Cheetos® and Doritos® will officially settle the score to see which brand resonates better with consumers. Frito-Lay's "Flamin' Hot® Faceoff" campaign will ask fans to weigh in and ultimately crown a champion.

Goldfish® teamed up with hot sauce brand, Frank's RedHot to create a spicier version: Goldfish® Frank's RedHot crackers. Fans can get their hands on the snack beginning in May.

Guayakí, a maker of yerba mate beverages, announced that Stefan Kozak will be its new CEO, taking over for one of the company's founders Chris Mann, who will move to its board of directors. Kozak is the former CEO of Red Bull North America. Under his leadership, it grew to become the second-largest non-alcoholic beverage brand in the United States.

buzzbox, maker of single-serve, handcrafted cocktails in eco-friendly boxes, onboarded a state-of-the-art production facility and a dynamic, new management team.

BlueNalu, an innovative food company developing a variety of seafood products directly from fish cells, announced the signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with two leading seafood providers in Asia — Thai Union, a global seafood producer with branded products sold worldwide and a dedication to sustainability and innovation, headquartered in Thailand, and Mitsubishi Corporation, a globally integrated business enterprise, headquartered in Japan, with a network of around 1,700 group companies across 90 countries.

Mexican foods consistently rank among the most popular cuisines among Americans. Moreover, its evolutionary branching off into “Tex-Mex” and “Southwestern” regional foods has further enhanced popularity. 

Coinciding with this launch, Happy Family Organics is the largest baby food brand to date to announce it is joining Partnership for a Healthier America's (PHA) Veggies Early & Often campaign, making a series of commitments that include doubling its vegetable-forward products over the next three years. 

The relationship between mood and eating played out big time during the pandemic, especially when it comes to snacking and treating ourselves, reports The NPD Group. With many people spending more time at home during the pandemic, snack foods and treats, both better-for-you and indulgent, help to fill voids created by sadness, boredom, stress, and other moods.

DRY Soda Co. debuted a ready-to-drink, zero-proof craft cocktail: Botanical Bitters & Soda. Available in three distinct flavors – Aromatic, Bright/Herbal and Sweet/Spicy – the beverages deliver flavor complexity and depth without the alcohol, all inspired by the ritual of craft mixology.

Univar Solutions Inc. and Novozymes announced a new agreement to expand the partnership into the United States and Canadian food ingredients markets. The new food ingredients agreement takes effect May 1, 2021, one month after the companies announced an exclusive agreement expanding the partnership into the United States and Canadian beverage production, homecare, and industrial cleaning markets.