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Blue Moose Launches Two New Organic Hummus Snack Lines

Boulder, Colorado-based Blue Moose, a leading manufacturer of healthier snacks, has launched two new snack sizes: Organic On The Go Hummus Snack Pack and Organic Moose Minis 100 Calorie Single Serve Cups. “With the shift in trends toward snacking, we’re filling a void in the marketplace to ensure our customers don’t have to sacrifice convenience […]

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Yowie Chocolate Collectible Candy Benefits Wildlife

Yowie Chocolate Collectible Candy contains a surprise inside each chocolate that will benefit the Wildlife Conservation Society. Each Yowie chocolate is non-GMO, nut-free, gluten-free and will give children a 100 percent natural treat with a collectible, life-like animal toy inside that not only teaches the importance of saving endangered wildlife but contributes to animal conservation efforts. The chocolates are […]

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San Antonio’s ArchPoint Group Acquires Watusee Foods

San Antonio, Texas-based ArchPoint Group, a global products and professional services company, has acquired Watusee Foods, which produces clean-label, limited-ingredient snack foods. According to ArchPoint, this acquisition aligns with its new business strategy of investing in “in small brands with great opportunity and bringing them to market with strong cross-functional expertise in sourcing, sales, warehousing, […]

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Mars Wrigley: Lead With Chocolate & Gum To Increase Confectionery Shopability

At Mars Wrigley, the fundamental belief is that by growing the confectionery category, everyone wins. Shaf Lalani, VP of customer experience, said the company did an extensive survey over the last year and a half, looking at consumers’ behaviors, usage and attitude toward the category as well as their shopping behaviors. “It’s been a rich […]

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Pez Candy Appoints Jordan Greenstein Marketing Director

Pez Candy Inc. appointed Jordan Greenstein director of marketing, effective Nov. 12. Greenstein is responsible for continuing to strengthen and evolve brand affinity, drive innovation and accelerate revenue growth overseeing marketing, licensing and product development functions. “We are pleased to welcome Jordan to the Pez Candy organization,” Christian Jegen, president and CEO, said. “Jordan brings […]

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Welch’s Fruit Snacks’ Superfruit Offering Targets Trend Seekers

Michael Rosenberg, CEO of The Promotion in Motion Cos., was representing Welch’s Fruit Snacks’ new superfruit offering at this year’s National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Expo, held Oct. 8-10 in Las Vegas. The superfruit mix has “some really interesting flavors that are really on trend right now, like blends of goji berry and starfruit […]

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Foster Farms Introduces ‘Bold Bites’ On-The-Go Chicken Snacks

California-based all-natural chicken producer Foster Farms is rolling out Bold Bites, a new on-the-go chicken snack. Bold Bites are fully cooked, ready-to-eat chicken breast pieces delivering 15g of protein per serving. Packaged in grab-and-go, single-serve pouches, the new product line includes five varieties—Cajun, Chile Verde, Korean BBQ, Caribbean Jerk and Parmesan Garlic—and is free of hormones, artificial colors and […]

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Fairlife Debuts Drinkable, Lactose-Free ‘Fairlife Smart Snacks’

Dairy company Fairlife LLC has launched fairlife smart snacks, a collection of snack-sized beverages designed to curb hunger between meals. The latest addition to the company’s portfolio of beverages, smart snacks are made with fairlife ultra-filtered milk, which is dairy milk that has been cold-filtered to remove the lactose while delivering 50 percent more protein and […]