Food Industry News, Insights, and Education for the CPG Community

In this reviews roundup, we nosh on Pocket’s Chocolates’ riff on the Dubai chocolate trend, Porta’s line of premium pizzas and Siete’s new potato chip flavors.

This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard dig into Walmart’s decision to remove synthetic dyes from its store-branded products. The team goes on to discuss how certain brands are repositioning in the plant-based cheese category, the abrupt closure of Nor-Cal Beverage and the data behind the high-protein craze.

DDC Enterprise Limited, which does business as DayDayCook, has raised a whopping $124 million in equity financing – but it doesn’t seem likely that much, if any, of it will be put into the Hong Kong-based company’s recent CPG acquisitions.

A2 dairy-based brand Alec’s Ice Cream has raised an $11 million Series A round to support farmers building regenerative supply chains and accelerate growth.

Gluten-free bread brand Pacha is launching a sourdough tortilla line after scaling its sprouted buckwheat products in Whole Foods.

West Coast seafood industry group Positively Groundfish has launched an accelerator to help rebuild a market for the fishery’s species.

The Plant Based Seafood Co. this month is launching SMASH it! Foods, a new line of Superfood Salmon Balls.

McCormick is caught in the middle of all of the current headwinds, but the true impact of all of those external forces have yet to be realized on the business, executive claim.

Magnolia Table is stepping beyond its restaurant roots and into the world of packaged food with a frozen baked goods collection.

Pipcorn has rebranded to Pip’s Heirloom Snacks as it transitions its portfolio from seed oils to avocado oil.

The CPG space is tough, and plenty of businesses are working to ensure they have plenty of cash on hand amid the ever-changing tariff situation, tight investment environment and whatever else is still to come. Some are bridging those gaps with lines of credit.

Alternative dairy ingredient provider Climax Foods has rebranded as Bettani Farms amid new leadership and a $6.5 million investment.

With 35% of U.S. consumers actively seeking high-protein claims and 26% having bought a refrigerated protein or snack bar in the past three months, demand for protein snacks remains strong. Insiders can full the full report, curated especially for Nosh.

This week we’re getting a seven figure lesson from Painterland Sisters – while emptying our savings accounts for Once Upon a Farm’s IPO.