Attempting to redefine convenience for the modern consumer, Foxtrot just closed a $100M funding, led by D1 Capital Partners.
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Attempting to redefine convenience for the modern consumer, Foxtrot just closed a $100M funding, led by D1 Capital Partners.
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Priscilla Zee, business unit director for General Mills’ Natural & Organic portfolio, said that Annie’s is experiencing explosive growth, particularly among Latinx consumers.
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Thrive Market now has more than a million paying members and generates 1/3rd of its sales from 700+ private label products.
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Animal-based meat and dairy manufacturers increasingly are addressing consumer demand for improved animal welfare and environmental impact – helping to defend and grow their sales in the face of encroaching competition from plant-based options.
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“The FDA needs to get on the ball and needs to make sure that we do what the science requires, as opposed to, what, potentially industry is asking for,” the representative from Illinois went on to say.
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Experts say this verdict could have much wider ramifications.
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First Bev has acquired a controlling stake in kombucha brand Health-Ade, with additional investment in the company coming from Manna Tree.
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Plant-based dairy brand Miyoko’s Creamery has raised $52m in a Series C round led by PowerPlant Partners.
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California-based Urban Remedy will use the funds to fuel one particular new fresh food platform: dinner, which will be launching in Q4 2021 with three to five different ready-to-eat noodle and grain-based bowls.
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The organic direct-to-consumer baby & toddler food brand has raised $44m in a Series B round led by Valor Equity Partners, with participation from long-standing partner Kairos HQ.
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Huge congrats to CEO Bob DeBorde — who has taken the brand to unprecedented heights — and to founders Jeff Church, James Brennan and Eric Ethans on the sale of the company to Paine Schwartz Partners. What Suja Organic accomplished is incredibly impressive. Not only did it play a leading role in taking cold-pressed organic juice to the masses, but it thrived in an extremely competitive category. An amazing run so far and much more to come.
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New data from Placer.ai tracking foot traffic at America’s leading food retailers shows that traffic at Whole Foods – while rebounding – remains lower than it was in 2019, while many rival grocers have staged a stronger recovery.
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After the Congressional subcommittee report alleging “dangerously high” levels of lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic in select baby food products, Plum Organics, Happy Family Organics, Earth’s Best and others have been hit with lawsuits.
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In a very smart acquisition, Once Upon a Farm has purchased direct-to-consumer frozen organic baby and toddler brand Raised Real for an undisclosed sum.
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Shoppers sought out dairy during pandemic because of its nutritional profile and the industry’s advances around sustainability, ethical sourcing and transparency.
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According to new research from the International Food Information Council, the number of Americans dieting last year held steady but calorie-counting grew while keto fell out of favor.
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New research suggests organic-certified meat is less likely to be contaminated with bacteria that can cause human illnesses, including multidrug-resistant organisms, than conventionally-raised meat.
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Albertsons will accept – to an extent – price increases that several large CPG players have warned in recent weeks are coming down the pike.
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Led by District Ventures Capital, InvestEco Capital and Export Development Canada, the Canadian organic chickpea pasta brand will use the funds for new product innovation and to increase distribution across Canada and the U.S.
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According to experts, many stakeholders are not yet up to speed on the new GMO-labeling rule, which becomes mandatory on January 1, 2022.
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The Organic Trade Association believes a “potential amicable resolution” is near in its ongoing lawsuit against the USDA for the withdrawal of the organic animal welfare standards.
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The economic fallout of the pandemic will fuel private label innovation and force brands to rethink packaging, according to one industry expert.
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The trend of home cooking and kitchen creativity, which scores of households exhibited last year, will stick around in 2021.
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