Stella Rising Blog

Food and Beverage Trends Driving Investment

It’s no secret that the food and beverage segment has been booming lately, and we were excited to see that confirmed by these trends from the Food +...

Trend Roundup: Project Nosh + Foundermade

As consumers increasingly crave healthier foods, brands are responding through fresh ingredients, sourcing and flavors, with much of the industry’s...

Infographic: What's Popping in the Food and Beverage Category?

With increasingly on-the-go lifestyles, Americans are reaching for snacks to satisfy their hunger cravings or replace meals entirely. Salty snacks...

How to Make Your Food and Beverage Brand Pop On-Shelf

With a focus on fresh and natural, Millennials are favoring the perimeter of the store in search of fresh produce, meat, poultry, and dairy and...

Infographic: Amazon vs. Walmart in the Battle for Online Grocery

Amazon and Walmart are going head-to-head in the online grocery wars. Both are investing heavily in building out their grocery options, launching...

7 Food and Beverage Trends from Natural Products Expo West 2018

Natural Products Expo West has grown from a small show targeted to a select niche of retailers to a multi-day event drawing over 85,000 attendees and...

Why Brands Have a Millennial Problem

With plain white labels and undesirable shelf position, generic or store brands used to be considered inferior to those with a household name. But...

Infographic: Will 2018 Be The Year Of Online Grocery Shopping?

Will 2018 be the year that online grocery shopping takes off? After dipping a toe into the water last year, consumers seem ready to make the...

Is Your Beauty or Food and Beverage Brand an Acquisition Target?

Indie brands are innovative, nimble, and often present an authentic message or mission which consumers are eager to support. Increasingly, these...