🥩 Cultivated Protein Eyes Beefy New Approach

The world eats a lot of meat, so restructuring that system is a tall order. Despite over $3.1 billion in investment, the cell-cultured meat industry has struggled to reach commercial scale.

Dutch food technology outfit Meatable recently embarked on a slightly different approach as it tries to bring its cell-cultured beef and pork to the masses.

To meet the demands of modern consumers, the food industry must prioritize convenience, nutrition, safety, and dietary restrictions like gluten-free. Jungbunzlauer's bio-based ingredient portfolio is tailored to address these needs in today's evolving food industry. Learn more

🛒 Shelf-stable baby and toddler food brand Serenity Kids has expanded its distribution footprint with the addition of 2,000 Albertsons locations nationwide. The grocery chain will carry 10 of the brand’s best-selling products, including its baby puree pouches and Grain Free Puffs.

🎯 Munk Pack hit the bullseye with a new Target partnership bringing its Sea Salt Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Nut & Seed Bars to 630 stores across the U.S. 

🍄 Illinois-based Popadelics – a Nosh Pitch Slam finalist – has landed its shiitake mushroom-based snacks in select Whole Foods Market locations in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Idaho, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

🥕 Upcycled fruit and veggie chip maker Confetti Snacks is rolling out to nearly 900 Walmart stores nationwide. 

Keep an eye out for a full distribution roundup on Nosh later today. 

Tune in to a special edition of Community Call tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET – with guest appearances by editor-in-chief Jeff Klineman and Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous – to see if you made the list. 

This year’s cohort spans all corners of the CPG industry and builds on the legacy from last year’s Notables. And we’ve added an exciting twist to how this year’s honorees were determined. 

It’s an announcement you won’t want to miss. The full list will be live on Nosh.com following the call. 

Register now.

There’s high praise, some head-scratching and outright dismay in this innovation-centric episode of Taste Radio. Among the highlights: an upstart labneh brand and a Gen Z-inspired line of better-for-you soda. Less appealing: a corporation’s commodification of ethnic foods and global flavors. 

Listen to the episode now.

• News of a juicy new investment from Manna Tree
• A roundup of regulatory challenges that have come to the surface this past week
• Details on a retailer's new waste reduction efforts
• Why the food system as we know it is on the brink of massive change

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