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Confetti Snacks, a vegetable chip company that uses upcycled ingredients, has won the SNAC Tank Pitch Competition at SNAC International's SNX 2024. "How can we solve two major problems (starvation and food waste) facing the world today?" asked Betty Lu, founder and CEO of Confetti Snacks - Marvellous Veggie Chips. "We take 'ugly' produce, upcycle them to delicious and crunchy baked snacks and season them with award-winning seasonings inspired by cultures of the world." Read more 🏆▶️ https://ow.ly/ptI950RlcZg #foodentrepreneur #snacks #pitchcompetition #upcycling

Attention ice cream lovers! 🍦 Even though January is over, the excitement for new dairy ice cream launches is still going strong 🍦 With the busy season coming up, many brands are introducing even more delicious frozen treats to their lineups. Read more about these mouth-watering options, presented by INNODELICE in their January review. #icecream #innovations #icecreamtechnology

Are you playing more on the rescued fruit? "Yes, we are shouting about this more as the feedback from the review indicated that this was a key message that consumers wanted to know.” - Paul McCulloch, Co-founder Squished Read how we helped out Squished here 👉 https://bit.ly/3NF5yM9 #fdreviewsexpert #fdreviews #fooddevelopment #productdevelopment #foodindustry #foodbusiness #foodbiz #foodstartup #foodscaleup #foodbusinessowner #foodpreneurs #foodie #foodblogger

BIG. NEWS. Say hello to Kooshy PANKO BREADCRUMBS!!! Kooshy was built upon a deep love for bread and since so many of our favorite foods use breadcrumbs, it was only natural Jonathan W. and I made this jump for our NEW product launch. They’re what binds Grandma’s meatballs, give a baked mac & cheese that oh-so-satisfying crunchy topping and coat the crispiest of chicken cutlets. BE SURE TO HIT PLAY ON THE VIDEO BELOW ; ) 🍞🔨🧚♂️ Since everything comes down to quality, we did a ton of R&D to make the best performing breadcrumb for both frying and binding + maintain the highest quality attributes in the category – Non-GMO, Sourdough, Vegan, Seed Oil Free & NO SUGAR (most people don't even realize almost all breadcrumbs contain sugar). We’re SO EXCITED to be sharing these with you, our Kooshy fam. Head to our website to place an order in time for your holiday cooking shenanigans or find us on shelf at some of our favorite retail partners @ Mariano's, Jewel-Osco, Misfits Market, Imperfect Foods, Central Market, Big Y World Class Market, Lowes Foods, Nugget Market, Inc., Sendik's Food Market, Kimberton Whole Foods, Caraluzzi's Markets, Rouses Markets + many more coming soon...stay tuned! #newproduct #launch #cpgmarketing #startup #grocery #retail #founders #cpg #consumerbrands #naturalfoods #pantry #breadcrumbs Nick Ferguson, CPA Anja Westhues

🌟 Some amazing consumer goods brands to shout about🌟 Some really interesting brands on this list, including the likes of Fussy, Lily's Kitchen & neat. Fussy & neat. Revolutionizing sustainability in the household sector with their eco-friendly and innovative products. 🌱 Lily's Kitchen. Pet-food pioneers - with an incredible story! Providing high-quality pet food, worthy of the Queens Award for Enterprise in Innovation... something you don't say every day🐾 What consumer goods brands have recently caught your eye? #innovation #consumergoods #sustainability

Introducing MELT Cultured Cheddar! Read the whole story from our CEO & Founder below 🔥

https://lnkd.in/gswJQPwj   Sun Sausage aims to create its own alternative protein category, instead of replicating chicken, beef or pork. The expansion into Whole Foods follows the product’s initial regional launch at Sprouts Farmers Market.    The debut of Beyond Sun Sausage is part of a recent health-focused reformulation of Beyond Meat’s core portfolio of products in U.S. retail. CEO Ethan Brown has told investors that this new strategy, in addition to higher prices, is leading the company on a path to profitability. Beyond Meat Whole Foods Market #Plantbase   Burger King’s LTOs met with stiff competition in Q3 - https://lnkd.in/g-ZViphS

Here's what's up in the #cpgindustry this week: Wilde Brands, the chicken chip maker announced today it had secured over $20 million in a round led by existing investors KarpReilly and Bill Moses that also included new investments from the Family Fund and performing artists Jack Harlow and Machine Gun Kelly. Refresh Gum doubled its SKU count with three new plant-based, sugar-free gums in Peppermint, Bubble Gum and Peach flavors. Peppermint and Bubble Gum will also carry the brand into Whole Foods Market for the first time alongside existing flavors Garden Mint and Raspberry. Food technology startup Voyage Foods is taking on a new role as an ingredient supplier, starting with an exclusive business-to-business partnership with Cargill. The agreement, announced last week, will see Voyage Foods offering its peanut- and hazelnut-free spreads and cocoa-free chocolate innovations as climate-friendly and allergen-free ingredient solutions for Cargill customers. Along with distribution and logistics support, Cargill will also be leveraging its technical, sales and customer resources to Voyage as part of the deal. Forward Consumer Partners has made its first acquisition, taking a majority stake in Virginia based artisanal cracker maker and baking company Firehook Bakery. It’s the top artisanal cracker in the country, according to a release announcing the acquisition. Caffeinated chocolate brand AWAKE Chocolate has closed a CAD $5 million (approximately $3.6 million USD) follow-on funding round from Btomorrow Ventures, the venture arm of British American Tobacco. The Boston Beer Company introduced a line of nonalcoholic brews called General Admission that the company says unites the flavors of alcohol-free beer and fruity seltzer with less than 0.5% alcohol by volume. They are available in four flavors: Lemon-Lime, Orange Ovation, Grapefruit Groove and Raspberry Remix. Kraft Heinz has rebranded its liquid concentrate Mio to better market the offering to a Gen Z audience, according to details shared with Marketing Dive. The makeover shifts Mio’s positioning away from a mission to “fix water” toward one focused on wellness benefits, or the idea of “Wellness on your wavelength.” Hydrox owner Leaf Brands plans to sue Mondelēz International this year for violating antitrust laws, claiming the Oreo manufacturer is intimidating retailers and instructing workers who restock its creme-filled chocolate cookies in stores to hide, misplace or move Hydrox to less desirable locations.

🔦 In this month's instalment of 'Start-up spotlight,' we speak to Max Jamilly, co-founder of Hoxton Farms, a UK-based biotech that makes #cultivatedfat to sell as a B2B ingredient 🌟 🥓 "Our customers combine our fat with plant-based protein to make ‘hybrid’ products that sizzle, smell and taste like traditional meat," Jamilly told The Cell Base. 🥩 "Like many others, we wanted to reduce our meat consumption, but we couldn’t find delicious alternatives to traditional meat. Burgers tasted like coconut; sausages were greasy; bacon was bland…This is because today’s plant-based products use plant oils that are unappetising and unsustainable." 🍳 "That’s why, in 2020, we co-founded #HoxtonFarms with the mission of transforming every meal on the planet, cultivating an irresistibly fatty future." 🧫 Read more about Hoxton Farm on #TheCellBase 👇 #cultivatedmeat #altprotein #cellag #cellbasedmeat #fat https://lnkd.in/eccpQKj2

Come visit me! Networking is powerful. Sharing new ideas is valuable. Catching up with colleagues and friends keeps us happy and joyful. Let’s connect Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Chicago next week and learn what’s cooking with each other. #foodtech #startups