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Why Walmart Moved ALOHA From the Nutrition Aisle to Grocery
Nosh spoke with company leaders about what prompted the move, how they’ll measure success and why they believe protein bars are increasingly becoming just another grocery staple.
The Only Bean Bets on Target to Revitalize a Sleepy Snack Set
The launch marks a major milestone for the Las Vegas-based brand, which has rapidly expanded into thousands of stores across the club and grocery channels since its debut six years ago.
Smash Foods Raises $5M
The six-year-old brand markets an assortment of superfood spreads and snacks featuring chia seeds and dates. Its products are available nationwide at Whole Foods Market, Sprouts Farmers Market, Target, Walmart, Costco and more.
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Deep River Snacks Launches HONCHOS Organic Tortilla Chips
Deep River Snacks, a leader in premium, natural and flavorful snacks, announces a new addition to its celebrated line up: HONCHOS Tortilla Chips. This exciting new line of organic tortilla chips have all the flavor of the category leader, but are made with 90-100% organic ingredients, and are 100% non-GMO and Certified Gluten-Free.
Native American Owned KivaSun Foods Launches Bison Jerky
KivaSun Foods, a Native American owned company, launches a line of antibiotic free, no added hormone bison jerky.
Pure Foods Opens Global Headquarters
Pure Foods, a specialty snack company, celebrated the opening of its global headquarters and primary manufacturing location on Friday, Jan. 29, at Gateway Commerce Park in Kingsport, Tennessee.
NightFood Secures Initial Purchase Order From KeHE
NightFood, “The Nighttime Snack Company”, has entered into a distribution relationship with KeHE Distributors LLC. KeHE is a national leader in the distribution of natural, organic and specialty food and beverage products to supermarkets, natural food retailers, specialty food retailers, grocers, and other retail channels.
Amplify Snack Brands’ CEO Says Snack Business is Popping
The stock market hasn’t loved its parent company, but hot popcorn brand SkinnyPop is nevertheless still growing like crazy, Amplify Snack Brands’ CEO said this week. Speaking at strategic communications and advisory firm IRC’s annual conference in Florida this week, Amplify CEO Tom Ennis discussed the continued growth of the popcorn brand and gave glimpses of a future platform that he hopes will allow the company to take more territory in the broader snack category.
Arthur Schuman to Highlight Cello Whisps at Fancy Food Show
Arthur Schuman, Inc., the maker of America’s tastiest new snack food, Cello Whisps, announced today that they will be showcasing their flavorful, airy, crispy bites at The Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco this January.
Rhythm Superfoods Collects $3 Million; General Mills’ 301 INC Leads Round
Kale chip maker Rhythm Superfoods has become the first direct investment from General Mills’ new 301 INC venture capital arm. The $3 million raise was led by 301 INC via a fund it has set up on CircleUp, a crowdsourced investment platform.
EPIC Founder Talks General Mills Acquisition
Today consumer foods giant General Mills announced that it has acquired upstart meat snack company EPIC Provisions. The brand will operate under General Mills-owned Annie’s Organics. Both Taylor Collins, Epic’s co-founder, and John Haugen, General Mills’ VP & General Manager of 301 Inc, spoke with NOSH about the acquisition.
Avo-Crazy: Will 2016 Match the Past Year?
According to the website Pinterest, among the top food trends of the year, and what they’ll be watching in 2016, was “avocado oil.” Here are some of the avocado influenced products from 2015 that we’ll be watching.
Kettle Brand Unearths New Uprooted Vegetable Chips
Kettle Brand, known for its extra crunchy and boldly flavored kettle-cooked potato chips, is expanding its expertise this January to a new crop of root vegetables – sweet potatoes, beets and parsnips. The new line – Kettle Brand Uprooted – features real sliced vegetables, lightly seasoned with oil and sea salt.