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RIND Snacks is vertically integrating with the acquisition of Vermont-based granola company Small Batch Organics and leasing a 15,000 sq. ft. warehouse where it will handle logistics and fulfillment.

This week in distribution news, Yumi brings its functional kids’ snacks to Whole Foods, Undercover Snacks expands its partnership with Costco and egglife grows its retailer network with a deal at Food Lion.

In this week’s notable new products roundup, Lesser Evil teams up with RIND to launch Piña Colada popcorn, Clevr introduces a new line of SuperTeas and YumEarth expands its Ultimate Line of sweet treats.

LesserEvil, the better-for-you snack brand on a mission to make healthy, organic, less-processed, and sustainable snacks more accessible to everyone, announced its continued partnership with RIND Snacks, an innovative leader in functional and sustainable fruit snacks, for the launch of a limited-edition Piña Colada popcorn flavor.

Through its new partnership with Fresh Thyme, New York-based cereal brand OffLimits had added 73 new doors, bringing its total nationwide door count to 150. The partnership marks the formerly direct-to-consumer brand’s first natural grocery chain placement.

This week’s roundup of new products saw a variety of innovative products from several CPG brands, including edible culinary perfume and salad mixes packed in plant-based, fully compostable packaging. Additionally, RIND Snacks and Kiva Confections rolled out limited-time seasonal offerings.

What’s all the fuzz about? RIND Snacks is excited to announce its first exclusive product launch – Peach Chips – in partnership with health-first membership for conscious living, Thrive Market. The limited-time offering delivers sweet, summery, stone fruit flavors with a unique crispy crunch. RIND Peach Chips embody whole fruit snacking at its finest, with single-ingredient California peaches and nothing added – just as Mother Nature intended! Each 3 oz bag of RIND Peach Chips contains healthy sources of vitamins A and C, as well as nine grams of fiber per bag and only 100 calories per serving. Peach Chips, like all of RIND’s products, contain no added sugars or preservatives and are naturally vegan, gluten-free, Kosher certified and non-GMO verified.

LesserEvil, the better-for-you snack brand on a mission to make healthy, organic, less-processed, and sustainable snacks more accessible to everyone, announced that it has collaborated with RIND Snacks, a line of functional and sustainable whole-fruit snacks, on a limited-edition Cherry-Lime popcorn flavor for summer. The popcorn, which is tossed in coconut oil, upcycled cherry and lime fruit powders from RIND, and LesserEvil’s signature hint of Himalayan pink salt, is now available exclusively at Whole Foods for 2 for $6.

Though sugar may be consumers’ “Public Enemy Number One” in the move towards healthier eating, high calorie oils and fats are not far behind. However, a new industry group is hoping to change that perception and further educate consumers about the benefits of healthy fats – such as ghee, avocado oil, coconut oil, olive oil and nut oil – in their own products.

Taste Radio’s hosts reflected upon last week’s highly publicized deal between the Coca-Cola Co. and Constellation Brands, the growing pool of hop-centric drinks and news of Liquid Death’s colossal funding round. They also discussed a “flamin’ hot” line extension for a not-so-NOSHy snack brand, why “Cannuary” is trending among some folks in the office and highlighted several new beverages and bites.

Rind Snacks wants to make getting your daily serving of fruits more ap-peel-ing and now it has more powder to make this goal a reality. The snack brand announced this week the close of $6 million in funding, an investment that will help the fruit-focused brand as it makes moves to expand into salty snacks.

RIND Snacks, providers of “skin-on superfruit” snacks, has added a new flavor blend to keep up with consumers’ increasing hunger for the brand’s innovative flavor combinations.

RIND Snacks, providers of “skin-on superfruit” snacks, has added both a new product and three national grocery chains to keep up with consumers’ increasing hunger for the brand.

New York-based RIND Snacks, the skin-on superfruit snack brand, has grown significantly over the past year with retail distribution across 300 of the largest natural and specialty markets in the U.S., where customers have embraced the brand’s tangy, chewy and nutritiously dense whole-fruit snacks that are powered by the peel.