Dedicated to providing nutrient-dense snacks, Rhythm Superfoods dehydrates the Carrot Sticks to maximize the nutritional potency which results in a snack packed with fiber, potassium and the powerful antioxidant Beta Carotene (which converts to Vitamin A).

That landscape lay in the Ashanti region of Ghana, which was where I found myself late last November, a guest of Zürich-based Barry Callebaut, one of the world’s largest cocoa producers. The company had invited more than a dozen journalists to this part of West Africa to impress upon us the challenges it faces as it tries to secure a stable, sustainable supply of quality cocoa for the world’s delectation.

FlavaNaturals, which launched last October, worked with Barry Callebaut for three years on the development of FlavaBars, a line of chocolate bars containing five times the cocoa flavanol content of a typical dark chocolate bar.

Made with cashews, toasted coconut and chia seeds and NO artificial flavors, colors, GMOs or high fructose corn syrup, the new flavor is suitable for vegans and is sure to be a hit among nut butter fans.

Sabra Dipping Company is a US/Canadian joint venture between Strauss Group and PepsiCo

nutter puffs will be available in three salty sweet flavors: peanut butter, peanut butter & honey and peanut butter & chocolate.

Known for its famed Organic Banana Bites and Organic Banana Brittle, Barnana is saving millions of bananas every single year and now they're saving plantains (cooking bananas) too.

The first product to hit shelves is the whimsically named State Bird Seed, a crunchy mix of puffed quinoa, seeds, herbs, and spices that can be enjoyed on its own as a snack or crumbled as a topping on everything from oatmeal and yogurt to salads and meat.

TahiniBAR is a grab-and-go sesame seed snack that contains 100 calories.

Jack Link’s will introduce five protein-packed products in 2018, including expansions into the chip aisle and refrigerated section.