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Esi Seng, former CEO of Tate’s Bake Shop, recently joined truffle-enhanced condiment producer TRUFF as CEO. At Natural Products Expo West, she chatted with Nosh about what drew her to the SKYY Partners-backed company, her plans for increasing brand visibility and accessibility, and what she hopes to achieve in her first year heading up TRUFF.t

Greek yogurt brand Chobani has broken ground this week on a 500,000 sq. ft. expansion to its Twin Falls, Idaho facility that will increase capacity by 50%.

On this episode of CPG Week, the team unpacks PepsiCo’s unsurprising acquisition of better-for-you soda brand Poppi.

Blended meat has struggled to establish a foothold in retail but is seeing foodservice as a path forward as the category sharpens its toward health claims.

An array of elevated pantry staples, salad dressings and sauces launched at Natural Products Expo West, offering convenience with a premium twist. Several options featured “no seed oil” callouts, underscoring a growing consumer preference for avocado oil and extra virgin olive oil.

Lisa Curtis launched Kuli Kuli a little over a decade ago to introduce the green superfood moringa into more American diets. Her mission continues with a refreshed brand identity rolling out across 11,000 stores nationwide amid a period of “unprecedented” growth for the supplement brand.

Ultraprocessed foods (UPF) – the not yet defined, but increasingly controversial group of products that account for roughly 70% of the U.S. food supply – are under researchers’ microscopes, caught up in industry review and on the regulatory chopping block all at once.

At Natural Products Expo West this year, Archer (formerly Country Archer Provisions) CEO Eugene Kang spoke about the brand’s journey of reworking its look.

Though Expo West is a popular launch platform for new products, the show also serves as a sneak peek of companies’ rebrands and packaging refreshes for existing products and formats.

Industry veteran Tyler Ricks assumed leadership at Caulipower less than one year ago. At Natural Products Expo West, he sat down with Nosh to discuss his key objectives for growing the frozen foods business while maintaining profitability and fending off emerging competition.