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CPG Week: BevNET Live Teaser
The CPG Week team teases next week’s BevNET Live Winter event in Marina Del Rey, California.
DoD Awards The EVERY Company $2M From $60M Pool
The EVERY Company has combatted a tough investment terrain to become the latest food tech outfit to lock in funds, totaling $2 million, from the U.S. Department of Defense, according to an announcement this week.
Private Label, Ecommerce to Drive F&B Growth in 2025
Today we are examining how a continued shift to private label and ecommerce will shape volume and sales growth amid high food prices in 2025.
Lillie’s Q Sold To Sauce & Spice Strategic OWS Foods
Lillie’s Q Sauces & Rubs has been sold to manufacturing company OWS Foods as it looks to accelerate growth within new channels including conventional grocery, foodservice and club stores.
Changing Habits Chop Into Thanksgiving Spending
Consumers may still have complaints about grocery prices, but they aren’t shying away from the shelves ahead of one of America’s largest food holidays, which is expected to drive a $2.1 billion boost in grocery sales this year.
‘It Can’t Die’: Doughp Searches For New Operators
After nearly eight years, cookie dough brand Doughp’s founders have experienced the difficulties of operating a startup and are looking for an experienced operator to take over in its next stage of growth.
J.M. Smucker Raises FY 2025 Guidance on Strong Uncrustables, Jif Performance
The J.M. Smucker Co. announced today it has upgraded its full-year 2025 guidance after strong sales across Uncrustables, Jif, and Café Bustelo brands offset the underperformance of Hostess in its second-quarter earnings.
Investment Analysis: As a Dry 2024 Ends, Brands Should Invest in Self-Love
Big-brand portfolio reshuffling isn’t going to all of a sudden clear a pathway to acquisition for tiny brands to get scooped up by huge food concerns – at least not right now. Instead, strategics are looking for those billion-dollar acquisitions that can bring them tangible revenue gains.
Plant-Based Meat Startup Tender Food Names Former Oatly Prez as CEO
It’s no secret that the plant-based meat category has faced some strong headwinds of late. But Somerville, Mass.-based startup Tender Food believes it has developed a lower-cost, more animal-like product that it says can disrupt the space and help right the ship for meat alternatives – and it’s brought on former Oatly president Mike Messersmith to lead the charge.
New Products: Collaborations Feature Fly By Jing, Carbone Fine Foods
In this week’s notable new products roundup, Little Spoon partners with Brooklyn Delhi, Fly By Jing teams up with Lundberg Family Farms, and Carbone Fine Food collaborates with Osmo Salt. Little Spoon x Brooklyn Delhi Direct-to-consumer kids’ food brand Little Spoon has teamed up with Indian-inspired condiment producer Brooklyn Delhi to create a limited edition… Read more »

