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Birch Benders Acquired By Hometown Foods As Sovos Narrows Focus
Less than two years after the baking mix brand was sold to Sovos Brands, Birch Benders announced today it has been acquired by baking platform Hometown Food Company.
RodeoCPG Sells R&D To JPG Resources, Seeks To Scale Sales
JPG Resources has acquired RodeoCPG’s Brooklyn-based R&D team allowing JPG to better serve brands in the Big Apple, while Rodeo pivots toward becoming a targeted, tech-forward sales management platform.
Study Sparks Debate Over Heavy Metals in Dark Chocolate
Both organic and conventional chocolate makers came under fire when a Consumer Reports study found potentially hazardous levels of lead and cadmium in 28 dark chocolate products. The issue became more complex when Trader Joe’s and Hershey’s, were served with class action lawsuits.
Notable New Products: Monster Mixes & Blenderless Smoothie Cubes
In this week’s roundup of notable new products, Tom’s Perfect 10 releases a dessert-inspired granola, Sambazon unveils shaker bottle-friendly smoothie cubes and Chobani expands its yogurt lineup with zero sugar offerings.
News Roundup: Pickle Wars, Low-Carbon Beef
Grillo’s is taking Wahlburgers to court over pickles, a data company unveils its cattle carbon credits at the CES Convention, Jenny Craig launches a ready-made, meal delivery platform and precision fermentation company Liberation Labs closes seed funding round.
Pop Up Grocer Goes Full-Time In Brick and Mortar
The pop-up grocery store concept will open its first permanent brick and mortar location at 205 Bleecker Street in New York City this winter.
NOSH Podcast: Predicting Consumer Trends in 2023
The NOSH team looks back on the big stories of 2022 and how macro trends over the past year may provide insight as to what to expect in 2023 and talks to Coefficient Capital investor Natalie Borowski and Editor-in-Chief of The New Consumer Dan Frommer about the most recent release of their ongoing Consumer Trends report.
Conagra: Grocery & Snacks, Chilled Segments Drive Q2 Sales +8.6%, Full Year Expectations Raised
Conagra Brands posted single-digit sales growth in its Q2 FY2023 earnings report Thursday morning, leading the company to raise its guidance for earnings per share and sales for the second half of the year.
Oatly Moves To Hybrid Production Via Deal With Ya YA Foods
Oatly is making moves toward its transition to an asset-light, supply chain strategy after inking a $72 million deal with Toronto-based co-packer Ya YA foods on Tuesday.
16 Handles’ Neil Hershman Acquires DŌ, Charts National Growth
New York City-based edible and bakeable cookie dough brand DŌ announced yesterday that it has been acquired by Neil Hershman, the owner and CEO of self-serve frozen yogurt franchise 16 Handles.

