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A trio of CPG industry leaders is launching the Family Fund and Founder Community (F3C), aiming to create the support network it “wished they had” early in their careers. The venture group debuts with a $25 million fund.

In the latest episode of Elevator Talk, we feature leaders from Hummii Snacks, Bantu Chocolate and Better Sour. Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. This week’s special co-host is Thuy Nguyen, a category manager with Thrive Market, who shared her thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.

Better-for-you, Portland-based convenience store concept Green Zebra Grocery is shutting down all three locations at the end of the month citing the pandemic and inflation making the cost of business too steep to continue.

Brass Roots founder and CEO Aaron Gailmor talked to NOSH reporter Lukas Southard at Expo West this year about the powerful potential of the Sacha Inchi seed.

GOOD Meat Inc. has received the go-ahead from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin producing its cell-cultivated chicken product stateside.

The plant-based food movement has seeped into every corner of the grocery store from the butcher counter to frozen and center store. At Expo West we saw plenty of new entrants and the expansion of product lines from key players in the space.

At Expo West, Planet Based Foods founder and CEO discusses the impetus behind the company’s new hemp-based, dairy-free ice cream line and how it plans to promote hemp’s sustainable and regenerative attributes.

Following a contentious breakup, Miyoko Schinner has countersued vegan dairy company Miyoko’s PBC, alleging that she was dismissed from the company she founded in retaliation for her claims of gender discrimination.

At Expo West 2023 NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg sat down with Core Foods president and CMO, Brett Hartmann, to discuss how the company is approaching innovation, what lessons it learned from its first foray into shelf-stable snacks and the role retailers play in its decision making process.

In this week’s roundup: Kelloggs unveils names for new business divisions, Blue Apron works to solve liquidity issues, Meijer expands Flashfood program to include SNAP benefits and Albertsons and McCormick introduce new product looks.