Everyone loves a little mystery, so the Twizzlers brand is bringing some fun and flavor by launching the first Twizzlers Twists Mystery Flavor. The Twizzlers brand was inspired to ignite a flavorful mystery with this latest innovation, offering a taste so mysterious consumers may have to go through more than a few twists before they guess […]
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Kate McKinnon, Dan Levy Team Up For Tostitos Campaign
To celebrate that love of chips and dip and everything people love to do with their friends, Plano, Texas-based Tostitos has teamed up with comedic duo Kate McKinnon and Dan Levy in its new campaign, “For the Love of Chips and Dip and…” Whether it’s doing karaoke and getting the lyrics wrong or analyzing plot […]
Ocean Spray Launches Dried Fruit Line – Fruit Medley
Ocean Spray Cranberries, the agricultural cooperative owned by more than 700 farmer families, introduces Ocean Spray Fruit Medley. The new dried fruit line offers combines Craisins Dried Cranberries and other dried fruits that deliver key benefits for those looking for both health and variety in their snacking options. As Boston, Massachusetts-based Ocean Spray continues to […]
Ferrara Hops Into Easter With Seven New Products, Digital Activities
With Easter just around the corner, Chicago, Illinois-based Ferrara is rolling out seasonal candy and cookie treats ready to be featured in virtual egg hunts and creative activities. The seasonal confectionery company is offering seven additions to its portfolio of classic springtime treats. “With many families celebrating Easter at home this year, Ferrara’s seasonal portfolio […]
Utz Makes $6M Profit Sharing Contribution For Associates
Hanover, Pennsylvania-based Utz Brands will make an approximately $6 million profit sharing contribution for Utz associates. Started more than 40 years ago, the Utz 401K Profit Sharing Plan is committed to supporting Utz associates and their families based on the company meeting a range of corporate and operational goals. Since 2000, the 401K profit sharing […]
Epic Debuts First Beef Bar Raised Using Carbon Reducing Practices
Minneapolis, Minnesota-based snack brand Epic debuts its first bar made from beef raised using practices to reduce carbon emissions. The Epic Beef Barbacoa-Inspired Bar is the first to bear Savory Institute’s Land to Market Ecological Outcome Verification (EOV) Seal, underscoring Epic’s commitment to advancing regenerative farming practices. The seal illustrates that the beef in this […]
Colliders Desserts Offer Favorite Candy In Spoonable Style
With the launch of the Colliders brand, dessert lovers nationwide can enjoy their favorite candies in a whole new way: with a spoon. Colliders desserts are a new line of refrigerated desserts that feature candy brands like Reese’s and Kit Kat in a new spoonable style. Colliders desserts come in three formats: Twisted: A vanilla dessert topped with pieces of your favorite […]
Cadbury Brand Announces 10 Finalists In 2021 Cadbury Bunny Tryouts
The Cadbury brand has announced the top 10 finalists of the 2021 Cadbury Bunny Tryouts. The current Cadbury Bunny, Lieutenant Dan, along with his team of trusted advisors, is getting ready to pass his ears. The Cadbury brand team and Lieutenant Dan reviewed thousands of noteworthy submissions and narrowed it down to the top 10 contenders. Now it’s time for America to vote and […]
Utz Celebrates National Potato Chip Day With Promotions, Sweepstakes
Hanover, Pennsylvania-based Utz Quality Foods is celebrating National Potato Chip Day on March 14 while it begins its 100th year of making family-favorite snack foods. To celebrate the day, Utz launched its redesigned website, Utzsnacks.com. The new website provides visitors with easy navigation, larger images, a new Build Your FavorUTZ for creating mix-and-match orders and a subscription option […]
Ka-Pop! Snacks And Bubba’s Fine Foods Merge Into Awakened Foods
Ka-Pop! Snacks, makers of Ancient Grain Popped Chips & Puffs, and Bubba’s Fine Foods, makers of Paleo and Keto-friendly snacks, granolas and private-label goods, have released a merger agreement. This new company, operating as Awakened Foods, will compete in the fastest-growing food trends in the $110 billion global healthy snacks market and the $38 billion […]
