Three Trees Acquired By Next In Natural, Will ‘Explore’ Chameleon Collab
Clean label plant-based milk and milk tea brand Three Trees has been acquired by Next in Natural for an undisclosed sum.
Adrianne DeLuca
Assistant Managing Editor, Newsletters, BevNET & NOSH
Adrianne DeLuca is the Assistant Managing Editor - Newsletters for BevNET and NOSH.
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Non-UPF Verified Turns Consumer Scans Into Demand Signals
Non-UPF Verified is bringing consumers into the ultraprocessed food (UPF) conversation with the release of a new app that features a barcode scanner to check a product’s verification status – and to request that an item become verified if it isn’t already.
Private Label Moves Upmarket as National Brands Feel the Squeeze
Everything costs more these days, but food and beverages are one of the few things humans can’t live without. Those conditions have been a boon for private label business.
U.K. Protein Bar Leader Targets U.S. With Nationwide Retail Launch
Grenade, the U.K.’s leading protein brand, is aiming to spark a flavor-forward revolution in the U.S. market.
AG1 Gummy Debut Shows Powder’s Convenience Challenge
AG1 has released its second new product this year, a gummy supplement called AG1 Essentials Gummies.
Celtic Sea Salt Turns Its Trace Minerals Into a Hydration Beverage Play
Fifty-year-old salt seller Celtic Sea Salt is extending its clean label, naturally sourced mineral salt into the beverage set for the first time.
Sprouts Adds 1,300 New Items as Q2 Sales Rise 5% to $2.3B
Sprouts Farmers Market continues to grow as a leading natural retailer with an expanding assortment and store footprint as it posts 5% net sales growth to $2.3 billion during the second quarter per its latest earnings report.
Align Ventures Closes $125M Early Stage Fund II
Align Ventures closed its early-stage Fund II at $125 million. The consumer-focused firm aims to allocate Fund II into 15 to 20 brands, with check sizes ranging from $2 million to $10 million.
Alexandre Family Farm Drops ROC, Certified Humane Amid Animal Welfare Scrutiny
It claims to be the country’s first regenerative organic dairy farm, but after years of scrutiny over its animal welfare practices, Alexandre Family Farm has dropped its Regenerative Organic Certified status.
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[Exclusive] FAVE Lands $1M Seed Round, Debuts at 500 Sprouts Stores
FAVE has raised a $1 million seed round led by Supernatural Ventures as the California-based brand makes its retail debut exclusively at nearly 500 Sprouts Farmers Market stores nationwide.
New Brand Plainspeak Wants the Group Chat — Not the Algorithm — to Drive Growth
Plainspeak has a plan to become a leading brand in the modern women’s health and wellness space: toss the old playbook.
‘Healthy Enough’ Products Dominate 2025 New Product Pacesetters
Healthy, but not too healthy. That’s the gist of the products that made this year’s edition of Circana’s 2025 New Product Pacesetters.
Laird Acquires Terrasoul Superfoods, Expanding Ingredients Platform
Laird Superfood has acquired vertically integrated wellness product platform Terrasoul Superfoods for $48 million, continuing its strategy to grow through M&A.
Lucille Health Secures Funding to Scale Senior Nutrition Platform
Lucille Health has closed a multi-million dollar funding round led by IRIS Ventures to fund a distribution expansion for its first product line, nutrition shakes, and support R&D efforts for future category expansion.