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Can Sourdough Be Scaled? Leaven Foods Is Betting It Can
Big Bread still hasn’t cracked the sourdough code, but San Diego-based biotech company Leaven Foods may have just created the secret ingredient to make true sourdough work at scale for home bakers and professionals alike.
States Seek $10.3M in Fees After Blocking Kroger-Albertsons Megamerger
A coalition of states that helped block the proposed megamerger between Albertsons and Kroger is seeking roughly $10.3 million in attorneys’ fees and litigation costs, arguing that the request is modest relative to the case’s scale and the defendants’ spending.
Airlines Over Aisles: Legally Addictive Eyes Growth at 30,000 Feet
Legally Addictive Foods has landed a partnership with JetBlue to offer a 1.34 oz. pack of its original cookies for premium-tier passengers on domestic flights beginning this month.
Welch’s Fruit Snacks Maker Sues Biotech Co. for Probiotic Patent Infringement
Promotion in Motion Inc. (PIM), the maker of Welch’s Fruit Snacks, is taking an Irish biotech company to task in a Texas federal court, accusing AnaBio Technologies of colluding with a rival brand to “steal” its patent designs for yogurt-covered probiotic fruit snacks.
[Exclusive] Hot Ones Expands Into BBQ
The team behind Hot Ones’ branded CPG sauces is expanding beyond its flagship condiment type for the first time with a new line of spicy barbecue sauces.
Honey Bunchie, Maker of Bon Bee Honey, Winds Down After More Than 16 Years
After more than 16 years in business, Honey Bunchie LLC, the producer of gourmet honey nut bar Bon Bee Honey, is shutting down, effective April 30, according to a LinkedIn post from CMO Kendra Bennett.
Bao Goes Big Box: Laoban’s Target Expansion Taking Shape
Laoban is gearing up for a major retail inflection point, as the Asian frozen foods brand expands from a limited Target test to multiple items rolling out to more than 1,500 stores in May.
PLTFRM Consolidates to Fuel Omnichannel Growth
PLTFRM has consolidated all of its subsidiaries under a single identity to cement its position as “a fully integrated omnichannel growth powerhouse.”
McCormick to Merge with Unilever’s Food Biz in $45BN Deal, April Fools Special, Beef Tallow Bars & More
This week, we’re asking the difficult questions about April Fools in an AI-fueled society, breaking into tough categories, and figuring out how to get innovative brands into hotel minibars. Hey, what more could you ask for?
New Products: Roots Farm Fresh Does Breakfast, Huer Foods Collabs with Cholula
In this week’s new products roundup, Roots Farm Fresh expands its frozen potato products into the breakfast daypart, Huer Foods and Cholula collaborate on “swicy” gummy candy, and Dr. Praeger’s expands its snack lineup.



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