Lay’s will premiere a new global campaign centered on uniting and bringing joy to people around the world through football (soccer). The 2021 effort in support of the brand’s largest global platform – Men’s UEFA Champions League and UEFA Women’s Football – leads with the very best in players, sport and snacks. With this season’s fans […]
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Chips Ahoy! Cookies, Shoe Surgeon Team Up For Sneaker Collaboration
To kick off 2021 in style, Chips Ahoy! animated spokes-cookie, Chip, needs some fresh new kicks and is looking no further than his own fans for inspiration on the design. He is enlisting the creative help of fans across America and Dominic “The Shoe Surgeon” Ciambrone, a renowned sneaker customization and design creator, to create […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Cadbury Bunny Tryouts Are Back And 2020 Winner Is Guest Judge
Cadbury, America’s top Easter brand based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, is inviting “pawrents” nationwide to enter their household pets in the third annual Cadbury Bunny Tryouts, with entries open through March 1. Cadbury brand is calling on a past winner – Lieutenant Dan – to kick the competition into high gear as he acts as a 2021 “guest judge.” Lieutenant Dan will help narrow down the […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Farm Rich Introduces Sweet Onion Petals Ahead Of February’s Big Game
Farm Rich, a frozen snack and appetizer brand, has just revealed its latest snack play in time for Big Game menu planning: Sweet Onion Petals with Aussie-Style Dipping Sauce. Now available at grocery stores nationwide and online, Sweet Onion Petals are individual onion pieces coated in a crispy panko breading and come with a 3-oz. Aussie-Style Dipping Sauce. […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, West
Sun-Maid Feeds Imagination In New Brand Campaign
As part of the new “Imagine That” campaign, Fresno, California-based Sun-Maid will appoint its first Board of Imagination, pulling together some of its newly-titled research and development department, insights team and executives with the most imaginative minds – kids. As its first order of business, Sun-Maid’s Board of Imagination will grant its employees a paid […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Whatchamacallit Brand Releases New Whozeewhatzit Bar
The Whozeewhatzit bar, the Whatchamacallit brand’s first new bar in a decade, takes wacky, crazy, crunchy and chewy to a new level. The new bar, which has an added peanut butter crème layer and rice crisps, all covered in a chocolatey candy, will be available nationwide starting in February. Last year, the Whatchamacallit brand called on fans to submit their most […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Radano To Retire From J&J Snack Foods Corp. In March
J&J Snack Foods Corp. says that Robert M. Radano, SVP and chief operating officer, will be retiring effective March 31. Radano will remain with the company for the remainder of the 2021 fiscal year. The company has begun a search for a new COO. “The company is thoroughly indebted and grateful to Bob for his […]
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Ferrero Brings Special Joy To Valentine’s Day With Limited-Edition Treats
From significant others and best friends to kids or classmates, Ferrero’s 2021 Valentine’s Day lineup has something to make all Valentines feel special. The lineup includes new offerings and upgrades to favorites from Ferrero Rocher, Golden Gallery, Butterfinger, Crunch, Tic Tac and Kinder Joy. Consumers can head to Ferrero’s Pinterest page for creative inspiration to celebrate the love, which features shoppable […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Doritos Commercial Brings New Dimension To Super Bowl Experience
While Doritos has been a Super Bowl fixture for more than two decades, this year the brand is bringing a whole new dimension to gameday with the return of Doritos 3D Crunch. To mark the occasion, Doritos, one of the flagship brands from PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division, debuted its Super Bowl campaign, #FlatMatthew, with a cliff-hanging […]
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Kind Introduces Commitments To Address Inequality, Inequity
New York-based Kind Healthy Snacks has announced its continued efforts to help address the inequality and inequity facing Black, Indigenous, People of Color communities across areas of racial justice, education, food and health and representation. In partnership with the National Collaborative for Health Equity (NCHE), an organization striving for racial justice to create a more equitable society […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, West
