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Laoban is hitting a classic “now it gets real” moment.

After building in natural and regional channels, the brand is making its biggest swing yet in conventional retail – expanding from a small Target test to a multi-item rollout across more than 1,500 stores. Distribution within the chain is jumping to nearly 10,000 points. 

It’s a signal that Laoban is no longer just a niche frozen player.

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Promotion in Motion Inc. (PIM), the maker of Welch’s Fruit Snacks, is taking Irish biotech company AnaBio Technologies to court, accusing it of colluding with a rival brand to “steal” its patent designs for yogurt-covered probiotic fruit snacks.

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PLTFRM, a multi-channel sales and marketing company, has unified its subsidiaries into one platform, a move intended to strengthen its position as an “omnichannel growth powerhouse.” 

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Summer barbecues just got spicier. 

Hot Ones is expanding its branded CPG sauces beyond its flagship condiment type for the first time.

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Honey Bunchie, LLC, the producer of gourmet honey nut bar Bon Bee Honey, is shutting down April 30, after more than 16 years in business.

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

1. Beyond Repositions for Cross-Category Growth

2. Hershey Restores Original Reese’s Recipe After Ingredient Backlash

3. Khloé Kardashian’s Snack Brand Crunches Into Protein Chips

4. Sow Good ShakeupL Asset Sales, Leadership Turnover Follow Liquidity Push

5. Standing Ovation Closes $34.2M To Scale Alt Dairy

Here’s a taste of the products moving around the industry to start off your week. 

🐮 Prima is pushing its beef tallow protein bar into conventional grocery after a breakout first year at Sprouts. Read the full story on Nosh

🧀 El Latino is leveraging a strategic partnership with PE firm Apex Capital to support a broader push in U.S. grocery. Learn more on Nosh

🏨 Procure Impact is helping connect mission-driven emerging brands with distribution opportunities in major hotel chains. Read more about the platform

🍚 Kaizen is using insights from a sampling exercise to enter Wegmans with a new packaging design ahead of a larger retail push throughout 2026. Read the story here

🍿 Belle’s Gourmet Popcorn is launching in over 1,000 Walmart stores. Get all the details here

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