-sized chocolate indulgences, as it sees margins shrink for its toaster pastry line.

Kroger shoppers looking for Red Bull or Boar’s Head products may be out of luck for the time being.

Consumers are starting to get fed up with being told what they need, rather than offered what they want, according to Tastewise’s 2027 Food and Beverage Forecast. The annual webinar claimed that the “Health Promise” made by food and beverage brands is fading from relevance and in some cases is becoming a turnoff.

Petit Pot has spent more than a decade introducing U.S. consumers to French-inspired desserts. Now, the roughly $25 million brand is preparing to take that proposition to a much wider audience.

A veteran CPG operator and Michelin star chef have teamed up to reinvigorate the shelf-stable meal kits space with Riff, a shelf-stable meal kit line launching at Target stores nationwide.

Glenn Food Co. is meeting pent-up demand to grow its seafood seasoning brand Merman’s Revenge with a national distribution deal at Walmart.

Another cohort of CPG companies – General Mills, Kellanova, Mars, and McKee Foods, the producer of Little Debbie snacks – have sued several U.S. sugar companies, alleging they colluded to inflate the cost of refined sugar.

Inflation may be showing signs of cooling, but food and beverage consumers aren’t necessarily feeling much relief, and the gap between spending growth and actual consumption suggests brands are still navigating a highly price-sensitive environment.

Khloé Kardashian’s protein snack platform, Khloud, is making its first move outside the U.S., launching its flagship popcorn in Canada in White Cheddar and Sweet & Salty Kettle Corn.

La Molisana sued the U.S. government in International Trade Court, defending lupini pasta brand Brami with the goal of securing the product an exclusion from anti-dumping duties.