Retail

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, 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.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

How do brands get in the hands of consumers – and investors? Increasingly it’s through fast-delivery services like GoPuff. The retailer’s VP of Merchandising, Max Crowley, sits down to discuss the burgeoning sector and the role emerging brands can play when they’re stocked at GoPuff.

SPINS released its “2024 Trends Predictions” full of insights on where the natural products industry might be heading this year including the state of promotional pricing, sustainability claims, healthy eating trends, the evolution of global flavors, and a temperature check on plant-based.

For early stage CPG food brands, navigating the inner workings of selling into retail can easily lead to disaster. Golden Thread CPG wants to be their guide.