Plus, product reviews and CPG Week, Khloud’s new line, Hershey restores recipes͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
 
 
NoshApril 02, 2026
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Procure Impact Links Emerging Brands To Hotel Channel

Procure Impact Links Emerging Brands To Hotel Channel
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Adrianne DeLuca

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A world exists where you could sell your product and not regularly fend off the costs of chargebacks, slotting fees, free fills and deductions. 

Alternative channels (think: hotels, airlines, corporate offices and the like) are subtle yet impactful sales channels for emerging food manufacturers seeking distribution opportunities with lower cost-barriers to entry and higher repeat purchase rates. 

But these avenues are often hard to break into, and for the hotels specifically, managing a multitude of supplier relationships is often too complex to be worth the effort. 

Procure Impact is working to solve those pain points.

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⭐ Reviews: Arriba Foods and Lily's Toaster Grills

The Nosh team tastes two innovative takes on classic comfort foods. 

Arriba Foods’ latest product innovation is a line of fire-roasted Mexican barbecue sauces packaged in squeeze bottles. Lily’s Toaster Grills is a new frozen sandwich line that aims to deliver a hot, crispy grilled cheese experience straight from the toaster.

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

Check out our tasting notes on Nosh

Want your product reviewed? Send an email to mwatrous@nosh.com.

 

✨ The News You Need ✨

☁️ Khloud Goes All In On Salty Snacks

Khloé Kardashian’s Khloud Foods is taking on a bigger, crunchier prize.

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🍫 Hershey Restores Classic Reese’s Recipe

The Hershey Company is returning to “classic milk and dark chocolate” recipes across its Reese’s and Hershey’s line by 2027, following criticism over its ingredient quality. 

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🐄 Beyond Reframes Itself

Beyond Meat is strategically repositioning its brand as “Beyond The Plant Protein Company” after reporting a rough 15.6% decline in net revenue last year.

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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. Lawsuit Targeting David Protein Nutrition Claims Voluntarily Dismissed

  2. Gen Z Is ‘Scrolling Past’ Legacy Brands

  3. SBA’s New ‘Grocery Guarantee’ Offers 90% Backing to Food Businesses

  4. David Dobrik Digs Into the Details on His New Snack Brand Wavers

  5. Thrive Market Adds Non-UPF Verified Filter

 

🎙️ CPG Week: Mayo-Mustard Merger

Plus, Creatine Craze and HOP WTR On Top

Plus, Creatine Craze and HOP WTR On Top

This week on the podcast, Monica and Brad unpack the McCormick-Unilever merger, Constellation Brands’ purchase of HOP WTR, Create Wellness’ fresh funding-fueled expansion, and Q Mixers’ move into functional beverages.

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