On average, flavor is the single most important factor in consumers' food and drink choices. So it is no wonder that innovators continue to play around with taste profiles in order to deliver novelty and satisfy increasingly discerning taste buds.
Company expands classic bar, kids snack bar lines with indulgent flavors
April 1, 2020
This Saves Lives, a snack brand on a mission to end early childhood malnutrition, launched its second kids snack line, Kids Krispy Kritter Treats, in addition to four new Classic Bar flavors and two new Kids Snack Bar flavors.
This snack attack activity drove new product launches in meat snacks, snack mixes, and fruit-based snacks. Each enjoyed double-digit growth rates with meat snacks at the top of the heap, expanding at a 20.6% CAGR from 2014 to 2018.
Better-for-you-snack selected as NEXTY Awards finalist
March 26, 2020
Undercover Snacks' Dark Chocolate + Pomegranate flavor is a guilt-free, gluten-free, nut-free snack and indulgence featuring a healthy dose of crispy organic quinoa, premium dark chocolate and real pomegranate arils for a burst of flavor.
Chips Ahoy! made with chunks of Hershey's Milk Chocolate and Chips Ahoy! made with mini Reese's Pieces candy are available on-shelves now at major retailers nationwide
March 19, 2020
Chips Ahoy! cookies, Reese's and Hershey's – teamed up to show consumers how some sweet snacks are happier together. Introducing the new favorite cookie mashups: Chips Ahoy! made with chunks of Hershey's Milk Chocolate and Chips Ahoy! made with mini Reese's Pieces candy are available on-shelves now at major retailers nationwide.
New light ice cream contains one-third fewer calories per serving
March 10, 2020
HEAVEN has one-third fewer calories, 25% less total sugar per serving than regular ice cream, and uses the finest ingredients to craft all the flavor of classic Häagen-Dazs ice cream.
The focus within ice cream development is clearly shifting from fat to sugar
March 9, 2020
In the contemporary consumer environment, the balance between health and indulgence is increasingly important. A new report from Innova Market Insights highlights the ice cream category’s growing focus on delivering pleasure without guilt.
Launches grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of less than 1% from 2014 to 2018, per the Innova Market Insights database. Unfortunately, last year's tally will not advance the cause.
Yet plenty was happening if you knew where to look.
Alter Eco uses high-quality milk from open pastured, grass fed cows from the alpine valleys of Switzerland
January 17, 2020
Alter Eco’s commitment to clean ingredients extends from the farm to the final recipe with no corn feed, no GMOs and no refined sugars, soy ingredients or preservatives.