What is a snack, and how are snacking habits evolving? Hartman Group, SnackNation, weigh in…
If roughly half of the eating occasions in the US are now snacks, are snacks still ‘treats’ or have they become something else?
Archives for June 26, 2018
Urban Remedy partners with Kate Upton to develop meal plans
Urban Remedy CEO: 'Our investors say we're one of the most exciting but terrifying businesses they are in’
Urban Remedy – a brand specializing in ‘ultra-fresh’ organic ready-to-eat meals, snacks, and cold pressed juices – grew sales by nearly 100% vs the previous quarter in the first quarter of 2018, driven by the rapid expansion of its ‘store within a store’...
Bananamilk... the next big thing in plant-based dairy?
The plant-based milk segment was already pretty crowded by the time Jeff Richards quit the day job to launch Mooala in 2016. But the fact that buyers at the likes of Whole Foods, Safeway, H.E.B., Costco, and Wegmans, were willing to give him a shot this...
Ditch the bag! Tea Drops raises $1.9m in seed round led by AccelFoods
Tea Drops – which specializes in bagless, organic, pressed tea ‘drops’ that ‘disintegrate in your cup’ - has closed a $1.9m seed round led by New York-based early stage venture fund AccelFoods and supported by Halogen Ventures and Cue Ball Capital.
Crop One Holdings teams with Emirates Flight Catering to double production of vertical farms
For Crop One Holdings the sky isn’t the limit – it is just the next stopover – thanks a $40 million joint venture with Emirates Flight Catering that will more than double the vertical farm’s daily production of leafy greens and expand the...
PepsiCo Venture Group wants function, premium products and brands with long-term potential
PepsiCo Venture Group is on the lookout for emerging brands offering premium, functional products that also offer consumers benefits that they can easily understand and “feel” – two key indicators of long-term success, according to a company executive.