Confectionery innovation set to sweeten retailer aisles.
The Hershey Co. is unleashing four new treats for Halloween.
Reese’s Franken-Cups are milk chocolate and green crème cups filled with peanut butter. The peanut butter cups come in three sizes: snack, standard and king.
Kit Kat Witch’s Brew are marshmallow flavored Kit Kat wafers dipped in green crème.
Hershey’s Vampire Kisses are milk chocolate drops filled with strawberry-flavored crème.
Hershey’s Cookies ‘N’ Crème Fangs are mini cookies and cream bars featuring a pair of fangs on each pip.
Gathered Foods’ Good Catch brand is launching a new line of frozen plant-based seafood entrees and appetizers. The products are made from Good Catch’s proprietary legume blend, which includes peas, chickpeas, lentils, soy, fava beans and navy beans.
The New England Style Plant-Based Crab Cakes are flavored with sweet red and yellow bell peppers, green onions and parsley. Each four-cake serving contains 160 calories and 20 grams of protein.
The Thai Style Plant-Based Fish Cakes are flavored with green onions, cilantro, shallots, lemongrass, onion, brown sugar, garlic powder and chili powder. Each four-cake serving contains 180 calories and 20 grams of protein.
The Classic Plant-Based Fish Burgers are seasoned with green onion, celery, sea salt and pepper. Each burger contains 160 calories and 21 grams of protein.
The American Halal Company, Inc. is adding two new frozen entrees to its Thai cuisine product line. Both offerings are halal and certified gluten-free.
The Thai Basil Noodles entree features grass-fed beef, tamari, Thai basil, red chilis, red bell peppers and bok choy. Each serving contains 350 calories, 17 grams of protein and 12 grams of sugar.
The Thai Red Curry Chicken meal includes Thai red curry swirled with coconut milk, red bell peppers, green beans and white meat chicken on a bed of jasmine rice. Each serving contains 350 calories, 14 grams of protein and 5 grams of sugar.
Bigelow Tea Co. Botanicals Cold Water Infusion is a new line of cold-water herbal infusion tea bags that contain no calories or caffeine.
The Watermelon Cucumber Mint variety combines watermelon, cucumber, mint, chamomile, hibiscus, rooibos, licorice root and ashwagandha root.
The Blackberry Raspberry Hibiscus flavor features blackberries, raspberries, hibiscus, chamomile, butterfly pea flower, rose hips and elderberries.
The Cranberry Lime Honeysuckle infusion includes cranberries, lime, honeysuckle, chamomile, rosehips and rooibos.
The Blueberry Citrus Basil offering blends blueberries, citrus, basil, chamomile, rosehips, hibiscus, butterfly pea flower and orange peel.
The Strawberry Lemon Orange Blossom variety contains strawberry, lemon, orange blossom, chamomile, rooibos, licorice root, strawberry pieces and lemon peel.
Hummus dressing maker O’dang Foods is pushing into a new product category with the launch of its new vegan mayo line. Egg-free, dairy-free, gluten-free and non-GMO, the plant-based condiments are made with sunflower oil and a minimum of 20% chickpea protein and broth. All three varieties contain 90 calories per serving.
The cucumber dill flavor is made with chickpea broth, white vinegar, chickpea protein, salt, cane sugar, citric acid, dried dill, cultured dextrose, cucumber powder, xanthan gum, rosemary extract and nisin.
The lemon garlic variety contains chickpea broth, white vinegar, chickpea protein, salt, cane sugar, roasted garlic powder, citric acid, cumin, cultured dextrose, lemon juice powder, xanthan gum, rosemary extract and nisin.
The roasted red pepper vegan mayo features chickpea broth, white vinegar, red bell pepper powder, chickpea protein, salt, cane sugar, roasted garlic powder, citric acid, red pepper flakes, red bell pepper granules, cultured dextrose, lemon juice powder, xanthan gum, rosemary extract and nisin.
Four Sigmatic is launching a new line of three wellness shots made with fruit juice, vitamins, functional mushrooms and adaptogens.
The Immune Support Shot contains chaga mushrooms, oregano, vitamin C, elderberry, beet extract and ginger.
The Focus Shot is made with lion’s mane mushrooms, pineapple juice, lime juice, 50 mg of caffeine from guayusa and vitamin B12.
The Beauty Shot features tremella mushroom, biotin, vitamin C, pomegranate juice and blueberry juice.
Innovative limited-edition menu items make their debut.
Beverage innovation is on the rise.