Emerging Brands Dominate at Recent ECRM Programs

March 22, 2023, Nancy Trent

11 trends to watch.

ECRM hosted its Winter Session in Baking, Spices & Breakfast Foods; Canned, Dry & Boxed Foods; Condiments, Sauces & Spreads and Snacks this February. ECRM sessions are great opportunities for buyers and sellers to have curated meetings for product discovery around specific category segments. We were able to attend to meet with emerging brands and learn the best of what each category has to offer. ECRM’s Vice President of Grocery, Tyler Barich stated, “We are continuing to see a strong interest from emerging brands entering the market looking for distribution and challenger brands looking to expand into new channels. Some of the trends we continue to see across food categories include vegan, plant-based, keto, gluten-free, organic ingredients, sustainability, convenient / on-the-go packaging. There continues to be a high interest from major retailers in expanding their own label across food & beverage categories.” 

More of the trends we spotted at the ECRM event

Allergen Friendly Food  

The VGood Company helps you satisfy your nut butter cravings with nut free NOT-nut butters and chickpea twists. Pea-NOT Butter tastes and spreads just like traditional PB, and Hazel-NOT Choc your fave choc-nut spread, but they are  free from nuts. Their spreads are perfect for consumers who miss the great taste of nut butters by delivering the most nostalgic- nut-free texture.

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