| | | | | | In today’s issue | Daily Crunch's ‘Ditch the Chip’ Line • Food Sales Drop in Convenience Channel • New Boxed Brands Chase Goodles’ Recipe for Disruption • How To Price For Expectations, Per New Report • Taste Radio: How Sweet Loren’s Built a $100M Brand Without VC |
| 📰 First Up In Food | | | | Big Candy is heating up. Ferrara, Hershey and General Mills are leaning into the sweet-and-spicy (read: “swicy”) trend, with a new wave of heat-infused confections that were on display at the NACS show last week. Smaller brands have experimented with the flavor combination, but its growing presence across established candy portfolios points to broader opportunities for flavor innovation. But the real test will be whether swicy can deliver more than a quick sugar rush… Read the full story on Nosh |
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| | | ✨ The News You Need ✨ | | | | | | | | | 🎙️ Taste Radio: How Sweet Loren’s Built a $100M Brand Without VC | | Building a $100 million CPG brand without venture capital takes more than a great product — it takes conviction, discipline, and a willingness to play the long game. In this episode, Loren Castle, the founder and CEO of Sweet Loren’s, breaks down how she built a profitable business by challenging category conventions, winning over major retailers, and refusing to compromise on taste. Listen now Also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. |
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