Retail

Despite ongoing inflationary pressures, consumers’ appetite for sweets remains strong. Americans drove a record $55 billion in confectionery sales in 2025.

Sprouts Farmers Market has announced several changes to its leadership team, naming experienced retail hands Don Clark as chief merchandising officer and Amanda Rassi as chief customer officer. Clark succeeds Scott Neal, who will be retiring from the company.

Indian food company Sach Foods showed off its new Indian-inspired frozen pizzas as well as a new paneer SKU that is crafted with A2 milk.

Target plans to open 300 new stores by 2035 as it unveils its first “food-forward” prototype in North Carolina.

Chocolate bar maker Vine to Bar has repositioned its original products to better promote its gut health-friendly claims, including updated packaging and resulting in a major retail rollout.

Lorissa’s Organic Snacks, the producer of the first top nine allergen-free meat snack and a subsidiary of Jack Link’s parent company Link Snacks, has expanded beyond that fast-growing, crowded category for the first time.

Canadian high-protein pasta brand Chickapea is deepening its presence in the U.S. with an exclusive limited-time offering at Costco stores across the Los Angeles region and Hawaii.

When Cravings by Chrissy Teigen first sold out its banana bread mix online in 2021, it was easy to credit celebrity power. But behind the scenes, CFO Haley Ludwigson was quietly building out margins, supply chains and retail relationships.

Target announced today that it will only sell cereals made without certified synthetic colors beginning in May. The retailer said it has worked closely with both national brand and its owned brand partners to reformulate products.

Midwest natural retailer Fresh Thyme Market today announced the relaunch of its Own Brands private label lineup with new “trend-forward products” and updated packaging.