Plus, reviews and new products, Nestle sells ice cream, Hungryroot hits $700M͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
 
 
NoshFebruary 20, 2026
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Cold Chain Founders Eye Opportunity in Modern Bakery

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Shauna Golden

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What happens when your client collapses – and leaves you holding the bagels? 

That’s the position Cold Chain 3PL found itself in after BetterBrand’s abrupt shutdown last year. The cold chain operator had helped the high-protein, low-carb bakery brand get to “its next level,” only to watch it unravel. 

Instead of writing off the remaining inventory, Cold Chain 3PL took a different approach. 

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🆕 This Week's New Products

🐔 Chicken snack stick slinger Mighty Spark has new products coming this year, while it adds hundreds of additional stores and items across every division of Kroger as well as three new items in Publix and variety packs at Costco. Read more with Insider access. 

🥗 Primal Kitchen launched its first-ever dairy-based offerings – a line of shelf-stable, creamy salad dressings made with buttermilk from grass-fed cows, Romano cheese and yogurt, plus avocado oil. Get all of the details with Insider access. 

🔥 Truffle-enhanced condiment brand TRUFF is broadening its reach with non-heat-seeking consumers by launching its first-ever Mild Hot Sauce exclusively at Whole Foods Market stores nationwide. Catch all the details with Insider access. 

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📦 Hungryroot Hits $700 Million in Revenue

Online grocer Hungryroot generated $700 million in net revenue in 2025, a 55% increase over the prior year. 

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🍦 Nestlé Offloads Remaining Ice Cream Unit

Nestlé S.A. is in “advanced negotiations” to offload its remaining ice cream unit to Froneri, with CEO Phillip Navratil calling the business “a distraction.”

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⭐ Reviews: The Cumin Club and Mi Niña

⭐ Reviews: The Cumin Club and Mi Niña

The Nosh team reviews The Cumin Club shelf-stable Indian meal pouches and Mi Niña's new line of jarred salsas.

We are sharing our takes on taste and texture, packaging and positioning and opportunities for improvement.

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