Plus, Goodles talks growth, Huel acquisition, Toby Bar, Monday Moves͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
 
 
NoshMarch 23, 2026
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Two pantry power players may soon join forces. 

Unilever is in talks to sell its food business to McCormick & Company – a move that would bring Hellmann’s and Knorr into a flavor empire already stacked with Frank’s RedHot, French’s, Old Bay, Zatarain’s, Lawry’s and Stubb’s.

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📽️ ‘Mac’s Back, Baby’

Goodles is bringing incremental growth to the macaroni-and-cheese segment with its high-protein, high-fiber formulations, playful branding and elevated flavor profiles.

The brand is now selling more than three boxes per second and quietly reshaping the category, said co-founder and CEO Jen Zeszut during Natural Products Expo West.

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🤝 Danone To Acquire Huel

Huel investors and management must be overflowing with confidence this morning after Danone SA announced its acquisition of the British nutrition brand. 

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🍫 Seventies and Starting In Sweets: Meet Toby Bar

Toby Bar is the result of a craving nearly seventy years in the making.

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📰 Trending Headlines

Here’s a look at leading headlines from around the food industry. Go beyond the headlines with Insiders access.

  1. Confectionery Sales Climb to $55B 

  2. Can Bulgarian Yogurt Break Through?

  3. Gen Z Hummus Locks Down $2.5M and U.S. Tahini Supply

  4. How Chomps Is Creating New Opportunities With Chicken

  5. Why Bachan’s Sold to Marzetti – and What Comes Next 

 

🔀 Monday Moves

Retail Rollouts

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

🍿 Frankie’s Organic Snacks landed in more than 600 Sam’s Club stores nationwide, marking the family-owned snack company’s first national retail placement in the U.S. Click here for more

🥩 True Story Foods expanded its charcuterie lineup at Whole Foods Market, adding pepperoni, prosciutto, hard salame and genoa salame. Read the full release

🎯 ​​Habiza’s fresh $2.5 million in capital will support, in part, an expansion at Target with an exclusive variety pack of hummus. Read the full story on Nosh

🥜 Mission MightyMe is leaning further into its science-based approach to allergen prevention with the debut of Nutty Trail Mixes, launching exclusively at Target. Get all of the details here

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