Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced companywide health and wellness goals as part of its wide-ranging commitment to sustainability and continuous product improvement. By 2025, the company will reduce sodium and sugar by 10% and embrace clean labeling across its portfolio. The new goals are part of Smithfield's new standalone Health and Wellness pillar and expanded sustainability program.

Prepared Foods talks Latin food trends, tastes and ingredients with Anna Cheely, chef and senior scientist at Kalsec Inc. Kalsec, Kalamazoo, Mich., is an international leading supplier of natural spice and herb extracts, colors, antioxidants, advanced hop products, dry products and nutritional ingredients for the manufactured food, beverage, nutritional and pharmaceutical markets.

Silk® introduced Silk ULTRA – one of the first multi-serve beverages on the market with 20g of complete plant-based protein for muscle maintenance and repair.

Michelob ULTRA Organic Seltzer, a national USDA certified organic hard seltzer, hits shelves nationwide this month with three refreshing flavors – cucumber lime, spicy pineapple and peach pear.

The new bar, which has an added peanut butter crème layer and rice crisps, all covered in a chocolatey candy, will be available nationwide starting February 2021.

To add more purposeful nutrition to daily snacking, Baked-Ins combine sweet potato, kale, carrot and apple into a better-for-you snack inspired by home-baked favorites like Banana Chocolate Chip bread and Chocolate Oat loaf. Both flavors offer 3g of fiber and 9g of whole grains.

Coca-Cola® with Coffee recently made its debut. The innovation creates the new “refreshment coffee” category with a proposition that “sips like a Coke and finishes like a coffee” – giving Coca-Cola fans and java lovers alike a refreshing and reinvigorating reset to their daily routine.

Following Little Northern's commitment to offer gluten-free products that don't sacrifice taste and texture, the three new varieties are made from organic whole grains and seeds. 

Oikos® launched a collection of high-protein dairy products called Oikos Pro. Packaged in both snackable cup and drinkable bottle forms, Oikos® Pro provides high-quality protein and calcium – important nutrients to help fitness fans support strong muscles and bones.

Funfetti® OREO® is scheduled to hit grocery shelves in February. Each of the five new products feature real OREO® cookie pieces for an OREO® baking experience.