The Specialty Food Association announced the 2024 Winter Fancy Food Show cohort, which is a mission-driven collective of BIPOC founders and executives, dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices and creating equitable opportunities for diverse leaders across the consumer packaged goods ecosystem. 

McCormick Flavor Solutions announced the Flavor Forecast 24th Edition, the annual report illuminating the latest trends shaping the way people enjoy flavors worldwide to inspire future product innovations. With this year’s report, McCormick also shared its 2024 Flavor of the Year: Tamarind.

Debuting in the UK and the Netherlands, six diverse new products are available to consumers for order today via UK premium online retail giant Ocado, the Netherland's largest retailer, Albert Heijn, and Dutch retailer Crisp who specialize in sourcing fresh and local produce.

WNWN Food Labs, maker of cocoa-free chocolate, announced it has successfully completed the CoLab Tech accelerator with Mondelēz International, Inc., and will showcase its cocoa-free chocolate bars, truffles and coated biscuits at Mondelēz International’s North American headquarters.  

Sovos Brands, Inc. announced the promotion of E. Yuri Hermida to president of Sovos Brands, effective Dec. 11, 2023. Hermida will continue to report to Todd Lachman, founder and chief executive officer of Sovos Brands.

Rabobank, a premier global food and agribusiness bank founded 125 years ago and a leading financier of the energy transition, announced the recipients of its annual Rabobank North America Leadership Awards.

Each week, website visitors will have one clue and six attempts to guess the mystery word. Every word will be connected an aspect of the development and formulation of new food and beverage products. 

 The food company’s leadership team now includes Wendy Behr, chief product officer, Christine Rogers-Raetsch, chief people officer and Jaime Frye, senior vice president of sales.

The new 158,000sq-ft building also houses Emmi Roth’s new state-of-the-art conversion facility, which will cup, bag, wedge, shred, and crumble the company’s cheese products for a variety of leading brands.

Summit Hill Foods began as a family-owned bakery and has grown into a leading branded food company with nationally recognized, premium brands Better Than Bouillon®, The Original Louisiana Hot Sauce™ and Better Than Gravy®.