The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on a potential TikTok ban in the U.S. that would pose significant challenges for packaged food brands relying on the platform to reach its 170 million American users. 

If a law banning TikTok is upheld, it will disappear from app stores by Jan. 19. For existing users, the app could be prone to bugs and glitches over time and may become incompatible with certain operating systems. How can operators start to prepare? We asked the experts.

Nosh Insiders can access the full story for more strategies to prepare for a potential TikTok ban.

Ready-to-eat meal purveyor Proper Good, Inc. has raised $3.5 million in fresh funding from internal investors, according to an announcement Monday. The round closed in Q4 2024. 

💵 The new capital infusion will help fuel brick-and-mortar expansion and increase household penetration, per the announcement. Proper Good currently has 19 items across three categories in 2,500 Walmart stores nationwide. 

⏪ The company last raised $5 million from current and new investors, including YETI Capital, in 2023 to support retail growth and marketing. 

🗣️ What they said: “This support empowers us to bring an even wider variety of delicious, easy meals to Walmart shelves in 2025.” - Christopher Jane, co-founder and CEO of Proper Good

Nosh Insiders can learn more about the round and how capital will be deployed in the full story.

One of PJ Monte’s early sales pitches startled a woman so much that she clutched her purse. A few weeks later, PJ’s tomato sauce was on the shelves of her husband’s influential grocery store. It’s one of dozens of stories that PJ, a streetwise, fedora-wearing entrepreneur, has about the development of his acclaimed sauce and pasta brand Monte’s Fine Foods. 

Listen to the episode now.

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