Prepared Foods counts down some of most innovative food and beverage products of 2015
As another year comes to a close, we, the editors of Prepared Foods, like to survey the new food and beverage product landscape to gain a sense of how many important product launches came into being.
Traditionally, the food and beverage industry generates something in the neighborhood of 20,000 new products annually. To be certain, we haven’t taken a hard look at every introduction. However, below is a sample of the range of innovative new food and beverage products that entered the marketplace in 2015.
Here, we focus on the BREAKFAST, CEREALS & BARS category.
15. New belVita Bites
Product is available in two varieties, Chocolate and Mixed Berry
9. Nature’s Bakery Launches Fig Bar Line
The bars are made with ancient grains using a Smart Flour™ blend of teff, sorghum, amaranth, and tapioca flours
8. Protein Bar for Blood Sugar
Extend Nutrition’s new sugar-free, gluten-free protein bars are clinically proven to help control blood sugar for six to nine hours
7. Rickland Orchards Launches CLVR Bars
New varieties include Blueberry Cranberry Chia, Strawberry Banana Quinoa and Pomegranate Mulberry Amaranth
6. Quaker Steel Cut Oatmeal
New Quick 3-Minute products offer texture of traditional steel cut oats
5. Gluten-Free Protein
New MET-Rx Prime protein bars are gluten free with added omega-3s and fiber