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New Food & Beverage Products Video: The New Primal, makers of responsibly sourced meat snacks, introduced Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) Friendly Date & Rosemary Chicken Jerky at the Natural Products Expo.

Harnessing the nutritional power of pure avocado oil, the crunchy new varieties are Certified Gluten Free and available in four flavors for every snacker: Sea Salt, Creamy French Onion, Jalapeno Cheddar Jack and Buffalo & Cool Blue Ranch.

The Organic Cheese Puffs are available in the two cheesy flavors including Grilled Cheese and Mac & Cheese, while the Purple Corn Puffs tout finger-licking flavors like Sea Salt and White Cheddar. Both puffed varieties are made in peanut and tree nut free facilities.

ALOHA makes powerful plant-based nutrition accessible to consumers and believes these changes will drive better shelf presence and consumer awareness. 

RITZ Crisp & Thins combines potatoes and wheat, rolled thin and oven baked for extra airiness and crunch, with 50% less fat than the leading regular fried potato chips. 

Although most snack foods are eaten between meals, snack foods eaten at main meals now represent 24% of all snack food eatings, which is up from 21% five years ago, according to NPD’s continual tracking of US consumers snacking attitudes and behaviors.  

Prepared Foods readers had a difficult time deciding which new product introduction would be named the favorite from January 2017.

Available in three flavors including Chia + Vanilla, Chia + Pineapple and Chia + Flax, the new snacks combine the superfood power of chia and coconut into one crunchy bite.

Prepared Foods talks spice and seasoning formulation trends with Emily Munday, director of operations for CuliNex LLC, a Seattle culinary consulting and product development firm

Schultz's, a Boulder, Colo.-based cooking hot sauce and snack company known for gourmet family recipes, will unveil a new branding and extended product lines at Natural Products Expo West.