In 2021, chocolate and candy sales were up 11 percent over 2020, and up 15.4 percent over 2019 as consumers increasingly focused on seasonal celebrations, sharing and gifts, and emotional well-being, according to the third annual “State of Treating” report published by the National Confectioners Association. The report, released at the 2022 State of the Industry Conference, […]
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Utz Brands Celebrates National Potato Chip Day With New Packaging
Hanover, Pennsylvania-based Utz Brands Inc. celebrated National Potato Chip Day on March 14 with a new look for its Utz brand potato chips line. In 2021, U.S. households purchased 1.5 billion pounds of potato chips, as the original flavor still reigns supreme. Barbecue came in as the favorite for the brand’s potato chip flavors, followed by […]
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Amplify Snack Brands Showcase Snack Trends During Expo West
Austin, Texas-based Amplify Snack Brands – a snacking company whose brands include SkinnyPop Popcorn, Paqui Tortilla Chips, and Pirate’s Booty – returns March 9-11 to Natural Products Expo West at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California to showcase occasions and trends in the better-for-you snacks space. During the first in-person trade show the company […]
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Mount Franklin Foods Expands Manufacturing Facility To Meet Demands
El Paso, Texas-based Mount Franklin Foods has broken ground on a 280,000-square-foot expansion to its candy manufacturing facility in San Jeronimo. The city is a port of entry in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, across the U.S. border from Santa Teresa, New Mexico and close to the company’s headquarters in El Paso, Texas. The addition to the existing facility will […]
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Cibo Vita Launches BeHonest Brand With Keto Milk Chocolate Drops
Totowa, New Jersey-based Cibo Vita, manufacturer of the Nature’s Garden brand, has created a new brand for healthy snacking: BeHonest. These products are an all-natural, low-carb, low-sugar, confectionary line with no artificial flavors or colors. They are a fresh, healthy take on an old classic, featuring a crunchy exterior shell in a variety of colors […]
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Lay’s Debuts New Flavors And Packaging: GOAT Cheese Flavor
Harrison, New York-based PepsiCo and its brand, Lay’s, has unveiled a new limited-edition Lay’s GOAT Cheese Flavor Series. After teasing the idea of this special packaging on social media last year, Lay’s is celebrating the “greatest of all time” with its own GOAT cheese flavors to kick off its annual global soccer campaign, building upon […]
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Peeps Builds Easter Excitement With New Marshmallow Treats
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based Peeps is expanding its lineup of marshmallow treats with new flavors and forms for the Easter season. “The Peeps Brand has been a part of fans’ Easter and spring celebrations for nearly seven decades. Many parents and grandparents who received Peeps in their Easter baskets are now passing on that tradition to their families,” said […]
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Brave Good Kind Announces Distribution of Tender Chicken Bars
K2 Ventures, a Boston, Massachusetts-based startup that launched a new snack brand called Brave Good Kind last year, has announced that its Tender Chicken Bars will be distributed at more than 350 Sprouts Farmers Market locations nationwide. Launched online in spring 2021, Brave Good Kind says it is on a mission to reimagine healthy on-the-go snacking and designed especially for women […]