Hi guys, wanted to give the biggest thank you to all of you who have been patient with me this past few weeks after I broke my elbow and had to go through a pretty intense surgery for it. Not being able to properly type or do much with my right hand has been to be quite honest, very depressing—particularly when moving to a new country and not being able to rely on family, I won’t lie and pretend like I haven’t been through some pretty dark stages this past month.
Again, thank you so much to all who have continuously supported me throughout this ardous process and sending positive thoughts as I now begin a long PT stage.
Now back to our regular programming —
If you’re looking for something to enjoy over the weekend, we had an amazing conversation with The Culture Journalist on “Gentrified Groceries”:
Adweek profiled our Substack dubbing us “the antidote to food and beverage puff pieces”—this definitely helped boost the morale around here after what I’ve been through!
What we’re discussing in this issue—
Ramen for babies and other Japanese innovations
Gummy formats permeate into DMT and Ayahuasca
Seed-oils become a new political signaler
Protein drinks move from milk to tea & soda
Magnesium is repositioned for performance
Magazines launching their own pantry items
Spoonful of news
30 new and pre-launch products