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Tracking CPG Growth: Q3 US Retail Launches – Calebrate October 2026
CPG retail launch activity accelerated throughout Q3 2026, but the underlying data reveals an important distinction between new product innovation and distribution expansion. Calebrate’s latest report tracks 1,403 announced retail launches across more than 160 retailers, with weekly launch activity increasing from 88 in July to 112 in September.
Daily Harvest Announces Five-Chain Retail Expansion
Daily Harvest is expanding its retail footprint, with Marianne’s growing in Target and Archer bringing new SKUs to the club channel.
Bare Beans Launches Ready-to-Eat Bean Packs After $2.79M Seed Round
After years building in foodservice, Bare Bean is taking its ready-to-eat, vacuum sealed bean business to the consumer level.
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Wanderlands Is Creating ‘Somewhere-ness’ With Nut Mixes
New nut mix maker Wanderlands is blending neuroscience and winemaking to make a “transportive” snacking experience for consumers.
Picking Apart Amazon’s Vendor Central Purge
Amazon is refining its wholesale business model and, in the process, forcing thousands of brands to transition to its consignment-style platform, known as Seller Central, by Nov. 9. While the change may sound daunting, according to a couple of Amazon experts, the switch may actually lead to long-term benefits for these businesses.
How Are Brands Bringing Beans To A New Generation?
After pandemic driven sales highs and inflationary lows, emerging bean brands are using a variety of techniques from online sales marketing to pouched packaging as they differentiate from category incumbents.
Distribution Roundup: Bowlcut Lands At Central Market
In this distribution roundup: Bowlcut locks in Central Market, Stryve grows in the club channel, Doughlicious makes its mass retail debut and more.
Uglies Brings Upcycled Chips Into C-Store Channel
Upcycled potato chip maker Uglies is pushing deeper into convenience, working to prioritize the channel to grow awareness for the brand and its food waste reduction mission at a time when retailers are on the lookout for sustainable products.
Whole Foods Forecasts 2025 Trends
It’s not even Halloween, and Whole Foods has already moved past the holiday season and on to the New Year.
Albertsons: Q2 Revenue Tops Estimates, But Competitive Headwinds Will Continue
Albertsons Companies surpassed analysts’ projections in reporting second-quarter net sales and other revenue of $18.6 billion today, up from $18.3 billion last year, propelled by an increase in digital sales and omnichannel shoppers.
‘The Era of The Empanada’: Inside Maspanadas’ New Production Gains
While COVID-19 may have pushed some businesses to the point of no return, Latin Goodness Foods, its pandemic-era pivot deeper into CPG is beginning to pay off.
Sauz Launches In Target With New SKU
Next-generation pasta sauce producer Sauz announced a major expansion that will bring the brand, along with a new SKU, to all 1,825 Target stores nationwide by the end of this year.
Is BetterBrand Crashing?
BetterBrand, the company behind low-carb bagels, buns and rolls with a pre-money valuation of $170 million, might be in the process of shutting down as its website has been recently disabled and customers have taken to social platforms to express complaints over unfulfilled orders and a lack of communication.