Nielsen, Chicago, predicts brands, marketers and consumers to have a big appetite for data and information about cannabis in 2020.

Many retailers and manufacturers are still playing catch-up to that demand, putting in play billions of dollars in sales, according “2019 CBD Market Survey,” a study produced by A.T. Kearney, Chicago.

Consumer attitudes toward CBD indicate that there is a large demand for products containing the ingredient across the food sector, according to a study produced by FMCG Gurus, UK.

Coresight Research, New York, reveals the Top 10 trends anticipated to re-shape the CPG industry.

Cove Kombucha, Canada, closed a $1.2 million seed fundraising round led by Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, a Canada-based investment bank.

The market for cannabidiol (CBD) products may be booming, but new research released by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), Arlington, Va., shows that consumers are confused about what CBD is, what it does and whether CBD products are safe.

Flowhub, Denver, Colo., raised a $23 million Series A financing round led by e.ventures, San Francisco; Evolv Ventures, Kraft Heinz’ Chicago-based venture fund; and Poseidon Asset Management, LLC, San Francisco, with contributions from 9Yards Capital, San Francisco; former NBA commissioner David Stern and Iqram Magdon-Ismail, co-founder and former CEO of Venmo, New York, among others.

Integrated CBD, Scottsdale, Ariz., announced the closing of $50 million in senior secured debt and a Series A equity round in a combination of debt and equity financing led by a New York-based hedge fund.

BevCanna Enterprises Inc., Canada, partnered with Higharchy Ventures Ltd., Canada, to develop, manufacture and launch a portfolio of cannabis-infused beverage brands for distribution in Canada through Higharchy’s retail cannabis network.

Tastewise, Israel, released its 2019 Food for Function report to help brands anticipate fast-changing culinary trends and preferences.