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Indian food is now the second-fastest growing ethnic food category, behind Korean fare, with nearly 20% of shoppers regularly purchasing Indian food. 

As the space continues to steal market share, Truly Indian is making a play to stand out as the clean label, authentic offering. It worked to clean up its existing product lines and refresh the brand identity over the past two years, but now, the brand faces a new threat: the impact of 50% tariffs.

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Luke’s Lobster might not be a household name on the West Coast, but founder and CEO Luke Holden brought insights to Los Angeles at Nosh Live earlier this month. 

Holden spoke about how he built the seafood company to bring Maine lobsters to New York and has spun the foodservice and wholesale business into a growing packaged food brand in a post-pandemic world. 

One key to managing the complexity of an omnichannel, vertically-integrated business for Luke’s Lobster has been sticking to core values and “transparently speaking” with partners to build long-term relationships.

Insiders can rewatch the session from Nosh Live here.

Amid the reshuffling of packaged food conglomerates, former Kellanova CEO Steve Cahillane has been named the new chief executive of Kraft Heinz. 

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1. PepsiCo and Walmart Colluded on Pricing, Alleges Unsealed FTC Complaint
2. USDA Launches $700M Regenerative Pilot Program
3. Campbell’s To Acquire Rao’s Sauce Maker
4. Inside The New Economics Of Ecommerce Grocery
5. What Emerging Food Brands Can Learn From Poppi’s Mega Success

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Archer founder & CEO Eugene Kang shares how disciplined execution, vertical integration and precisely timed innovation transformed the upstart jerky brand into one of the fastest-growing CPG companies in the U.S. 

He talks about how Archer positioned itself ahead of explosive trends and built durable partnerships with retailers, and why patience and long-term thinking are critical traits for founders.

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