Alden’s Organic Debuts Three Single-Serve Novelties
Alden’s Organic has taken its top-selling novelties and packaged them into three single-serve products. Alden’s Organic Single Serve offers retailers an organic snack option for their consumers. Available in 24-pack cases and as individual items, the new line was developed for conventional grocery, convenience and club stores and foodservice. The three new single serve items […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, West
Bitchin’ Sauce Launches At Sprouts Farmers Market Stores Nationwide
Bitchin’ Sauce, one of the top-selling items in the dips and salsas category in the natural market, will now be available at more than 360 Sprouts Farmers Market stores nationwide. Sprouts is one of the largest natural grocers in the country. “We’re so excited to be launching in Sprouts Farmers Market,” said CEO and Founder […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Utz To Acquire Vitner’s Snack Food Brand And Distribution Assets
Hanover, Pennsylvania-based Utz Brands, a manufacturer of branded salty snacks, says that its subsidiary Utz Quality Foods has entered into a definitive agreement with Snak-King Corp. to acquire certain assets related to the Vitner’s brand. Vitner’s is a brand of snack foods in the Chicago metropolitan market. The total purchase price is $25 million, subject […]
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New Cheetos Crunch Pop Mix Blends Two Fan Favorites
Plano, Texas-based Cheetos has debuted its new Crunch Pop Mix – a combination of traditional Cheetos Crunchy and Cheetos Popcorn, which was introduced during last year’s Super Bowl LIV. Cheetos Crunch Pop Mix comes with its own mock advisory, warning fans it may be snatched by others’ Cheetle-coated fingers. (Cheetle is the powdery residue that gets […]
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See’s Candies Celebrates Centennial, Asks Fans To Submit Dream Candy
See’s Candies, an American-made chocolate and candy company, is kicking off its centennial anniversary. For the first time, See’s is asking its customers what its next candy piece should be with the launch of “What’s Your Sweet Idea?” Fans are encouraged to submit their ultimate candy creation on sees.com/sweetidea now through Jan. 20. See’s dedicated team of […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Hershey Brings New Treats For Valentine’s Day And Easter
To kick 2021 off right, Hershey, Pennsylvania-based Hershey is launching new Valentine’s and Easter innovations. This launch comes as Hershey’s iconic brands unveil new products that feature some twists on classic flavors and shapes. For Valentine’s Day, Hershey’s has created Hershey’s Kisses milk chocolate Meltaway Roses, Hershey’s milk chocolate Bear, Hershey’s Hugs & Kisses Heart Box, Reese’s Peanut Butter Rose and Reese’s Big […]
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Verus International Enters Into Agreement With Game On Foods
Verus International and its wholly owned subsidiary, Big League Foods, have entered into a letter agreement with ACG Global Solutions and Game on Foods. For certain consideration, BLF has agreed to sell, transfer and assign all of its rights, title and interest in and to all of BLF’s assets to Game on Foods. Under this […]
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Market Profile: KLN Family Brands Exemplifies Adage ‘Treat People Like Family’
Candy, snacks company has roots in pet food by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Perham, Minnesota-based KLN Family Brands, the parent company of Kenny’s Candy & Confections, produces various kinds of licorice and popcorn snacks, both branded and private label. These include Wiley Wallaby licorice and Sweet Chaos popcorn brands, which can be found nationwide in […]
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Doritos Updates Fan Favorite With New 3D Crunch
Plano, Texas-based Doritos will debut its Doritos 3D Crunch, another level version of the original Doritos 3D’s introduced in the late 1990s to immense fanfare, later this month. Doritos is ushering back the same product and three-dimensional shape, but with even more bold and spicy flavor. Since launching in 1998, Doritos 3D’s became an instant […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Refrigerated Pickles Pioneer Claussen Celebrates 150 Years
Claussen, a maker of refrigerated pickles, celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2020. To commemorate the milestone anniversary, Claussen is looking back at some of the “best and briniest” facts from the brand’s history: In Chicago, Illinois, a vegetable farmer named Claus F. Claussen from Germany had a truckload of cucumbers he couldn’t sell. Rather than waste the vegetables, he turned them into […]