Crumbs Bake Shop, a specialty retail chain, plans to launch new products to the mass market, including a new cookie line and chocolate bar among other confectionary items.

NuTek Food Science announced that Frank Davis has joined the organization as Executive Vice President of Operations. Davis is responsible for all manufacturing and supply chain management for the company, including the startup of a new plant in Fargo, North Dakota

Nate’s Foods Co, Inc. announced that it has completed its initial testing of the pancake and waffle batter. With the completion of the testing, the company has begun to launch the product and expects to begin selling product in the next 4-6 weeks with deliveries beginning at the end of October 2014.

The Food Lab at UT announced an early-stage startup competition, The Food Lab Challenge, to encourage innovation in food agriculture, distribution, packaging and consumption.

The WhiteWave Foods Company announced that it has agreed to acquire So Delicious® Dairy Free ("So Delicious") from its existing shareholders, led by Wasserstein & Co., for approximately $195 million in cash.

Mondelez International issued its first report highlighting the company's progress against its global well-being goals. The report details important steps Mondelez International has made to meet key well-being metrics in the areas of mindful snacking, sustainability, communities and safety.

Postmenopausal women who eat foods higher in potassium are less likely to have strokes or to die from any cause than women who eat fewer potassium-rich foods, according to data from the Women's Health Initiative.

Justin’s, maker of all-natural, high-quality nut butters and peanut butter cups, has announced that Peter Burns has been hired as the brand’s President and CEO, expanding the growing Justin’s family.

Most recently, Rodriguez was the Senior Director of Beverage R&D with Campbell’s, where she developed and helped launch numerous V-8 products.

The Rutgers Food Innovation Center has been recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration as a winner of its first Growth Accelerator Fund competition.