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

Häppy Candy is rolling out to select Whole Foods Market stores across the Northeast and South Pacific regions after completing the retailer’s Local And Emerging Brands Accelerator Program (LEAP)

Can America’s appetite for pistachios extend beyond the viral Dubai chocolate trend? The founders of Southern California startup Peppertux – along with their new investors and retail partners – are betting on it.

Starco Brands announced today it has acquired manufacturing powerhouse Custom Bakehouse. The transaction will support the company’s vision to build an “fully integrated” CPG platform.

Gymkhana Heads to Sprouts Fresh off its $8.5 million Series A funding round led by CAVU Consumer Partners, Indian sauce and marinade brand Gymkhana Fine Foods has hit the shelves of 481 Sprouts Farmers Market locations across 25 states. The curated lineup includes Butter Masala, Goan Coconut Curry, Tikka Masala and Madras Simmer Sauces, alongside… Read more »

Beyond the top-line trends, the Q2 2026 Food, Beverage & CPG Financing report from Northhall explores how today’s investment activity reflects broader changes across the food, beverage, and CPG ecosystem.

Utz Brands has agreed to be acquired by Germany-based Intersnack Group in a transaction valued at approximately $2.9 billion, marking one of the largest cross-border snack deals in recent years and underscoring the continued appeal of U.S. packaged food brands to global buyers.

Refrigerated protein bar pioneer Perfect Snacks is doubling down on innovation as sales surge and mainstream momentum behind the brand’s core tenets picks up.

Van Leeuwen has been awarded $23.8 million in profits in a trade dress infringement case against ketogenic ice cream brand Rebel.

Backflip is a new kid-positioned cereal brand, utilizing its co-founder and YouTube creator Ben Azerlart to bring cartoons back to the set.

This week, we’re digging into some serious funding rounds that have closed this week, taking part in CPG’s most valuable convos, and stuffing footlongs into our Pringles cans. Hey, what more could you ask for?

The Ben & Jerry’s Foundation reported it will have to suspend operations in December as a result of its feud with its parent company, TMICC.

Lioness debuted in June in more than 1,900 Target stores nationwide with a line of functional gummy snacks formulated around different moments in a woman’s day, from morning energy to afternoon cravings and evening relaxation.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Better Than Bouillon teams up with A-Sha Foods on at-home ramen kits, Ben & Jerry’s unveils its latest mission-driven pint, and NuTrail pumps up the protein in a new line of granola.

Final Boss Sour announced today it has raised a $4 million “strategic funding round” from new and existing investors including Evolution VC Partners, The Angel Group, Mondelez International SnackFutures Ventures, Melitas Ventures and GFR Fund, among others.