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Distribution: ButcherBox Beefs Up With Target, Jesse & Ben’s Heads To Sprouts
Direct-to-consumer meat and seafood seller ButcherBox has expanded its digital reach by launching on Target Plus, Target’s third-party curated marketplace.
MAHA Wants To Change the GRAS Process. What Does That Even Mean?
Just like nearly every other facet of the federal government, the current administration is working to upend business as usual. One of its latest forays includes an effort to review the controversial Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) self-affirmation pathway, overseen by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
What’s Accelerating The Organic Market?
Consumers may still be feeling the squeeze from inflation, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t willing to spend more on “cleaner” products – a sentiment that’s carried over into the organic marketplace.
Can FDA Really Phase Out Food Dyes?
Earlier this week FDA Commissioner Marty Makary proclaimed the administration’s desire to phase out the use of eight synthetic food dyes by the end of 2026. But is that feasible? We asked the experts.
CPG Week: Sweet Treat Trends
The CPG Week podcast discusses new sweet innovations and how other trends in packaged food are blending into indulgence products.
Flings Nets $2.3M Seed Round
Toaster pastry brand Flings has raised a $2.3 million seed round from angel investors as it plans to expand its retail footprint this year.
Chobani ‘Entering a New Dimension’ With $1.2 Billion New York Facility
Chobani is investing $1.2 billion in a new dairy processing plant in Rome, New York, amidst accelerated growth.
Tracking The Impact: RFK’s Artificial Food Dye ‘Phase Out’
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new directive this week for food manufacturers to phase out eight synthetic food dyes used in the formulations of thousands of food products.
Amid Cost Crunch, CPG Founders Seek Assistance From Overseas
Outsourcing CPG industry positions can be polarizing at a time when tariffs have become a touchpoint for reshoring jobs to the U.S., but creating efficiencies in a startup business could be the difference between success and failure.
‘Insane Product-Market Fit’: BelliWelli Bids Goodbye To Bars To Focus on Fiber Powders
Digestive wellness brand BelliWelli bid a “bittersweet goodbye” to its soft-baked nutrition bars to focus on fiber powders, which are expanding nationwide at Walmart this week. The startup’s modern take on Metamucil – featuring added probiotics, electrolytes and collagen – wildly exceeded expectations following last year’s launch, said co-founder Kate Wilson.