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After struggling to find a “healthy” noodle that didn’t fall apart on texture, Brian Shen spent more than a year and 200-plus iterations dialing in what he calls a “QQ” bite – springy, chewy and structurally sound. 

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🍞 Leaven Foods may have just created the secret ingredient to make true sourdough work at scale for home bakers and professionals alike. Get all of the details with Insider access

🌶️ Hot Ones’ branded CPG sauces is expanding beyond its flagship condiment type for the first time with a new line of spicy barbecue sauces. Read more about the launch on Nosh

We rounded up the rest and the best new products making their way into the food industry this week – from instant rice cups to a whole host of sweet treats – and packaged them up in one place

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Dairy Farmers of America this week launched a new cottage cheese brand that packs a third more protein than the leading brand. 

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Consumers’ appetite for all things gummy seems to be insatiable and the squishy chewy sector is becoming even bigger business. 

• Gatedrop unveiled a line of energy gummies designed as a precise, portable alternative to traditional caffeinated drinks.

• Big Bang: That came from three-year-old upstart daily greens supplement brand Grüns, which announced its acquisition by CPG giant Unilever this week 

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

1. Cadootz Raises $3 Million Seed Round

2. Inflation-era Shopping Habits Fuel Private Label’s Surge to $330B

3. MUSH Goes Mass: Starbucks, 7-Eleven and Target Fuel Next Growth Wave

4. Bullish Invests in Singing Pastures

5. Simply Good Foods Enters ‘Reset Year’ Amid Sales Slump, Bets on Quest

Were they flops – or just ahead of their time?

In this episode, the hosts dig into one of the food and beverage industry’s most intriguing debates: whether discontinued products failed because they were poorly conceived, or because the market simply wasn’t ready. They also debate whether returning some Reese's products to classic chocolate recipes could spark a ripple effect across the category.

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