Snacks

Bel North America’s acquisition of Ingenuity Foods earlier this month represents a first step toward creating a better-for-you snack platform.

Mooski is making its first major mass retail push with the launch of chilled oat bites at Target – a move founder Robert Broome sees as both a product innovation and a broader channel expansion opportunity.

The energy snack aisle is rotating from caffeine to cognition. Caffeinated gum is up 207% on social channels. L-theanine, lion’s mane, and rhodiola are crowding out BCAAs and ketones. Brightfield’s Q1 2026 report breaks down the stealth formats and ingredient stacks driving the next wave.

In its first-quarter earnings call last week, the company pointed to a broad, “holistic” reset across the business: slashing prices, adding value in core brands, expanding shelf space, ramping up innovation and shifting more resources into away-from-home channels.

With new funding and a brand refresh, Rip Van is focused on expanding in grocery retail after establishing a base in club and ecommerce.

New edible coffee brand Moka Energy is using a proprietary process to turn whole coffee beans into a chocolate-like format.

Legally Addictive Foods has landed a partnership with JetBlue to offer a 1.34 oz. pack of its original cookies for premium-tier passengers on domestic flights beginning this month.

Influencer David Dobrik first got into the food business in 2022 via his on-premise pizza chain Doughbrik’s. Now, the YouTuber star and his company are in the snack aisle with Wavers, a brand of better-for-you snack crisps.

Chomps explains why its expansion into chicken sticks opens up new opportunities for the brand to grow in families’ pantries.

PepsiCo has thrown its hat into the booming meat snack category with its first standalone beef stick brand, Good Warrior.