While Sabra sources chickpeas from family-owned farms in the Pacific Northwest, the vast majority of sesame seeds have grown in the US have not met Sabra’s ‘gold standard’ for use in tahini until now.

Mount Franklin Foods, a manufacturer of high-quality confections, mints and nut products is debuting Nubu™ Nut Butter Bites. The new snack combines nuts with 100% natural peanut butter in a poppable, better-for-you snack.

The makers of SKIPPY® peanut butter launched three new products, providing consumers more ways to add high-protein, plant-based functional foods to diets.

ZENB, a plant-based snacking company known for its Veggie Sticks and Veggie Bites that use the whole vegetable - stem, seeds and peel included - launched a new Veggie Stick flavor: Sweet Potato.

Herr’s Foods recently introduced Herr's Flavor Mix. Three varieties of innovative Herr’s Flavor Mix are available for a limited time. The brand's' new concept takes flavor to a new level by combining Herr's potato chip flavors into a single chip.

Nick's Sticks, a Castleray Company, and premium producer of grass-fed beef, free-range turkey and free-range chicken meat snacks announced the addition of a Nick's beef stick that includes pea protein, a high quality, beneficial protein.

With snacking up during the COVID-19 pandemic, reducing the amount of salt in snacks is an on-trend task for snack companies. Salt of the Earth, Ltd., has developed a new, clean-label sodium-reduction ingredient for snack applications.

Quarantine snacking has seen wide variance in consumption between relishing in comfort food and enhanced diligence to healthier habits. Flavorchem revealed some of the most prominent bakery and snack trends taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

BENEO’S new galenIQ™ 900 provides a broad range of benefits, such as low hygroscopicity, which promotes long shelf-life stability; as well as prolonged oral dissolution due to its sustained solubility. Furthermore, the sweet-tasting excipient remains inert in the presence of other components such as active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and flavorings. 

Confectionery players now have a solution at hand to achieve unprecedented levels of sugar reduction without the worry of compromising on product taste.