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Cannabis Products Insider recently spoke to Tempo Crackers Founder Robert Holland about the company's mission, its approach to product development and its support for and representation of the LGBTQ+ community.

Schools can offer on-the-go snacks with whole grains students need from popular cereal brands. General Mills Foodservice, Minneapolis, greeted 2023 with 2oz equivalent grain cereal bars that are shelf stable and fit any meal occasion. 

Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus, Master P's Broadus Foods, Los Angeles, and Post Consumer Brands, Lakeville, Minn., joined forces to develop Snoop Cereal. Three varieties are scheduled to debut this summer: Fruity Hoopz with Marshmallows, Cinnamon Toasteez, and Frosted Drizzlerz. 

Some foods and ingredients that can help improve both sleep and brain function. Think favorites from the simple— tart cherries, seeds (especially pumpkin seeds), nuts (almonds and walnuts), and kiwi fruit—to the more exotic, like schisandra, turmeric, and saffron.

Today, many men find themselves sedentary during the week, then go out on a weekend morning with the best of intentions at making up for lost time. They might opt for running 5 or 10 miles, or biking 30 miles, or they hit the gym–hard–lifting too much weight or overdoing the treadmill to “feel the burn.”

With the recent surge in attention to immunity, American consumers are now thinking of preventive health less in terms of reaching for “immune boosting” supplements and more about “immune resilience.” Incorporating botanicals into food products can aid significantly in maintaining the many and complex facets of immunity.

HighBridge Premium offers a variety of beverage products infused with either cannabis or hemp — including three non-alcoholic, cannabinoid-infused beers — in five states, with plans to expand to more than a dozen markets in the U.S. and abroad.

Botanical ingredients— especially herbs, spices, and rhizomes (ginger, turmeric, galangal) — can help play a big part in helping product developers create new foods and beverages that help the body protect itself against disease and dysfunction.

Healthy aging could be defined as staying active and in good health—both physically and mentally—while getting older. Overall, three-quarters of consumers we survey report that healthy aging is “very” or “extremely important” to them. 

Prepared Foods Editor Bob Garrison talks about upcycled new foods and beverages—and the ingredients behind them—with Angie Crone, UFA’s newly appointed chief executive officer.