Snacks represent a huge and diverse market as eating patterns have become less formal. Consumer demand for physical and mental energy boosts through the day continues to increase. In combination, these trends leads to growing demands for snacks with energizing properties.

Barnana®, a sustainable snacks company, recently fielded a national consumer survey to gauge mainstream America's knowledge about plantains to introduce its newest chip, Organic Plantain Crisps.

Made with Gochujang – a Korean hot pepper paste, fermented for a complex heat and unique flavor – GOTCHU creates a slow, balanced heat for a new depth of flavor. 

McConnell’s Dairy-Free Frozen Desserts are made from a combination of gluten free oats, cocoa butter, and highly refined coconut oil. The oat base has a neutral taste, which gives McConnell’s the flexibility to incorporate other ingredients and flavors without overpowering them.

Hidden inside each pack of Shriekers are super-sour SKITTLES that appear to look like the rest yet bring an unpredictable punch of sour flavor. 

Dessert-inspired yogurt smoothies and cremas are the newest addition to the LALA® brand of fresh dairy products featuring the authentic taste of Mexico.

With such an acute focus on well-being in the wake of a year and a half of an ongoing global health crisis, consumers are paying closer attention than ever to the ingredients in the foods they eat. Moreover, with working from home shifting from a temporary to a permanent state for many workers, these same consumers have learned the hard way that calories count, so counting calories is back.