Plus, Barebells merger, Better Meat repositions, Big Food win on UPFs, Taste Radio͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
 
 
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FOND’s regenerative bone broth business was gaining retail traction in 2022. Founder and CEO Alysa Seeland was just weeks into raising a Series A round to support that momentum.

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🏭 Barebells Merges With Co-Man

Barebells’ parent company, Vitamin Well Group, has merged with co-manufacturing partner EMPWR. 

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🍄 The Better Meat Co. Becomes BMC Ingredients

The Better Meat Co. is rebranding as BMC Ingredients to expand its Rhiza mycelium ingredients beyond meat alternatives and into a wider range of food applications.

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