Hain Celestial Sells Thinsters Brand to Icee Owner J&J Snack Foods
The Hain Celestial Group has sold cookie brand Thinsters to Icee and Dippin’ Dots owner J&J Snack Foods in an all-cash transaction. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
View ArticleThey’re HERE: Nothing Spooky About These Real-World A.I. Uses in CPG
In between the grandiose visions of the A.I. future that have dominated the discourse, and the heaps of investment dollars flooding the sector, these programs are already being integrated into many...
View ArticleCPG Week: Trademarks, Trader Joe’s and Anti-Diet Dietitians
On the CPG Week podcast, the team discuss food news stories involving trademark infringement, Trader Joe's innovation and anti-diet dietitians this week. Plus, a BevNET original song to baked beans.
View ArticleReport: Funding Climbs in Q1, But Flows to Fewer Brands
Venture investment in food and beverage brands is at its highest point in two years, according to the latest Q1 2024 report from research group FABID. But that doesn’t mean the market isn’t still...
View ArticleFrom Bees To A Business Model: Inside Mellody’s Plan To Build A Plant-Based...
Mellody is readying to substantially scale up its plant-based honey business through a new retail distribution partnership with KeHE, starting with Town & Country Markets in the Pacific Northwest...
View ArticleNew Products: Reformulated Stuffed Puffs & Gochujang Kettle Chips
In this week’s notable new products roundup, Stuffed Puffs reinvents its flagship milk chocolate-stuffed marshmallows, Whisps launches its “cheesiest cheese snack yet,” and Kettle Brand capitalizes on...
View ArticleAWAKE Secures CAD $5M Investment and Ramps Up Distribution, Seeking to ‘Lead...
On the heels of significant distribution gains in both the U.S. and Canada, caffeinated chocolate brand AWAKE has closed a CAD$5 million (approximately $3.6 million USD) follow-on funding round from...
View ArticleCracker Maker Firehook Bakery Bought By PE Fund Forward Consumer Partners
Newly launched CPG Private Equity firm Forward Consumer Partners has made its first acquisition, taking a majority stake in Virginia based artisanal cracker maker and baking company Firehook Bakery.
View ArticleBehind Big Picture Foods’ Big Move Across Aisles
Big Picture Foods has always had a vision that goes beyond its flagship line of fermented, organic and regeneratively-grown olives, peppers and capers. Now, three years after the company’s launch, that...
View ArticleVoyage Foods Prioritizes Ingredient Supplier Role With Cargill Partnership
Voyage Foods has signed on as an exclusive B2B partner for Cargill with its nut-free spreads and cocoa-free chocolate, staking out a future for the food technology startup as an ingredient supplier.
View ArticleBehind The CPG Slowdown: Price Hikes, Discretionary Spending and Private...
Purchasing habits, higher grocery prices and an ever-changing physical and digital retail landscape have had a significant and lasting impact on both CPG companies' profits and the margins of grocery...
View ArticleCPG Week: Water That’s Not Beer And PE Firm Buys Cracker Company
On this episode of CPG Week, the team discuss developments in a spicy trademark dispute, water thats Not Beer and the first acquisition for a new PE firm.
View ArticleNew Products: Chili Crisp-flavored Popcorn & Electrolyte-packed Fruit Pouches
In this week’s notable new products roundup, Lindt introduces a non-dairy version of its classic chocolate truffles, GoGo Squeez targets an older crowd with electrolyte-infused fruit pouches, and Tochi...
View ArticleKroger/Albertsons: 166 Stores and Support Assets Added To Updated Divestiture...
Two months after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) completed a review of Kroger and Albertsons’ proposed supermarket mega-merger and filed a lawsuit to block the deal, the grocery chains have added...
View ArticleWhy Refresh Gum Tapped Nostalgia To Rethink BFY Candy
What began as a pandemic-era home kitchen experiment has transformed into a full-blown business with 3,000 retail placements across all 50 states, all in just two years’ time. Last week, Refresh Gum...
View ArticleWilde Protein Chips Pumps Up With Muscular Investment
Wilde Protein Chips announced today it had secured over $20 million in a round that will go towards supporting the brand's growth trajectory with existing distribution partners.
View ArticleFoxpocalypse? Foxtrot, Dom’s Kitchen & Market Shutter Stores Amidst...
Outfox Hospitality’s future is unclear today after growing reports indicate that the company has shuttered all its Dom’s and Foxtrot stores today with potential bankruptcy looming.
View ArticleElevator Talk: Spring & Mulberry, Sibz, Black Mamba, Kokada
The latest episode of Elevator Talk features leaders from Spring & Mulberry, Sibz, Black Mamba and Kokada. Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and...
View ArticleFoxtrot Fallout: Brands, Distributors React As Retailer Shuts Down
Outfox Hospitality’s former partners are waking up to a new world this morning after the company pulled the equivalent of a corporate Irish Exit yesterday by immediately shutting all 33 Foxtrot and two...
View ArticleRetail: Good Food Holdings Envisions Grocery’s Tech-Powered Future
Good Food Holdings has kicked off a bold new era for the company with its adoption of new in-store technology at all five of its banners, adding amenities like digital item tags, smart shopping carts,...
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