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3 Farm Daughters Bets on Unenriched Pasta as Demand for Simple Ingredients Grows
3 Farm Daughters is working to capitalize on the rising interest in simple-ingredient, nutrient-dense foods with a U.S.-made and milled better-for-you, unenriched pasta that meets a range of emerging consumer demands.
Target Taps Celebrity Chef For Good & Gather Collab
Target is expanding its Good & Gather store brand with help from celebrity chef Roy Choi and his signature Korean-American flavors.
Yaza Leans on Tzatziki to Unlock Conventional Retail
Yaza is prioritizing consumer education and brand expansion as it works to move beyond startup mode and build a solid brand block around its “Mediterranean Made Easy position,” complete with a new look and new products.
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Making Waves With Microalgae: Meet Algae Cooking Club
Algae Cooking Club launched earlier this year and immediately began to make waves in the industry and online. But, despite the rising popularity of macroalgae – a group that includes seaweed, sea moss, kelp and other ocean-hailing ingredients – in food and beverage products, Algae Cooking Club (ACC) identifies with a completely separate group.
Expo West: Cupcake Chain Sprinkles Makes A Break For CPG
Cupcake bakery chain Sprinkles is following the playbook of its predecessor, Magnolia Bakery, and bringing its baked good concepts to the world of packaged food.
Breaking Bread: ‘We Went From Zero to Hero Last Year’
Low-carb bread brand Hero is expanding its retail footprint to 3,500 doors after a year of significant growth.
Whole Foods to Open Mini “Daily Shop” Stores in New York
The Amazon-owned grocery chain announced today that it will begin opening up new “small-format” stores, called Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, for quick trips in several urban markets, beginning with a Manhattan location this fall.
FILLO’s Rolls Out Whole Foods-Exclusive Tamale Flavors, Doubles Down on Distribution
FILLO’s, a Latin American-inspired food brand, is launching two new flavors of its Walking Tamales exclusively available at Whole Foods Market stores nationwide. The rollout bolsters the brand’s partnership with the natural grocery chain.
Hershey: ‘Historic’ Cocoa Prices Will Limit FY 2024 Earnings Growth
The Hershey Company today reported Q4 net sales grew a modest 0.2% year-over-year to $2.65 billion, reflecting inflationary headwinds such as rising cocoa and sugar prices, which are expected to continue constraining earnings growth in the year to come.
SNAC Time: Industry Association Discusses 2024 Priorities, Expectations
SNAC International discussed its approach to the FDA’s 2024 regulatory agenda pertaining to sodium reduction, food labeling and processed foods and also made predictions on how flavor and function might play into bringing new consumers to the category.
Need Some Pierogi? Ask Your Polish Jaju
Boston-based Jaju Pierogi has slowly built a “grassroots” brand and in the process learned the ups-and-downs of getting bigger and carving out a niche in the frozen dumpling category.
‘Regenerative Agriculture Is Not A New Catchphrase’: Five Questions With Singing Pastures Farm Co-Founders John And Holly Arbuckle
The co-founders of Singing Pastures Farm talked to Nosh about bringing the message of regeneratively farmed and pasture-raised pork to the meat snacks category.
Tom’s Perfect 10 Pushes Deeper into Retail With Whole Foods Debut
Tom’s Perfect 10 is shifting its focus towards brick-and-mortar retail expansion this year, beginning with today’s launch in Whole Foods Market stores across the New York tri-state area.