Plus, Brami raises $33M, Danone sells Lifeway stake, Laird’s transformation͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
 
 
NoshMay 18, 2026
DAILY BRIEFING: LITE EDITION
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🍝 Brami Raises $33M To Scale Lupini Beans 

Brami announced today it has raised $33 million in a funding round led by VMG Partners. 

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📈 Laird Posts ‘Transformative’ Q1

Laird Superfood’s first quarter marked a “transformative milestone,” according to executives.

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Rotten’s Rapid Retail Rise

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  1. Report: Danone Set to Exit Lifeway Foods

  2. Better Butchers Eyes Public Markets Through Reverse Takeover Deal

  3. How Ground Up Built a $3M, Mission-driven Business Without Outside Investment

  4. The Goods Mart, Whole Foods Expand with More Small Format Stores

  5. Purely Elizabeth, Hippeas Embrace Clean Protein

 

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🔀 Monday Moves

Retail Rollouts

Here’s a taste of the products moving around the industry to start off your week. 

🧊 Shire’s Naturals expanded its frozen, dairy-free ravioli to Wegmans Food Markets across the Northeast. Read more here

🍬 Rotten is taking its better-for-you Gummy Cruncheez products to Kroger stores nationwide, available in Original and Sour varieties. Check out the details

🌶️ The Cumin Club is bringing chef-crafted, five-minute Indian meals to H-E-B stores across Texas, building on a slate of recent retail gains that have pushed the brand’s door count to over 1,200. Get all of the info

🛒 Zahav Foods is bringing its restaurant quality hummus to 32 Giant stores across Pennsylvania, available in both 10 oz. tubs as well as single serve snack cups. Read more here

🍜 A-Sha Foods and Chef Andrew Zimmern are set to debut a new co-branded line of pantry staples at Target stores. Get the full scoop

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