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Cold Food Snacking

¡Yo Quiero! offers avocado cream cheese spreads to refrigerated shelves across the U.S.

July 15, 2022

The company’s line of avocado cream cheese spreads are available in jalepeno popper, bacon cheddar ranch, spinach bacon and spinach artichoke flavors.

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Dietz & Watson debuts deli snack packs in 4 varieties

June 29, 2022

Dietz & Watson has launched Dietz & Dats: a line of four grab-and-go snack packs filled with items like cashews, almonds, dried cranberries and mangoes paired with Dietz & Watson meats and artisan cheeses.

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Mergers and Acquisitions

J&J Snack Foods to acquire Dippin' Dots for $222 million

May 19, 2022

J&J adds to its portfolio of products by acquiring the cryogenically frozen beaded ice cream maker, which also includes SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE, Minute Maid frozen ices, Sour Patch Kids ice pops, and more.

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Atkins launches 2 new snack bars and RTD protein shake

April 25, 2022

The Atkins brand has launched two new snack bars—in Chocolate Chip Cheesecake and Strawberry Shortcake flavors—and an Iced Chai Latte RTD protein shake.

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Protein Bars

Quest debuts mini protein bars in 2 flavors

April 25, 2022

Quest has launched mini versions of its flagship protein bars in Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Cookies & Cream flavors.

Every Body Eat expands into Whole Foods Market

Plant-based snack thins have 0g sugar

April 25, 2022

Every Body Eat, a women and minority-owned snack company, has expanded to Whole Foods Market nationwide.

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Pizza Snacks

Nestle's DiGiorno brand launches Stuffed Pizza Bites in 4 flavors

April 5, 2022

DiGiorno has launched Stuffed Pizza Bites—snack-sized rolls of its flagship pizza made with 100% real cheese.

Hostess Brands snack foods include Donettes, Twinkies, CupCakes and Ding Dongs, as well as Voortman cookies and wafers

Plant Openings

Hostess Brands to open state-of-the-art bakery in Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Operational in 2023, the facility will bring 150 new jobs to the community

March 7, 2022

Hostess Brands Inc., a sweet snacks company, will convert an idled factory in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, into a state-of-the-art bakery. The bakery is expected to be operational in the second half of 2023 and bring approximately 150 new jobs to the community over the next three years.

Food Packaging

Nature Valley switches to recyclable wrappers

Kristen Kazarian

March 31, 2021

Snack bar company Nature Valley™ has launched the first plastic film wrapper designated as Store Drop-Off recyclable by How2Recycle® with its Crunchy granola bar.

Seasoning Systems Can Apply Cannabinoids with Care

Applied with Care: Seasoning systems multitask by offering gentle methods for topical application of cannabis to food products.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

August 17, 2020

Developers of seasoning systems say they're ready to serve manufacturers seeking to apply cannabis topically and evenly without breaking apart the base product.