Mars Chocolate North America has launched several new flavor extensions to its chocolate brands, such as Snickers Hazelnut, Twix White Chocolate Cookie Bars, Dove Sorbet Bars, Dove Peanut Butter and Dark Chocolate Promises as well as a wide range of seasonal offerings for these brands plus the M&M’s, Milky Way and 3 Musketeers brands. Mars […]
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Blue Plate Introduces Category First: Mayonnaise Made With Greek Yogurt
Blue Plate Mayonnaise is introducing the industry’s first mayonnaise made with Greek yogurt. Blue Plate Light Mayonnaise with Greek Yogurt (Blue Plate Light Greek) features creamy, tangy Greek yogurt for a full-flavored light mayonnaise with half the fat and calories of traditional mayonnaise, plus one gram of protein per serving. The new Blue Plate Light […]
Craft Beer Targeting Women Launches In Florida
High Heel Brewing, a new craft beer company founded by master brewer Kristi McGuire, will introduce a line of craft beers targeted at female craft beer consumers. The company, which produces its beers in partnership with St. Louis-based Brew Hub, plans to introduce its first two beers this summer. High Heel’s beers will be brewed […]
Hershey Debuts Brookside Yogurt Flavored Fruit & Nut Bars
As part of an increased focus on its snacking profile, The Hershey Co. is adding a new flavor to its Brookside Fruit & Nut Bar line, expanding its Brookside portfolio to include Yogurt Flavored Fruit & Nut Bars. The new bars are made with real fruit, natural flavors, nuts and seeds and are accented with a […]
FDA Updates Nutrition Facts Label For Packaged Foods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled updated nutritional information for most packaged foods sold in the U.S. May 20. “I am thrilled that the FDA has finalized a new and improved Nutrition Facts label that will be on food products nationwide,” said Obama. “This is going to make […]
McLane Co. Joins Partnership For A Healthier America
McLane Co. Inc. has signed on as a partner of the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), an organization that works to make healthy choices easier for families. As part of McLane’s commitment, it will enhance its healthier-for-you offerings and support PHA’s goal of solving the childhood obesity crisis within a generation. Temple, Texas-based McLane […]
Nonfood Sales Recover As Consumer Spending On Self Care Rises
The Global Market Development Center (GMDC) has released inaugural health, beauty and wellness (HBW) retail level sales data from its new proprietary GMDC/Nielsen Health Beauty Wellness Hierarchy. The sales information gives a detailed look at trends across all nonfood categories representing products that shoppers purchase pertaining to their personal health and wellness in the food and […]
Krispy Kreme Signs Distributor To Serve C-Stores Nationally
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has entered a partnership with TSW Foods LLC to bring Krispy Kreme brand packaged goods like snack bags, honey buns and single-serve pies to convenience stores across the U.S. The products will join Krispy Kreme Doughnuts’ other primarily yeast sweet treats already available via direct store delivery in more than 5,000 […]