Ferrero Releases Easter Treats And Launches ‘Kinder Kalendar’
Ferrero is unveiling limited-edition Easter products from Kinder, Kinder Joy, Nutella, Tic Tac, Butterfinger, Crunch, Baby Ruth, Ferrero Rocher and Fannie May. In addition to these, Kinder has launched the Kinder Kalendar, an online destination featuring daily activities to help families count down to spring and Easter. The Kinder Kalendar allows families to count down to Easter together with spring-themed activities ranging from seasonal crafts and games to recipes with new […]
Nature Eats Debuts New Almond Chips Called Nutchos
In time for National Chip And Dip Day on March 23, Nature’s Eats – a brand of Texas Star Nut & Food Co. – is launching a first-to-market almond chip, called Nutchos. Now health conscious consumers will have a new snack option over traditional tortilla chips. Nutchos is the first grain-free, almond nut chip made […]
Hershey’s Brand To Celebrate SHE During Women’s History Month
To honor all women and girls, Hershey’s brand has developed a small batch of “Celebrate HerSHEy’s” bars, highlighting the “SHE” at the center of the Hershey’s milk chocolate bars for the first time in the U.S. On March 8, International Women’s Day, the first 1,000 visitors to each Hershey’s Chocolate World locations (Hershey, Pennsylvania, New York City Times Square […]
Reese’s Launches Organic Milk And Dark Chocolate Reese’s Cups
For the first time, the Reese’s brand is introducing Organic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup in dark and milk chocolate. From Big Cups with Pretzels, THiNS, Zero Sugar, Reese’s Crunchers, Dark, Mini Cups, Dark PB Cups, Mini Cups, Crispy Crunchy Bar, Nutrageous Bar and Outrageous Bar, the brand is officially inviting organic eaters to join the party. The organic options […]
Kellogg’s To Release Jumbo Snax Mystery Flavor For National Snack Day
This National Snack Day (March 4), Kellogg’s Jumbo Snax is turning yet another cereal into a snack, asking cereal and snack lovers alike to “guess who we’ll jumbo, too?” Kellogg has dropped a hint for fans to decode what’s to come. If your sleuthing skills are up to the challenge, share your guesses on what blast-from-your-past cereal […]
Nature’s Garden Introduces Probiotic Immune Booster And Immune Mix
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Cibo Vita has dedicated itself to creating products with the benefit of snacking with purpose. The company continues to expand its Nature’s Garden line of products with the introduction of Probiotic Immune Booster and Probiotic Mega Immune Mix. These snacks help to boost one’s immune system with essential minerals, […]
Wonderful Pistachios Celebrates World Pistachio Day With New Flavors
Wonderful Pistachios is celebrating World Pistachio Day on Feb. 26 by introducing the new flavors of BBQ and Sea Salt & Vinegar Wonderful Pistachios No Shells. Available now at select online retailers and hitting store shelves nationwide in the U.S. and Canada by early April, the new Wonderful Pistachios No Shells flavors are a good source […]
Hershey Sets Sights On Leading Better-For-You Confection
The Hershey Co. has shared key strategies to expand and grow the better-for-you chocolate category with new and differentiated capabilities. Hershey has long offered a wide variety of choices for consumers to enjoy their favorite confection brands, from its Reese’s Peanut Butter cups to miniature size offerings, thinner versions or with zero sugar. Now, the maker of […]
Sunbelt Bakery Brings Back Oatmeal Raisin Granola Bars
McKee Foods is relaunching Sunbelt Bakery Oatmeal Raisin Granola Bars, and they will be on store shelves in late February. Several years ago, Sunbelt Bakery offered an Oatmeal Raisin variety. When it was discontinued, consumers reached out through social media and the consumer care line asking McKee Foods to make their favorite flavor again. The […]
Flipz Has Launched Two New Chocolate Pretzel Products
The chocolate-covered pretzel snack brand Flipz is launching Flipz Stuff’D and Flipz Bites, the newest creations in the collection. Flipz Stuff’D are bite-sized pretzel nuggets stuffed with creamy peanut butter and coated in milk chocolate. It’s double the flavor in each bite and the perfect balance of salty, sweet and crunchy that is known from […]
