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Expo West: Better-for-You Chewy Candies Encompass Nostalgia, Global Flavors
In what some have deemed the new wave of candy, brands are actively seeking out new ingredients, textures and global flavors to capture consumers’ attention, and their wallets.
Serenity Kids Raises $52 Million in Series B Round
The baby food company will use the growth capital for marketing, new product development and hiring.
Breaking Bread: ‘We Went From Zero to Hero Last Year’
Low-carb bread brand Hero is expanding its retail footprint to 3,500 doors after a year of significant growth.
New Products: Collabs From Hidden Valley and Snak Club; Plant-Based Oscar Mayer Products
In this week’s notable new products roundup, Snak Club spices up its product portfolio with the help of Hot Ones, Oscar Mayer unveils its first ever plant-based offerings and Hidden Valley Ranch gets cheezy.
Maine Crisp Co. Survives “Heartbreak” After Production Facility Flood
Maine Crisp has finally regained its footing as it prepares to go to Expo West and launch nationwide in Whole Foods after a mid-December “100-year” storm and flood wiped out nearly all of the company’s inventory, ingredients and packaging.
CPG Week: Reading The Earnings Report Tea Leaves, Whole Foods’ Daily Shop
The Nosh and BevNET team talks cereal struggles, energy drink earnings, up-and-down reports from plant-based industry leaders and Whole Foods’ newest attempt at a smaller footprint store concept.
Expo West: Actual Veggies Expanding with Super Fries
The purveyor of premium plant-based patties has expanded into the frozen fry segment in its pursuit to reinvent fast-food favorites.
RXBAR’s Rahal Launches New Protein Bar Brand
RXBAR co-founder Peter Rahal is back in the protein bar business and out as a managing partner at Humble Growth.
The ABCs of Expo West
If you want to speak Expo fluently, first you’ve got to learn the alphabet. Fortunately, we’ve compiled this handy set of definitions for you, down to the letter.
How to Stay Healthy, Safe and Sane At Expo West
A number of possible medical conditions may befall an attendee, from indigestion to trampling injuries to a raging hangover.





