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The CPG Week podcast discusses new sweet innovations and how other trends in packaged food are blending into indulgence products.

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 is investing $1.2 billion in a new dairy processing plant in Rome, New York, amidst accelerated growth.

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.

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.

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.

Plant-based snack brand Oddball launched its clean-label, fruit-based jelly treats into Sprouts with a mission to change how U.S. consumers buy sweets.

In this People Moves: Campbell’s makes two key growth-area promotions, Thrive adds muscle to merchandising team, Baldor name new president and more.

Watermelon rinds, apple cores and other overlooked plant parts add fiber to a new line of snack bars created by the founder of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. Earlier this year, Jeni Britton mounted her second entrepreneurial act with the launch of Floura, a brand focused on gut health.

Is the food and beverage funding freeze finally thawing? FABID’s Q1 2025 Report reveals a surprising rebound in deal size and investor appetite—just not where you might expect.