Clean label, organic and premium meats in the innovation spotlight.
The Campbell Soup Co.’s Pacific Foods brand is offering a new line of organic soups made with the brand’s organic chicken bone broth. Each soup contains 7 to 10 grams of protein from the broth and plant-based protein sources such as lentils, chickpeas and beans. All five varieties are U.S.D.A.-certified organic and free of genetically engineered ingredients, and all but the white bean kale and millet variety are dairy-free.
The Caribbean Black Bean soup features a blend of black beans, onions and red bell peppers.
The Chicken Noodle soup is made with organic chicken, egg noodles, onions, carrots and celery.
The Curry Chickpea Soup combines chickpeas, green lentils, vegetables, turmeric, cardamom, cinnamon, coriander and cloves.
The Hearty Italian Vegetable soup is a blend of red and green bell peppers, tomatoes, navy beans and traditional Italian herbs and spices.
The White Bean Kale & Millet soup features navy beans, kale, millet and parmesan cheese.
Quest Nutrition is bolstering its breakfast offerings with a new protein and protein powder variety.
The new Maple Waffle Protein Bar features waffle-like pieces and a maple caramel swirl. The bar contains 20 grams of protein, 16 grams of fiber, 5 grams of net carbs and 1 gram of sugar.
Quest Cold Brew Coffee Latte Protein Powder is made with cold brew coffee extract and whey protein isolate. Designed for shakes and baked foods, the powder contains 24 grams of protein, 3 grams of net carbs and less than 1 gram of sugar.
Herdez, a Hormel Foods Corp. brand, is launching four new Herdez Taqueria Street Sauces inspired by street tacos in Mexico. The sauces feature ingredients such as fire-roasted tomatoes and poblano, chile de arbol, habanero and chipotle peppers. Flavors include roja, verde, chipotle and habanero.
Nestle S.A.’s Garden of Life brand is introducing GōL bars, made from 10 or fewer certified organic and clean label ingredients. The Non-GMO Project verified and gluten-free bars offer 12 grams of protein from U.S.D.A.-certified organic grass-fed milk combined with ingredients such as wild blueberries, cashews, coconut and Himalayan pink salt.
The chocolate coconut GōL bar features chocolate, coconut, 10 cashews, 2 almonds and 2 dates. The bar contains 230 calories.
The blueberry bar, which weighs in at 220 calories, contains 9 blueberries, 10 cashews, 2 almonds and 2 dates.
The chocolate sea salt variety is a blend of chocolate, sea salt, 10 cashews and 2 dates. The bar contains 220 calories.
The maple sea salt GōL bar flavor contains 230 calories and features 10 cashews, 2 pecans and 2 dates.
New from Probar L.L.C. is Probar Live, a line of whole food bars infused with live probiotics. Each refrigerated bar delivers 10 grams of plant-based protein and one billion C.F.U.s of probiotics. Available in four varieties, the 301- to 320-calorie bars contain no added sugars and are certified gluten-free, U.S.D.A.-certified organic and Non-GMO Project verified.
The peanut butter Probar Live bar is made with peanut butter and sunflower, sesame, flax, pumpkin and chia seeds.
The peanut butter chocolate chip flavor features a blend of peanuts, unsweetened chocolate chips and sea salt.
The coconut cashew variety mixes almonds, cashews, coconut, coconut oil and sea salt.
The almond butter Probar Live bar features almonds and cashews mixed with sunflower, sesame, flax, pumpkin and chia seeds.
Innovative limited-edition menu items make their debut.
Beverage innovation is on the rise.