Tasty's Licensing Partners Sold More Than $250 Million of Branded Merchandise in 2020

The BuzzFeed food brand has partnered with General Mills for its latest release: dry meal kits

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Tasty, the food sub-brand from BuzzFeed, wants to twist its commerce loop into a commerce pretzel, double and triple-dipping revenue by monetizing every stage of the culinary process.

The publisher recently announced its latest brand licensing venture: a collaboration with General Mills to produce four dry meal kits, a Tasty-inflected version of the iconic Hamburger Helper franchise, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. 

As financial belt-tightening has prompted publishers to expand into novel revenue streams, commerce

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