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Apr
2023
Cross-category flavor innovation is coming to convenience stores.
Coca-Cola’s brand vitaminwater debuted two new flavors, both of which are sweetened with the company’s system using monk fruit and stevia, for a new taste of its zero-sugar offering.
The new flavors being added to the vitaminwater portfolio include coconut lime and raspberry dark chocolate.
Coca-Cola is launching three flavors of ready-to-drink iced coffees in collaboration with Dunkin’, including brownie batter donut, cake batter donut and coffee cake muffin.
The company’s Costa Coffee brand is now available in a ready-to-drink format, which comes in three flavors: signature blend, mocha and caramel.
For a limited time, Coca-Cola’s lemon-lime Sprite soda is available in Sprite lymonade strawberry, which has the signature lemon-lime flavor, as well as lemonade and strawberry.
Mars Wrigley’s Extra Gum brand added a limited-edition pink lemonade flavor to its portfolio, which will be available at retail starting in January 2023.
The M&M’S brand is expanding with the flavor’s first permanent coffee-flavored offering: caramel cold brew, which combines the robust flavor of coffee, with caramel and M&M’S milk chocolate.
Mars Wrigley’s Twix brand added a cookie dough flavor. The new flavor features a cookie dough-flavored layer that is sprinkled with chocolate cookie bits.
The company’s Milky Way brand is also adding a cookie dough flavor, which contains a cookie dough-flavored nougat.
Keurig Dr Pepper’s ASHOC Energy brand added the swirl pop flavor to its product lineup, which is a blend of cherry, orange and pineapple. It contains 200 mg of natural caffeine, and no added sugar.
Four new flavors are being added to ASHOC Energy’s Accelerator beverage, including rocket pop, peach paradise, berry lemonade and star berry.
Dr Pepper is adding a strawberries and cream flavor to its portfolio, which layers the classic Dr Pepper flavor with strawberry and finishes with a hint of cream.
Keurig Dr Pepper’s Sunkist soda is available in a strawberry watermelon lemonade variety.
Also adding a strawberry lemonade flavor to its portfolio is the company’s Xyience energy drink brand. The energy drink contains a blend of caffeine and L-Theanine to support energy and focus, according to the company.
PepsiCo’s Cheetos brand added a new flavor: flamin’ hot Thai chili fusion. The flavor contains notes of chili peppers, garlic, ginger and citrus.
PepsiCo added a new lemon-lime soda under the brand name Starry.
Conagra Brands’ Snack Packs are available in new co-branded options, including Cinnabon pudding, Fruity Pebbles pudding and Starburst pink gels.
Conagra’s David sunflower seed brand is partnering with Frank’s RedHot to debut spicy sunflower seeds, which will be available at retail in January 2023.
The Hershey Company’s Jolly Rancher Gummies brand added a sour lemonade stand line, which comes in sour strawberry lemonade, sour lime lemonade and sour cherry lemonade varieties.
The Twizzlers brand from the Hershey Co. is expanding with new gummy flavors including peach and cherry, grape and cherry and lemonade and cherry.
Apr
2023
Springtime flavors are making a return to shelves.
New spring sandwiches refresh menus.