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Retail Product Trends Annual | Confections & Snacks

2017 Snack Trends: See a Need. Fill a Need.

Snacks, sweets tout flavor, health in bold new applications

March 14, 2017

Confections and snacks compete for the same share-of-stomach, but are considered separate categories. 2016 saw the lines between the two areas blur as confection innovation picked up taste, texture, and ingredient cues from snacks.

Retail Product Trends Annual | Breakfast Cereals, Snack Bars

2017 Breakfast & Bars Trends: Make a Clean Break

Breakfast cereal and bar makers push new formats, clean label with few ingredients

Tom Vierhile

March 14, 2017

One of the original convenience foods, breakfast cereal is no longer seen as convenient by younger consumers increasingly inclined to avoid milk and cereal in the morning.

Retail Product Trends Annual | Beverages

2017 Beverage Trends: Glass is Half Full

Nearly all retail beverage segments are generating annual percentage gains that outpace the channel itself

Barbara Harfmann

March 13, 2017

Cheers! Although overall annual supermarket sales are relatively flat, there’s nothing flat about beverage category performance.

Mondelez seizes growth in savory crackers with its new Triscuits

Retail Product Trends Annual | Bakery Foods

2017 Bakery Trends: Flavor and Function

New bakery foods products push both indulgence and health

Tom Vierhile

March 13, 2017

Bakery food innovation in 2016 was a study in opposites with new product action focused at two extremes. There are indulgent products focused on taste as well as and healthful products with added functionality or fewer objectionable ingredients.

Véa Biscuits

Véa biscuits are baked with authentic ingredients and visible herbs and spices to deliver layers of complex tastes

March 13, 2017

Véa, a new wholesome savory biscuit brand, is a key pillar of the Mondelez goal to be a global leader in well-being snacks.

The New Primal Date & Rosemary Chicken Jerky

The New Primal, makers of responsibly sourced meat snacks, introduced Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) Friendly Date & Rosemary Chicken Jerky

March 10, 2017

New Food & Beverage Products Video: The New Primal, makers of responsibly sourced meat snacks, introduced Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) Friendly Date & Rosemary Chicken Jerky at the Natural Products Expo.

Avocado Oil Ridge Cut Potato Chips

New certified gluten-free chips from Good Health are cooked in 100% avocado oil

March 9, 2017

Harnessing the nutritional power of pure avocado oil, the crunchy new varieties are Certified Gluten Free and available in four flavors for every snacker: Sea Salt, Creamy French Onion, Jalapeno Cheddar Jack and Buffalo & Cool Blue Ranch.

Snikiddy Organic, Non-GMO Puffed Snacks

Family-friendly snack maker launches two snack lines in kid-approved flavors

March 8, 2017

The Organic Cheese Puffs are available in the two cheesy flavors including Grilled Cheese and Mac & Cheese, while the Purple Corn Puffs tout finger-licking flavors like Sea Salt and White Cheddar. Both puffed varieties are made in peanut and tree nut free facilities.

New Products, Rebrands from Aloha

Newly reformulated products, new identity coincide with brand’s vision

March 7, 2017

ALOHA makes powerful plant-based nutrition accessible to consumers and believes these changes will drive better shelf presence and consumer awareness.

RITZ Crisp & Thins

RITZ Crisp & Thins is now available in four varieties: Sea Salt, Cream Cheese & Onion, Bacon and Salt & Vinegar

March 6, 2017

RITZ Crisp & Thins combines potatoes and wheat, rolled thin and oven baked for extra airiness and crunch, with 50% less fat than the leading regular fried potato chips.