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The conversations and debates around ultra-processed food – what is it, and what isn’t it – just took their first step towards an answer. This week, the Non-GMO Project introduced a new certification: Non-UPF Verified.

Meati has been on a winding, hazardous decade-long road to defining its place in the market. But in moving beyond its original “mushroom root” positioning, the brand may have finally found itself.

BevNET & Nosh reached out to individuals from across the CPG world to hear their thoughts on some of the biggest questions and challenges of the new year.

What’s in and what is on its way out for packaged food in 2025? A panel of industry experts weighed in on what trends are hot, which are simmering and which ones are cooling off.

The packaged food and beverage industry continues to contemplate shifts in consumer eating patterns driven by expanded usage of appetite-suppressing GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy.

Industry stakeholders weigh in on how inflation might impact the grocery landscape in the coming year.

After a tumultuous year, is more retail consolidation — or attempts at such — on the cards for 2025?

Pundits are still debating whether or not the proposed levies are a carrot to negotiate new trade deals, as happened during Trump’s first term, or a real stick to be used in aggressive defense of domestic producers. That lingering uncertainty is permeating CPG.

Jeni Britton, founder of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, today debuted a new snack brand focused on gut health and sustainability called Floura & Co. The brand is embracing upcycling with its first product, a Fruit Crush Bar, crafted from overlooked plant parts like watermelon rinds and apple cores, plus a blend of white chia, pumpkin seeds and puffed quinoa, with 13 grams of fiber from 12 whole plants.

In this episode, the CPG Week podcast team covers four acquisitions in food and beverage including Spindrift’s anticipated sale and the unexpected new owner of Simple Mills.