Food Wire

Chocolette Distribution LLC, the U.S. sales and marketing division of the Swiss-owned Chocolette Confectionary LLC, announced today the launch of its new “guilt free” RED Delight chocolate collection in the USA this month. The great tasting gourmet RED Delight was developed using patented technology and is one of the world’s lowest calorie chocolates.

Kivu Noir Coffee has just launched what they call “The World’s Freshest Coffee.” Grown on the fertile volcanic shores of Lake Kivu, Rwanda’s deepest body of water, at a high altitude of more than 4,800 feet above sea level, Kivu noir is an exclusive, single estate, specialty Arabica coffee.

Impossible Foods received its halal certification from the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA), one of the world’s most discerning organizations dedicated to upholding halal practices.

Setton International Foods, Inc., a leader in the snack food industry for over 50 years based in Long Island, New York, is expanding their line of plant based snacks with the addition of two new blends: Simply Protein Blend and Nut Topper Blend.

The Cookie Department announced recently that it will no longer make its line of fully-functional cookies using palm oil; instead, the company has already begun using algae butter in all of its cookie flavors with the exception of its Great Full oatmeal cookie.

BeReal Doughs announced their biggest launch with three delicious new flavors of gluten-free and plant-based cookie dough, literally doubling their product line overnight.

Bare Snacks, creator of delicious Snacks Gone Simple, today announced the launch of new bare Strawberry Banana Chips. Combining two favorite fruits into one crave-ably crunchy snack, bare Strawberry Banana Chips join the brand’s line of oil-free banana chips.

Beetnik Foods, an Austin, Texas-based organic frozen food brand specializing in organic, gluten-free, humanely raised, grass fed beef and chicken entrées, has launched two new varieties of single entrées. The new varieties include Lemongrass Chicken and Chicken Chile Verde.

Fairtrade International will raise the Fairtrade Minimum Price for conventional cocoa from $2,000 to $2,400 per metric ton at the point of export (FOB), marking a 20 percent increase. For organic cocoa, the Fairtrade price will be $300 above the market price or the Fairtrade Minimum Price, whichever is higher at the time of sale. This is a change from the current minimum fixed price of $2,300 per metric ton for Fairtrade certified organic cocoa.

Chickapea, a certified B Corporation and maker of Chickapea pasta with a mission to create good for the world through nutritious, organic meal options and impactful social contributions, announced today its newest product line, Chickapea Vegan Mac.