Food Wire

Dr. Praeger’s is packing garden-fresh flavor and ingredients into a breakfast classic: the hash brown. The family-owned company – best known for its popular veggie burgers – is bringing its veggie love to a new hash brown line that upgrades the traditional potato hash brown with a variety of root vegetables and modern flavors.

Taste of Nature a brand established in 1988 and usually found in the Natural Value set, has expanded its assortment into the mainstream snack bar set.

Barney Butter is launching two new products with ingredients that build on the company’s longstanding focus on “better taste and better health.” Barney’s classic smooth almond butter will soon be available in two new varieties. One will feature added probiotics, while the other will be enriched with higher protein and fiber.

Lundberg Family Farms, a national leader in organic rice and whole grain products, today announced the availability of Organic Sprouted rice and seasoning mix. The new product line-up features sprouted whole grain brown rice and is available in five varieties: Thai Red Curry, Toasted Coconut, Chile Verde, Korean BBQ, and Vegetable Fried Rice.

Award-winning specialty food manufacturer and retailer, Stonewall Kitchen, today announced plans for a product label update and rollout to comply with the mandatory GMO Labeling Law from the state of Vermont which goes into effect on July 1, 2016.

To Quaker, all whole grains are super in their own right and oats will always be the original super grain. As more consumers look to diversify their grain intake and add variety in taste and nutrition[1], Quaker, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc., introduces Quaker SuperGrains Instant Hot Cereal andReal Medleys SuperGrains Granola.

CLIF Kid, maker of organic snacks for active kids, is introducing a new addition to the CLIF Kid family – CLIF Kid Zbar® Fruit + Veggie. This certified USDA organic snack not only contains whole grains, but also a blend of fruit puree concentrate and vegetable powders that deliver the taste kids want, with the nutrition parents desire.

Demeter USA, the U.S. representative of Demeter International and official certification organization for Biodynamic® products nationwide, today announced that natural and organic food industry visionary, Errol Schweizer, has joined its board of directors.

Building on its success in helping founders of emerging brands such as Kill Cliff, High Road Craft, The Owl’s Brew and others grow their business, Craft Catalyst℠ has closed an initial round of outside investment to extend the leading food & beverage accelerator’s capabilities.

Modern Table Meals, a line of delicious and nutritious meal kits created to help solve the “what’s for dinner?” dilemma, announced the launch of four new family-friendly products. The new offerings include Cheddar Broccoli Meal Kit, Creamy Mushroom Meal Kit, and two Bean Pastas – Lentil Rotini and Lentil Elbows.