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

Quaker is stepping onto the global stage as the Official Breakfast of the FIFA World Cup 26. The partnership centers on bringing people together while celebrating the routines that fuel fans and athletes alike.

Vertical farming food tech company Oishii announced today the first closing of its $150 million Series C round, led by SPARX Asset Management Co.

Harken Sweets is expanding into Costco with new backing from Taste Tomorrow Ventures and grt sht ventures, signaling growing retailer and investor confidence in the premium indulgence category.

Protein-packed innovation isn’t slowing down – it’s coming for every eating occasion, and everything in between, in particular.

Burlap & Barrel helped secure a major trade court victory this month after federal judges blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to use Section 122 as a sweeping tariff authority.

Better Sour today marks a strategic expansion beyond its low-sugar positioning with the launch of tropical sour gummies sweetened with cane sugar.

When Beyond Meat announced in January that it had developed its first ever beverage product, a protein drink line called Beyond Immerse, it was a move that appeared to come out of left field.

As climate pressures and supply chain disruptions reshape the global cocoa market, Cargill and Voyage Foods are introducing a new cocoa-free confectionery alternative aimed at helping manufacturers maintain chocolate-like flavor profiles.

The nation’s largest egg producer, Cal-Maine Foods, announced today it will acquire certain assets of the Van’s Foods business from Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, LLC, a portfolio company of private equity firm Kohlberg. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Noosa parent company Novus Foods is pushing deeper into the fridge, extending and evolving its mainstream gelatin brand Winky into a functional food platform with the debut of a new protein-forward dessert line.

Armed with $2.5 million in pre-seed funding and a product that combines “max flavor” with “clinically relevant” probiotics, protein snack newcomer Rogue is gearing up for its retail debut in 2,800 Walmart stores nationwide.

Launching in two flavors, Snackables combines cheese, crackers and poppable snacks in a double-pack format intended for “splitting, swapping and sharing.”

Three months after offloading its snacks business, Hain Celestial reported its free cash flow increased to $35 million and debt fell below $145 million year-to-date during its third-quarter earnings, released today.

Fresh salsa Jalapa Jar has become one of the top-selling refrigerated brands in the natural channel after getting its start as a taco stand.