The Hit List: July 2025
From back-to-school buzz to strategic leadership moves, July brought a fresh wave of coverage for our clients. From product picks or breaking industry news, these inspiring brands continued to shape conversations across the food, beverage, and wellness space.
Lotus Foods
Lotus landed in several back-to-school lunch roundups this month, with BuzzFeed, Mom Knows Best, Hanging Off the Wire, and Tiny Green Mom (syndicated to Medium) all spotlighting their better-for-you, kid-friendly ideas.
Corto Olive Co.
Corto was named one of the best olive oil brands in reviews from Mashed (syndicated to Yahoo! Life), and earned chef praise from The Olive Oil Professor for salad dressing-ready flavor.
Corto’s olive oil was featured in Food & Wine (syndicated to MSN) as a secret cleaning hack for appliances, and spotlighted in Chowhound for its “oil trick” that makes measuring sticky liquids a breeze.
They were also included in Man Tripping’s roundup of essential gear for summer backyard entertaining, spotlighting Corto’s La Padella and praising its chef-loved formula, innovative bag-in-box packaging, and flavor-forward performance up to 475°F.
Sightglass Coffee
Bon Appétit spotlighted Sightglass in its list of the 15 best coffee subscriptions, highlighting the brand’s rotating lineup of single-origin coffees that often show up in their seasonal drops.
Wired also included Sightglass on their top coffee subscription list, while Express Checkout praised the brand’s Summer Solstice blend for its thoughtful sourcing, layered flavor, and seasonal appeal.
GoodSAM
GoodSAM’s recent hire of James Ren as VP of Revenue & Growth made headlines in Prepared Foods, Nosh, Perishable News, iGrow News, Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, and Organic Insider.
CEO Heather Terry also joined The Kara Goldin Show to talk leadership, growth, and building a more equitable food system.
New Hope Network featured GoodSAM in a deep-dive on the chocolate industry’s tariff and pricing crisis, spotlighting the brand’s efforts to protect farmer relationships and adapt with regenerative, community-centered solutions, while Hanging Off the Wire included GoodSAM in its summer and back-to-school essentials.