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Alexandre Family Farm Drops ROC, Certified Humane Amid Animal Welfare Scrutiny
After years of scrutiny over its animal welfare practices, Alexandre Family Farm has dropped its Regenerative Organic Certified status.
Alt Meat Co-Manufacturer Closes Washington Facility
Plant-based protein maker No Meat Factory has shuttered its 200,000 sq. ft. U.S. production plant after two years, laying off 123 employees.
New Jersey Becomes Latest State to Prohibit ‘Surveillance Pricing’ on Groceries
New Jersey is the latest state pushing back against the use of consumer data in grocery pricing, with Gov. Mike Sherrill signing legislation that prohibits retailers from using personal information to set individualized grocery prices.
Smash Foods Closes on $18M, Utz is Going Private, Blue Moon Gets Spicy & More
This week, we’re getting into the just-released Nosh Impact 50 list, uncovering which brands are powering c-store beverage sales, and questioning our life’s choices with Coors Light Cheeze-Its. Hey, what more could you ask for?
New Products: Rotten Unveils Tiniez and Chewerz, Mason Dixie Cleans Up the Chicken Biscuit Sandwich
In this week’s notable new products roundup, Rotten enters the protein candy set, Mason Dixie Foods cleans up a classic drive-thru order, and Pringles teams up with Buffalo Wild Wings in anticipation of football season.
Smash Foods Raises $18M With L Catterton Backing
Smash Foods has secured $18 million in a Series A funding round led by L Catterton, with participation from The Family Fund and Eclair Ventures.
Nosh Impact 50: The People Shaping Food’s Next Chapter
The inaugural Nosh Impact 50 list recognizes the founders, executives, investors, retailers, policymakers and ecosystem builders whose decisions are having an outsized effect on the future of packaged food.
McCormick Details Post-Merger Structure as $45B Unilever Foods Deal Advances
Unilever and McCormick have mapped out their marriage as the proposed $45 billion merger progresses with closing expected in mid-2027.
Albertsons Restructures Into Four Regions, Centralizes Center-Store Merchandising
Albertsons Companies is overhauling its operating structure as the grocery giant looks to speed decision-making, improve in-stock performance and better leverage its scale following the collapse of its proposed merger with Kroger.
CPG Week Podcast: Utz Goes Private, Sèchey Shifts, Final Boss Sour Levels Up
This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss Utz Brands’ $2.9 billion acquisition by Germany’s Intersnack Group and Sèchey’s decision to exit brick-and-mortar retail in favor of a technology platform. The hosts also chat about Final Boss Sour’s $4 million funding round and Yerba Madre’s leadership transition.