Following nearly three months of competition, Lay's potato chips – one of the marquee brands from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division – today announced Lay's Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger flavored potato chips as the winner of this year's Lay's "Do Us A Flavor" contest.

The two new flavors are made from vegetables whose varieties are part of the collection at Seed Savers Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and sharing heirloom seeds and plants.

Wild Garden® "Snack Pack To Go!" has taken healthy snacking to a new level by offering consumers three Gluten Free chip selections.

Stonyfield Organic Frozen Yogurt Pearls are handheld and portable, and their edible fruit skins are both melt-free and mess-free.

Already known for organic and non-GMO fruit snacks and cookies, Tasty Brand Inc., Los Angeles, now offers what it says are the first Sandwich Crème Cookies both certified USDA organic and verified non-GMO by the Non-GMO Project.

Snacks manufacturer Snyder’s-Lance Inc., Charlotte, N.C., marked the first anniversary of its research and development center

34 Degrees, a Denver-based maker of all-natural, wafer-thin crackers, has begun shipping Toasted Onion and Poppy Seed Savory Crisps. The new flavors are the latest innovations to its line of 34 Degrees Savory Crisps.

While Europe ($167 billion) and North America ($124 billion) make up the majority of worldwide snack sales, annual snack sales are growing faster in the largely developing regions. Asia-Pacific ($46 billion) and Latin America ($30 billion) increased 4% and 9%, respectively, while sales in the Middle East/Africa ($7 billion) grew 5%.

Popcorn, Indiana is leveraging the growing popularity of America’s love affair with popcorn by releasing three new popcorn innovations: Granola Popcorn Clusters, Chicago Style popcorn and the newest flavor of Drizzlecorn, Dark Fudge Sea Salt Caramel.

Crumbs Bake Shop, a specialty retail chain, plans to launch new products to the mass market, including a new cookie line and chocolate bar among other confectionary items.