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Goodles | TechCrunch: Gooder Foods brings in $6.4M to offer its take on a more grown up mac n’ cheese

by [albert](/content/author/albert/ "Posts by albert"/index.html) | Dec 1, 2021

New macaroni and cheese brand Goodles launched Tuesday after its parent company, Gooder Foods, raised $6.4 million to carve out a niche in the $4.4 billion dry noodles category. The food is high on the list of comfort foods, but has been advertised specifically to...

Weekly Headlines: Support Native American-Owned Consumer Brands Today & Every Day

by [albert](/content/author/albert/ "Posts by albert"/index.html) | Nov 5, 2021

It’s November – National Native American Heritage Month, and I am honored to set aside this time to recognize some of the most remarkable entrepreneurs in the consumer space in our today’s weekly headlines roundup, and stress why it is important to support...

Weekly Headlines: Major Uptick In CPG Transactions & Sustainability

by [albert](/content/author/albert/ "Posts by albert"/index.html) | Oct 29, 2021

Large CPG players, including Coca-Cola and Grupo Bimbo, have dominated headlines during the last week of October with major transactions fueling their further expansions into the health and wellness territory, while emerging brands appealing to...

Weekly Headlines: Are Smaller Footprint & Plant-Based Key To Driving Food Service Growth?

by [albert](/content/author/albert/ "Posts by albert"/index.html) | Oct 8, 2021

Hello everyone, in this week’s consumer headlines, we’re taking a look at what’s driving the growth of food service as the sector is ramping up funding to support vendors with smaller footprint and more meat alternative options. On the macro level,...

Consumer Goods IPOs ‘Fall’ In September’s Last Weekly Headlines Roundup

by [albert](/content/author/albert/ "Posts by albert"/index.html) | Sep 24, 2021

The arrival of fall coincides with the IPO frenzy in the consumer goods industry with Sovos Brands, the company behind the iconic Rao’s pasta sauce, aiming to raise as much as $373 million in its initial public offering, joining manufacturing design/packaging...