New products at the 2019 NACS Show
Nestle, Hershey and others debut snacks and beverages for convenience retailers.
American Licorice Co.
Red Vines is expanding its Made Simple licorice line with cherry twists and mixed berry bites. The products contain no artificial flavors, colors or sweeteners.
Coca-Cola Co.
Coca-Cola has expanded its Core Power lineup with a strawberry-flavored Core Power Elite shake with 42 grams of protein. The product features fairlife ultra-filtered milk, which contains 50% more protein and 50% less sugar than regular milk.
Ferrara Candy Co.
Lik-m-aid Fun Dip Sour adds a tart twist to a nostalgic treat. Each package contains two candy sticks and three flavored candy powders: strawberry, watermelon and a mystery flavor.
Haribo
New from Haribo are watermelon gummies, which are triple-layered with an airy texture and sweet flavor, and soft-filled, dual-flavored sour bites, featuring watermelon and raspberry, lemon and lime, blue raspberry and raspberry, and strawberry and lemon combinations.
Hershey Co.
Hershey has added a black cherry flavor in a soft cube format to the Ice Breakers gum portfolio.
Link Snacks
Jack Link’s Wild Heat beef jerky is the brand’s hottest flavor yet and will be available in January.
Nestle USA
From Nestle USA, Jacked Rabbit protein shakes provide 38 grams of protein and less than 1 gram of sugar, plus calcium and potassium. Flavors include chocolate and vanilla.
Oberto Snacks
Oberto Snacks has unveiled new meat snacks with less than 1 gram of sugar. Varieties include butcher’s cut uncured bacon and smoked sausages in original and spicy flavors.
Post Holdings
Premier Protein is launching a range of creamy layered bars with 20 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar. Flavors include chocolate brownie, chocolate caramel, vanilla almond and chocolate peanut butter.
Mars, Inc.
Skittles Dips are chewy, fruity candies with a soft yogurt-flavored coating. The assortment of flavors includes strawberry, orange, grape, green apple and lemon.
Kellogg Co.
The Cheez-It brand is introducing “extra cheesy” crackers in grocery and convenience stores in December. Cheez-It “extra toasty” crackers, which have become the brand’s third bestselling flavor, will debut in convenience stores and was created based on consumer requests.
Conagra Brands, Inc.
Conagra Brands is expanding its Slim Jim portfolio with several new products. Packing 18 grams of protein, the 3-oz Slim Jim Savage meat stick is three times thicker than the standard serving. The company also is introducing Slim Jim Pork Rinds and Slim Jim Fire Fries, a potato-based, ready-to-eat snack with spicy seasonings.
MacFarms, L.L.C.
A line of indulgent, coated macadamia nuts from MacFarms includes caramel sea salt, Kona coffee dark chocolate, coconut macaroon and milk chocolate varieties.
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