Jordan Buckner (Foodbevy)’s Post

🗞️What’s new this week with CPG brands? Let’s celebrate the wins from emerging brands! 💸 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐂𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 🍪 ChipMonk Baking, co-founded by David Downing and Jose Hernandez, joins forces with Small Potatoes, marking a significant step in its growth journey. 🚀 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓 𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒 🍵 Bear Maple founded by Brian Bethke debuts its innovative Sparkling Ginseng Elixirs, blending hydroponically grown ginseng and maple water, at Natural Products Expo West. 🌮 Tia Lupita®Foods , founded by Hector Saldívar introduces a fresh packaging design and a new Sea Salt Lime tortilla chip, following insights from a collaboration with Frito Lay. 🥜 Chubby Snacks , co-founded by Dillon Ceglio and Brett Perrotta, introduces a new Peanut Butter and Hazelnut Cocoa Sandwich, enhancing their lineup with a meticulously crafted recipe and efficient production. 🍫 realsy, co-founded by Austin Patry and Sophia Karbowski, debuts individually wrapped peanut butter dates in a gravity-fed box, targeting a variety of retail and service sectors for broader consumer reach. 🏋️ Peter Rahal announces the launch of David, a new CPG company focused on high-protein, low-calorie foods, with the first product being a protein bar. 🎉 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄 🌱 Whole Foods Market's LEAP program selects promising local and emerging suppliers, including Funky Mello, Moku Foods, Myles Comfort Foods, Painterland Sisters, The Organic Pantry , shār , @Sinto Gourmet, Uncle Waithley’s, Dare Vegan Cheese, and Evergreen, for its 2024 cohort. LEAP program applications are now open for their next cohort. Apply by April 19th to be considered. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/g6D-7sKE Read more about each story here: https://lnkd.in/ggc6Qawj Have your own news to share? Let me know in the comments or DM me. In collaboration with Amber Caro