Buddha Brands®, maker of better-for-you, plant-based food and beverages, launched Hungry Buddha® Keto Bars in an effort to clean up the keto aisle. The new bars are KETO DONE CLEAN®, and available in four flavors: Chocolate Chip, Coconut Cocoa, Espresso Brownie, and Triple Chocolate.

Four Sigmatic, a US-based wellness company, continues to expand its Plant-Based Protein line with the launch of a new flavor: Sweet Vanilla.

In the age of pepperoni shortages and a growing consumer trend towards flexitarianism (semi-vegetarianism), American Flatbread launched a line of plant-based, flash-frozen pizzas, Meatless Evolution.

Flora Plant Butter is a vegan, dairy free, gluten free, and non-GMO plant butter with a rich and creamy taste and which consumers can use 1:1 in baking and cooking but is made with plant-based oils, and no artificial flavors or preservatives.

Gaia Herbs, a natural herbal products brand, announced the extension of its Black Elderberry line with three new efficacious USDA Certified Organic immune health products: Black Elderberry Extra Strength Gummies, Everyday Elderberry Gummies, and GaiaKids® Everyday Elderberry Gummies.

The “plant-based revolution” is the term Innova Market Insights uses for the continuing worldwide boom in plant-based food and beverages. In the US and in Europe, for example, the demand for meat alternatives is rising rapidly. In addition to health and enjoyment, food shoppers say they also are considering safety, environment and animal welfare when buying foods. Experts even suggest that consumers are even rethinking their eating habits in light of the world’s COVID-19 pandemic. 

Eat Howl Inc., a chef-driven, plant-based foods company, launched Mac & Chef, available nationwide at Whole Foods and online via VeganEssentials. Under the Howl™ brand, the company released its flagship product Mac & Chef™, a cashew-based mac and cheese.

AAK USA Inc., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of value-adding specialty vegetable fats and oils, featured a wide range of specialty fats and oils solutions for the 2020 Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo (IFT20) virtual event. 

Foodnerd, a company dedicated to creating easily accessible, digestible, and understandable superfoods, launched OverNights, a raw and sprouted overnight breakfast meal available to consumers. The grab-and-go style pop-up bowl is available in multiple flavors and two bases, resulting in a high-impact food solution that caters to all palates.