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📢 M&A Alert: Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has announced its acquisition of FlavorSum, a key player in the natural flavors and extracts space. The deal, marking an exit for The Riverside Company, signals continued investor interest in flavor innovation across the food and beverage industry. 🌿💼 https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gzYcmpeb #FoodAndBeverage #PrivateEquity #CPGIndustry #FlavorInnovation #NaturalIngredients

🍝 From fine dining to frozen aisles: Ripi, a chef-led brand, is setting its sights on disrupting the frozen pasta category with premium, stuffed offerings. Can culinary craftsmanship win over convenience shoppers? https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gZfxAmKa #FrozenFood #CPGInnovation #FoodStartups #ChefDriven #CPGNews

ICYMI: Big moves in CPG this week 👀 🥑 Tia Lupita Acquired By Jumex Distributor Vilore Foods: Another milestone for better-for-you Hispanic foods as Vilore expands its legacy brand portfolio. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gY8zu9yh 🍫 Win-Win Raises $4M, Scaling Cocoa-Free Biz: The alt-chocolate maker secures fresh capital to reimagine treats without the cocoa. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gA5rrYZb 🥯 Hero Steps Into the Bagel Void – And Enters Pasta Category: After the fall of BetterBrand, Hero Labs takes the Whole Foods spotlight and unveils high-protein pasta. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/g33d-a3E 🚨 Plus: Oatly pivots its global strategy and GoodPop, LesserEvil and others spark an industry-wide mission with the Good Food Collective. #CPGnews #FoodInnovation #BrandAcquisition #BetterForYou #FoodBiz Want to stay in the loop with the latest industry news? Get our free daily newsletter: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gQ4Kp49G

🚨 New retail wins in the better-for-you space: Elavi lands shelf space at select Whole Foods with its protein brownies 🍫, Afia brings its Mediterranean frozen bites to Costco 🛒, and My Better Batch expands to Target 🎯. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/giynBtmP #CPGnews #RetailExpansion #BetterForYou #FoodInnovation #NaturalProducts

📉 Legal pressure is mounting on BellRing Brands, the company behind Premier Protein and Dymatize. Multiple shareholder rights law firms have launched investigations into allegations of securities law violations. Despite the scrutiny, at least one analyst remains bullish on the CPG giant’s future. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gTNjX38D #CPGnews #Investing #FoodAndBeverage #LegalUpdate #ProteinIndustry

🍨 From Guinness-inspired ice cream to egg-based high-protein pasta, this week’s CPG innovations are pushing boundaries. Discover how brands like Van Leeuwen, Chips Ahoy!, and Egglife are surprising shoppers with bold, unexpected launches. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gG2A2dKM #CPGInnovation #FoodTrends #NewProductLaunch #FrozenDesserts #FunctionalFoods

🌱 After going public, BranchOut Food faced significant setbacks to its manufacturing operations, forcing a re-evaluation of its growth plans. Here's how the company pivoted, rebounded, and rooted itself for renewed success. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/g_Xtu3us #CPGIndustry #FoodInnovation #StartupRecovery #FoodManufacturing #LeadershipInsights

🍽️ In response to growing health concerns, the FDA and USDA are working together to create an official, uniform definition for ultraprocessed foods (UPFs). This collaborative move could have major implications for labeling, regulation, and consumer trust across the food industry. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gjdN4-ij #FoodPolicy #CPGIndustry #FoodTransparency #PublicHealth #CleanLabel

🌶️ Heritage meets innovation: Tia Lupita has been acquired in a strategic move that will help expand the brand internationally — including taking its better-for-you Hispanic foods back to Mexico. Founder Hector Saldivar told Nosh the deal brings both market validation and crucial efficiencies. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gCeCaUAb #CPGnews #FoodInnovation #LatinoEntrepreneurs #BetterForYou #FoodBusiness

🍫 Innovative foodtech on the rise: Cocoa-free chocolate maker Win-Win (formerly WNWN Food Labs) has secured a $4M Series A round led by the Oetker Collection and FoodLabs. The funding will help scale its sustainable, ethically-sourced chocolate alternative. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gA5rrYZb #FoodTech #SustainableFood #CPGInnovation #PlantBased #FoodIndustry