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Plant-based CPG company Maja is capitalizing on the demand for vegan and allergen-free baking, and building brand awareness after launching earlier this year, the brand founder and CEO, Mackenzie Varthi, told Food-Navigator-USA.

On-the-go consumers looking for convenience and nutritious offerings are increasingly turning to the frozen food aisle, where they are purchasing breakfast items and better-for-you offerings, Michelle Garcia, client strategy director of CPG at Vericast, told FoodNavigator-USA.

Executives from General Mills and calling for patience – not promotions – to help reverse volume declines that for months have plagued the food and beverage industry across categories, but which so far have been sufficiently offset by price increases.

Leaders of Kellogg Co.’s soon-to-be divided businesses plan to grow their respective entities by modernizing infrastructure to support additional innovation and returning to near pre-pandemic merchandising levels.

Food and beverage CPG brands looking to stay ahead of the market are innovating around reduced sugar, plant-based eating, and sustainability, Barb Stuckey, chief Innovation & marketing officer at Mattson, shared during an IDBBA webinar on leading consumer trends.

Private-label leader TreeHouse Foods’ sale of its Lakeville, Minn., manufacturing facility and snack bar business to John B Sanfilippo & Son for $63m in cash, announced this morning, is the latest in a string of sales and acquisitions designed to reposition the company as a powerhouse in high-growth, high-margin categories.

New research shows adults at risk of heart disease who were prescribed produce ate more fruits and vegetables and after six months had lower blood pressure, body mass index and blood sugar levels – buttressing calls by public health advocates and The White House to expand access and insurance coverage for “food is medicine” interventions.

Hormel Foods trimmed its sales outlook for the full-year after missing third-quarter expectations amid increased competitive pressure that pushed it to cut prices and increase promotions and advertising at retail.

To understand how healthy your snack bar is, read the nutritional label: you’d be surprised.

CPG brands innovating with botanicals and adaptogens to meet consumer demand for functional foods and beverages to improve their moods, alertness, and other areas of their lives, must overcome formulation challenges, two DSM-Firmenich representatives told FoodNavigator-USA.