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Fancypants Baking Co. is going small to get a lot bigger.

What’s New: The Boston-based premium cookie brand is rolling out 1 oz. and 0.67 oz. packs to break into corporate cafes, hotels, universities and airlines. The 1 oz. size will land in Google offices nationwide in March, with broader foodservice distribution coming through Dot Foods.

For founder and CEO Maura Duggan, it’s a leap into unfamiliar territory – but a calculated one.

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🥕 Row 7 Seed Company entered the canned vegetable set with Row 7 Tinned Vegetables, a new line of shelf-stable, seasoned offerings in innovative packaging.

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🥔 Smash Kitchen, the pantry staple startup backed by Glen Powell, ventured into the snack aisle with a line of kettle-cooked potato chips.

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🥣 Forager Project expanded its plant-based high-protein Greek-style yogurt line with new sizes and flavors.

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✌️ Lasso leveraged its proprietary “advanced cotton candy machine” SpinTech to produce two proof-of-concept products – Froobies fruit snacks and CronchClub protein crisps.

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🇲🇽 Tia Lupita added four new SKUs to its condiment line: Mexican BBQ Sauce in Sweet Chipotle and Smoky Pineapple flavors, and Creamy Hot Sauce in Piquín Lime and Chile Peanut varieties.

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📲 PepsiCo debuted a collection of “Flavor Swap” snacks on TikTok Shop, testing whether content creator-led hype can serve as a viable go-to-market strategy.

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We’ve rounded up the rest into a gallery featuring protein-packed ice cream, Grateful Dead-inspired coffee and collaborations from Like Air, Cooper Street and Jack Link’s. 

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Target announced today that it will only sell cereals made without certified synthetic colors beginning in May. 

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TogetherCocoa is a new foundation created by The Hershey Company, Lindt & Sprüngli, Mars Inc., Mondelēz International and Nestlé. 

It aims to support wage growth among cocoa-growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana – two countries that produce about half of the global cocoa supply. 

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

1. RIND Snacks And Four More Merge To ‘Keep It Real’

2. Spare Food Co. Turns Surplus Vegetables Into Blended Beef Growth Play

3. Hippeas Packaging Refresh ‘Asserts Ownership’ Of Chickpea Snacks

4. What’s Big Food Cooking? Peek Inside The Pipeline

5. Fresh Thyme Relaunches Private Label With BFY Focus

Is Big Food finally catching up to emerging brands on speed to market? 

As legacy CPG giants roll out protein- and fiber-forward innovations faster than ever, the team debates whether startups still hold the advantage. 

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