Most people might not pair beer and chocolate, but this holiday season, that could be about to change.

LesserEvil Brand Snack Company has unveiled new lines of all-natural, nutritious Chia snacks.

Hostess Brands says it is going out of business, closing U.S. plants that make Twinkies and Wonder Bread and laying off all of its 18,500 workers.

They say too many cooks spoil the broth. Yet, that old admonition has more to do with decision-making. Truth is, Nestlé S.A., Vevey, Switzerland, jumped at the chance to build a single, state-of-the-art home for more than 100 cooks, food scientists, product developers and others.

Wind Point Partners and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (Teachers) completed the acquisition of Shearer's Foods.

Annie Chun's introduced two new Roasted Seaweed Snacks flavors, Brown Sugar & Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper & Herbs.

Mars Inc. is expanding its candy icons further into ice cream treats. Snickers and Twix already are notable brands found in frozen cases in grocery and convenience stores, and set to join them are a pair of launches: one with Milky Way and another with the upscale Dove brand.

The Hershey Co. tries to have it both ways with Ice Breakers Duo. Fruit + Cool sugar-free mints promise a ride of sensations for the taste buds. Indeed, even the texture of the mints provides a combination of a rough fruit side and a smooth cool side.

Just Born Inc., in launching Hot Tamales 3 Alarm and a new package for its Hot Tamales candy, performed some “lighthearted” research into the thoughts of young college students.