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A year in consumer brands + retail: 2025 in review

The Kelces get saucy 🌶️

Weekly Pickups: Dog enrichment toys, protein oatmeal, and more

Why every brand has a lip balm now

How brands are winning with lip balm.

Weekly Pickups: Branded produce, sweet potato lattes, and more

I want my Cheez-Its via drone.

The drones are coming.

Weekly Pickups: Unisex fragrance + viral lip balm

The private-label takeover

Quince launches caviar

Gift Guide: For the person who unironically wants the Bottega Veneta Jenga Set

Gift Guide: For the mom/aunt/female friends who “don’t want anything but your presence”

Weekly Pickups: Mesquite chocolate, mozz sticks, and pineapple jerky.

Gift Guide: For the goop-adjacent wellness freak

How non-alc brands can still win

Gift Guide: For the 20-30-something man(child)

Hormone health gets its moment

Gift Guide: For the hobby hopper 🎨

Weekly Pickups: Sparkling protein, za'atar chips, and cinnamon creamer

Gift Guide: For the overly ambitious home chef 👨‍🍳

Gift Guide: For your new S.O.'s parents, your manager, the distant relative who's hosting you...

Skincare for three-year-olds

Magnesium is the new “it girl”

Weekly Pickups: Cannabis spirit and the latest date treat

Beauty just got dystopian

Weekly Pickups: New-age candy, instant Indian meals, and more...

Betting BIG on... blueberries?

The rise of branded fruit

Weekly Pickups: A new way to onion, cooling eyeshadow, and more

Why plant-based cheese can't work (right now)

Your Dog Eats Better Than You

Weekly Pickups: Greens in a can, a celebrity soda, and more

Last Week in Consumer Brands: Fragrance Trends, Protein Innovations, and AI Retail

Men want to smell good now.

Weekly Pickups: Deluxe chocolate, Tart gummies, and more

THC bevs are now at Target

Weekly Pickups: Brain bars, healthy air freshener, and date peanut butter

Protein's New Era

AI shopping just got real.

Weekly Pickups: A candle obsession, protein donuts, and more

The new candy aisle

Weekly Pickups: Vietnamese sparkling lemonade, cold brew with benefits, and more...

Protein is not a trend

Gen Z is rewriting alcohol's rules

Weekly Pickups: Deodorant that works and next-gen condiments

Tweens get their own skincare brand

Weekly Pickups: Bloom Energy, Hormbles Chormbles, and Ayoh!

Energy drinks are for the girls

The next wave of beer 🍻

Weekly Pickups: Boxed wine, special hummus, and more...

Betting big on yogurt and supply chains...

Weekly Pickups: Barrel-aged tamari, A2 lattes, and more...

Man Cereal, caffeinated chips, and the rise of wellness retail

The sleep revolution 😴

Weekly Pickups: Newtopia Now Edition ✨

Ulta & Target call it quits

Weekly Pickups: The "everything" shake, cinnamon water, and more...

The Big Bet on Wellness

Weekly Pickups: A way to smell great, fruit that’s candy, and more...

We're officially in dupe era.

Weekly Pickups: Protein crackers, eco-friendly toothbrush, and more...

The truth about electrolytes...

Weekly Pickups: New-age frosting, plant-based yogurt, and more...

The great caffeine rush ⚡️

Weekly Pickups: The sleekest charger, microbatch chocolate, and more...

The great CPG shakeup is here.

Weekly Pickups: Better hydration, summer coffee, and more...

It's time to talk about food dyes.

Weekly Pickups: Fancy Food Edition ✨

The Fancy Food Preview... 👀

Weekly Pickups: Top-tier sunscreen, healthy Chick-fil-A sauce, and more...

The next biggest olive oil...

Weekly Pickups: A better loofah, a bar with a story, and more...

Is the alt-meat craze over?

Weekly Pickups: Renter-friendly shower head, multitasking skincare, and more...

Candy is having a moment

Weekly Pickups: Open-source sauce, overnight oats, and more...

The next big protein company

Weekly Pickups: Date-sweetened pickles, Portuguese protein, and more...

Getting sleepy with it

Weekly Pickups: Honey made from apples, cookies for dogs, and more...

From recall to rebound...

Weekly Pickups: Something seedy, hot-people skincare, and more...

When "ugly" wins...

Weekly Pickups: Rehydrating bevs, salty cookies, and the new-old OLIPOP

What's in a brand name?

Weekly Pickups: Sour sweets, instant coffee, and more...

The next 100-year brand...

Weekly Pickups: Crispy cookies, puffy protein, travel-sized go-tos, and more...

Even chocolate bars are getting a protein makeover...

So Poppi is worth more than Versace... 🥤

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