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Harken Sweets Scores Major Kroger Expansion Backed by Selva Ventures
Harken Sweets, armed with new capital from Selva Ventures, is readying a major retail expansion with Kroger, adding roughly 2,000 doors and bringing its total retail footprint to around 7,500 stores.
Fancypants Goes Big With Smaller Pack Sizes
The Boston-based premium cookie maker is expanding into new foodservice channels with 1 oz. and 0.67 oz. trial packs designed for corporate cafes, hotels, universities and airlines.
Inside The Early Success Of JiMMYBAR!’s Creatine Launch
JiMMYBAR! has seen early “massive” success of its Creatine Bars, representing an inflection point for the 12-year-old company.
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Pebbles Producer Looks to Keto Consumer with Incredi-Bowl Launch
Post Foods has quietly launched Incredi-Bowl, a new low-sugar, grain-free, high protein cereal that the parent company is aiming to establish as the leader in the keto-friendly cereal space by replicating “the flavors and forms of your childhood favorites,” according to Incredi-Bowl senior brand manager Logan Sohn.
Benexia Expands Its Chia-Based Food and Beverage Brand
Global chia producer Benexia believes there are many food and drink applications that it can fuel. The company is using its proprietary chia ingredients to expand its CPG brand, Seeds of Wellness, with the launch of chia pastas, plant-based milk, and a chia-derived oil.
Gallery: What’s New in Breakfast
Category enhancement and reinvention often comes into view through product innovations scheduled to be seen at Expo West. Here’s a look at the latest products that companies plan to use to redefine the breakfast category.
Two Better-for-You Brands Give Breakfast a Facelift
With consumers hungry for low-sugar, protein-rich options — a trend that has recently migrated into cold cereals, of all places — brands are bringing bright ideas to other breakfast staples. Pasture-raised egg brand Handsome Brook Farm is launching egg yogurt under a new brand, Chikaraka, while superfood brand The Osso Good Company is launching nutrient-packed waffles made with bone broth.
Saffron Road Steers Toward Shelf-Stable Meals
Halal frozen meal, sauce and snack brand Saffron Road is mapping another category entry, launching shelf-stable meals this month. The new microwavable pouches come in two Indian-inspired flavors: Chickpea Masala and Delhi Potatoes.
Now Under One Brand, Alden’s Expands the Platform
Capitalizing on the success of a top-selling novelty, organic ice cream brand Alden’s is leaping into dairy-free with the debut of seven dairy-free flavors and two dairy-free treats at the Winter Fancy Food Show this week.
Two Brands Look to Protein to Gain New Shoppers
At the Winter Fancy Food Show, two Colorado-based food brands known for their indulgent taste profiles debuted functional food plays designed to attract more discerning health-aware consumers.
88 Acres Expands Platform with Protein Play
88 Acres is growing beyond the seed, launching a line of protein bars online on Tuesday, January 14, and as an exclusive offering in Whole Foods Market globally next month.
Miyoko’s Creamery: Plant-Driven R&D Can Help Sustain Dairy Farmers
Plant-based brand Miyoko’s Creamery wants to ensure consumers can have their cheese — and properly melt it too. The company will debut a line of pepperjack and cheddar cheese slices, blocks and shreds in spring 2020, along with cultured oat milk butter. The brand will also launch a new legume-based pizza cheese in foodservice outlets.
All in the Family: Rao’s Expands into Soup and Freezer Aisle
For Italian food brand Rao’s, clean-label isn’t a new concept. After seeing success in sauce, the company is steering toward new categories, expanding its homestyle cooking with a new line of jarred soups and frozen entrees.