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Tovala, a meal service paired with a countertop smart oven that scans, steams, bakes, and broils its chef-crafted meals, announces the close of a $30M Series C funding round led by Left Lane Capital, an investment group focused on high-growth internet and consumer companies, with participation from previous investors Finistere Ventures, Comcast Ventures, OurCrowd, Origin Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, and Joe Mansueto.

Franklin Farms™, a division of Keystone Natural Holdings, is introducing a new line of functional food frozen plant-based burgers. A9ΩTM (Alpha Nine Omega) Plant-Based Burgers are a new addition to Franklin Farm’s plant-based offerings and will be available in the freezer section.  

Nissin Foods introduced Cup NoodlesⓇ Stir FryⓇ flavors, hot garlic chicken and teriyaki chicken. In celebration of 50 years, the expansion of the Cup Noodles Stir Fry product line-up, the first soupless cup for the popular brand, combines modern innovation with timeless Asian-inspired recipes.

New flavors of Tyson Instant Pot Kits, Tyson Instant Pot Seasoned Proteins and Tyson Oven Ready Family Size Kits aim to ease the burden and cooking fatigue.

Kraft Mac & Cheese announced it is developing and testing the brand’s first-ever recyclable fiber-based microwavable cup. Upon testing completion, the brand will launch a new Kraft Mac & Cheese Shapes variety later in 2021 using the new cup and design.

Labor-saving, convenient, and on-trend—demand for value-added egg products is growing as formulators and restaurant chains find more than a handful of reasons to fit the various forms of prepared eggs into the manufacturing or food preparation cycle.

FiveStar Gourmet Foods partnered with Beyond Meat® to bring more salad protein choices to consumers. FiveStar introduced a new Simply Fresh Taco Salad made with Beyond Meat®, featuring plant-based beef crumbles from Beyond Meat, a leader in plant-based meat. The new 7.5oz complete salad debuted in Publix supermarkets.

ZENB, an online plant-based food brand on a mission to make its plant-forward products more accessible and convenient introduced single-ingredient pastas made entirely from yellow peas with the same taste and texture of regular pasta.

Dole Fresh Vegetables enhanced its popular line of DOLE® FreshTakes™ Bowl Salads with three on-trend new flavors and proprietary new packaging that allows salad lovers to mix Dole fresh lettuces, toppings and dressings in the same bowl without spilling.