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The accelerated growth of the $25 billion energy drink market has bled into even more categories seeking to provide caffeine-seeking consumers with convenient, on-the-go formats, including gum. 

Against that backdrop, Ford Gum – best known as the manufacturer of shredded bubble gum brand Big League Chew – entered the growing segment with the acquisition of Military Energy Gum (MEG).

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Manufacturing capacity can be a CPG brand's secret weapon to scale, and a growing number of businesses are looking to like-minded companies to combine resources and stoke growth. That was evidenced once again by the merger of REAL Cookies with Creations Foods, the maker of HighKey Cookies, Moon Cheese and Aw Yeah, in January. 

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Amai Proteins announced today its sweet protein sweelin received GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 

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