KANSAS CITY — Even as dollar sales in the ready-to-eat cereal category inch ever closer to $10 billion there is a sense of urgency to arrest the slide in unit sales. In some ways, that has been accomplished. According to…
ERIE, COLO. — The National Honey Board has selected 12 brands for its Queen’s Choice Awards. The Queen’s Choice Awards recognizes new food and beverage products made with honey. Products were selected based on flavor, packaging, innovation, and the product’s positioning…
NEW YORK — The Italian coffee brand Caffè Borbone is officially making its US debut. Founded in 1997, Caffè Borbone markets a line of K-Cup and Nespresso compatible coffee pods, whole beans, ground coffee and instant drink mixes. The launch centers…
KANSAS CITY — The US sugar market appears in a state of flux amid uncertain supply (both domestic and global) and demand expectations for the 2023-24 marketing year that began Oct. 1. Prices remain historically high. The US Department of…
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ. — After the Icee brand’s success in Mexico, executives of J&J Snack Foods Corp. are planning to introduce other products to that country and other international markets. “Down in Mexico, our operation is really centered around Icee…
FREEHOLD, NJ. — Functional beverage brand NERD Focus has opened an equity crowdfunding round with a goal of raising $15,000 to $1.23 million at a $19.6 million valuation. The campaign is hosted on StartEngine, a crowdfunding platform. Billed as the “original…
CHICAGO — Consumer demand for nostalgic foods will be a significant driver for flavor and product development in 2024, according to the foodservice category market research firm Datassential. Identified as a key trend in the company’s annual FoodBytes trend report,…
SARASOTA, FLA. — Store-bought sorbet, as Nicole Cardone recalled it, was basically “really sweet… icy fruit juice,” a forgotten frozen dessert among “all the other options for craft ice cream” cropping up in supermarket freezer cases more than a decade ago. …
SAN DIEGO — The founder and chief executive officer of CaliBagels, a brand of bagels and bagel chips, has launched an online marketplace connecting consumer packaged goods companies with freelance and fractional experts across a range of skillsets. Phil Gorman said…
KANSAS CITY — Formulators know to choose ingredients that provide the desired texture and flavor in gluten-free products. They also may consider ingredients consumers know about and view favorably. Consumers are familiar with oats and quinoa, both gluten-free grains, along…
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