Content about Snack food

May 31, 2012
Clif Bar launches 100% organic line featuring CEO's namesake

Clif Bar on Thursday introduced its Clif Kit’s Organic line, featuring snack bars made with 100% organic fruit and nuts.

April 18, 2012
Snack brand asks 'What-A-Ya Nuts?!'

A new line of nut cluster snacks is looking to expand its market reach.

April 13, 2012
ReportersNotebook — Consumables, 4/23/12

Anheuser-Busch’s Michelob Ultra brand has launched a new iced tea and lemonade-flavored alcohol beverage that’s inspired by the golf course.

March 1, 2012
Newtritious to unveil new foods at Natural Products Expo West

A California company plans to debut a series of health foods that it said would raise the bar on efficacy.

January 12, 2012
Active Health Foods rolls out Active X bar for dialysis patients

Active Health Foods has introduced an energy bar designed for dialysis patients.

November 7, 2011
Chipping away at sales

The heat is on in the snack food aisle. “A lot of growth in the category is coming from more flavorful offerings, particularly in the chip category,” said Chris Clark, a spokesman for the Snack Food Association.

October 19, 2011
Healthy meals to go

Consumers looking for healthy meal solutions on the go have a new option: GoPicnic, a line of eight convenient, shelf-stable ready-to-eat meals.

September 30, 2011
Inventure Foods to offer Nathan's Famous snacks

Inventure Foods has teamed up with Nathan's Famous to offer ready-to-eat snacks that will be available at retailers this fall.

September 12, 2011
Developing ‘First Tastes’

United Kingdom-based organic kids’ brand Ella’s Kitchen is rolling out a number of products that were launched exclusively in Target in July.

September 12, 2011
Health a factor in single-serve snacks

The back-to-school season brings a focus on single-serve snacks, and healthy snacks become a bigger part of the business every year.

August 30, 2011
Fiery Fusion brings heat, flavor to Doritos, Cheetos brands

Frito-Lay has introduced Fiery Fusion snacks for its Doritos and Cheetos brands.

July 27, 2011
Dreyer's adds snack-size frozen delights to portfolio

Dreyer's, which is owned by Nestlé, has introduced snack-size frozen treats.

July 19, 2011
Portion control shouldn't be ignored by CPGs, Mintel says

Research firm Mintel hosted its New Products and Consumer Insights Pavilion in New Orleans last week and highlighted the importance of portion size, noting that many consumer packaged goods companies ignore the nutrition guideline.

June 26, 2011
Post rolls out Pebbles Treats snack bars

Yabba-Dabba-Doo! Post's new Pebbles Treats snack bars come in Fruity and Cocoa flavors, and are packed in boxes of eight single-serve bars.

June 20, 2011
Raising the bar in 
nutritional snacking


The snack is back! Judging from the amount of growth within the 
nutritional bar category in the past year, snacking is definitely en vogue.

June 13, 2011
Natural and organic food, beverages market to double by 2015

Natural and organic foods and beverages are expected to realize dramatic growth in 2011 and beyond, following strong U.S. retail sales over the past five years.

May 23, 2011
Snacking goodness

Mars Chocolate North America is moving into the healthy snack space. The company recently introduced GoodnessKnows snack squares — fruit and nut bars made without artificial ingredients, colors or flavors.


April 11, 2011
Frito-Lay gives consumers behind-the-scenes look at flavor creations

Frito-Lay on Monday said it is peeling back the curtain on how it develops new product flavors.

April 5, 2011
Diamond Foods expands portfolio with P&G's Pringles business

A Procter & Gamble potato chip brand will become part of Diamond Foods in a
deal valued at $2.35 billion.

March 4, 2011
Value continues to capture consumers' snacking dollars

The definition of snacking has broadened, and more choices are competing for the consumer dollar. Consumers also continue to want more for their money.

March 3, 2011
Special K adds fiber to dessert-inspired cereal bars

Kellogg's Special K brand has created decadent cereal bars with weight-conscious consumers in mind.

January 19, 2011
Chip'ins unite popcorn, chips in one

A gourmet snack maker said its latest product combines the great taste and healthy benefits of popcorn with the satisfying crunch of a chip.

January 5, 2011
Consumers snack on low sodium

DALLAS — Reducing sodium is at the top of consumer request lists when it comes to what they want in snacks, according to Frito-Lay. SymphonyIRI data showed that 52% of consumers in 2009 identified low sodium as an important snack attribute — up from 43% in 2007.


Manufacturers are giving consumers what they want. Frito-Lay, for example, continues to expand its lightly salted chip varieties, which offer 50% less sodium per ounce per serving.

January 3, 2011
DeMet's acquires TrueNorth brand from Frito-Lay

A nut snack brand now is part of a candy company's portfolio.

December 28, 2010
Frito-Lay goes ‘au naturale’

Frito-Lay will reformulate half of its snack products to be completely natural by the end of 2011. The products will include no artificial or synthetic ingredients, no artificial flavors and no preservatives, including MSG.

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