ONE Brands

ONE Brands, known for its portfolio of great-tasting, fun-flavored protein bars and salty protein snacks, is excited to announce the ONE Puffs Trick Shot Challenge sweepstakes, spearheaded by women’s basketball champion, Angel Reese!

Although ONE Brands may be known for its low-sugar, high-protein bars, the company is seeking to expand to new occasions with the launch of its newest innovation, ONE Puffs. The product release marks the company’s first foray into the salty snack space.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Brightland announces the launch of its Pizza Oil, ONE Bar pays homage to a lunchbox favorite with its newest flavor and The Republic of Tea commemorates the premiere of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.

Mondelēz International announced that it will buy The Clif Bar Company for at least $2.9 billion last week. While the move marks a significant step in the company’s plan to reshape its portfolio, it also aligns the strategic with one of the oldest and largest brands in the crowded bar space. Once it closes, the eight leading nutrition bars brands in the U.S. will be owned by large CPG conglomerates.

Hershey’s Q4 earnings call today reviewed the company’s savory snack strategy, the success of its most recent acquisition — low-sugar, high-protein bar company ONE Brands — and what the company has learned from jerky brand KRAVE not reaching expectations.

Day two of NOSH Live Winter 2019, held today in Santa Monica, California, offered insight from industry leaders on growing and scaling brands, cutting through the noise of a crowded space and when to follow your gut when making pivotal business decisions.

FDA advises on upcoming labeling changes, Hershey talks protein plays in its Q3 earnings call, Beyond Sausage hits Pizza Hut and more in this week’s Checkout.

Just over a month ago, global snacking and confection company The Hershey Company announced its acquisition of low-sugar, high-protein nutrition bar company One Brands. In this video, NOSH Editor Carol Ortenberg sat down with One Brands CEO Peter Burns to discuss the acquisition and what made the two brands a sweet pairing.

As part of its shift from confection to a broader snacking platform, Hershey announced yesterday its acquisition of the low-sugar, high-protein ONE Brands portfolio. The purchase price, which was financed with cash on hand as well as short term borrowings, was $397 million.

ONE Brands, one of the fastest growing protein bar companies in the U.S. and makers of ONE Bar and ONE BASIX Bar, announces its newest too-good-to-be-true bar flavor: White Chocolate Truffle.

The collision of seemingly complementary consumer preferences — the desire to cut sugar and the desire to have a “clean label” — has actually created a conundrum for nutrition bar makers, and they’re making tough strategic decisions regarding the use of sugar alcohols as a result.

From an Indian-inspired condiment maker getting into more doors with a new product, to a chickpea snack producer growing its distribution with a familiar flavor, here’s your latest in natural distribution news.