Today, you can enjoy one full Nosh Insider story highlighted in the Daily Briefing!

To read the full article, you’ll just need to click the gift link included below and confirm your email plus a couple of details (no subscription required).

As an Insider, you get unlimited access to full articles like these, insights, data reports, on-demand CPG video courses, full Daily Briefings, and more, in one place.

Explore Insider Member Benefits

The Miami Beach Food and Beverage Expo is where the Future of CPG converges. A hot new expo dedicated to CPG brands that are innovating in their category and doing bold things. A boutique show created for founders and innovators of the industry to network, make deals and level up. Oct 28th & 29th - Miami Beach Convention Center. Learn more

After years of private label growth cannibalizing branded market share, consumers are once again redefining value. 

The new, evolving definition doesn’t have as much to do with price as it does the experience and attributes of an intended purchase, and where that purchase can be made. 

In today’s extremely consolidated grocery retail landscape, mass merchandisers like Walmart and Target are playing an increasingly influential role in defining value for shoppers, as well as steering the direction of food and beverage industry innovation. 

🎁 Gift Link! Unlock the full story and context • Become an Insider

Wonder is raising a $650 million Series D round to further the meal delivery and QSR company’s physical footprint as well as automation and AI integration.

Read the full analysis with Insider access

Bill Lynch, president of the Specialty Food Association, will step down next March after more than 25 years, including six in his current role. A search is underway for his successor.

Read the full press release on the Nosh

Have news of your own? Submit it here

Magic Spoon launched its take on toaster pastries, with a high-protein, low-sugar offering in three flavors.

We are sharing our takes on taste and texture, packaging and positioning and opportunities for improvement.

Check out our tasting notes on Nosh

Want your product reviewed? Send an email to mwatrous@nosh.com.

What you get with Insider: 

• In-depth reporting on BevNET.com and Nosh.com, not just the highlights 
• Curated daily newsletters that cut through the noise 
• Data reports that allow you to benchmark, strategize and lead 
• Insider-only discounts on BevNET Live, Nosh Live, and job board postings

You don’t have access to these perks yet, but you could. Become a BevNET & Nosh Insider.

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

1. Beef Puffs Startup BUFFS Closes $1.1M Pre-Seed Round

2. Gheelish Is Building A Snack Platform In Butter

3. Posana Pulls In Pre-Seed Funding

4. Hockey Stick Ventures Launches $3M Fund I

5. Protein, AI and the Reformulation Race Dominate Food Innovation’s Biggest Stage

This week on the podcast, Monica and Brad examine four stories shaping the packaged food industry: the seed funding round fueling a drink mix startup’s retail expansion, The EVERY Company’s latest step toward commercializing precision-fermented egg white proteins, Welch's bid to disrupt the frozen sandwich category, and the FDA's push for greater transparency around caffeine content.

Click here to listen to this week’s episode. Also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Like what you are listening to? Please don’t hesitate to rate our show and leave a review on your podcast platform of choice.