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2 0 SNACKING NEWS April 2019 KIND's Bars Feature Nut Butters KIND Healthy Snacks has entered the Nut Butter Bar category with the release of KIND Nut Butter Filled Snack Bars. Like all KIND ® snacks, these bars were created in a way that is consistent with the KIND Promise – the first and predominant ingredient in all KIND's snacks will al- ways be a nutrient-dense food. KIND Nut Butter Filled Snack Bars deliver on this promise, are made with rec- ognizable ingredients, and contain no artificial flavors, colors of preservatives. KIND Nut Butter Filled Snack Bars have 100 percent whole grains on the outside and a creamy nut butter center, topped with crushed nuts and a chocolatey driz- zle. They are available at www.kind- snacks.com and retailers nationwide in the following flavors: Chocolate Peanut Butter and Honey Almond Butter. Since 2004, KIND has been on a mis- sion to make the world a little kinder one snack and act at a time. KIND was born out of its founder's desire to create a snack that was healthy and tasty, wholesome and convenient. What began as a line of pre- mium Fruit & Nut bars sparked the creation of a new healthier snacking category. Today, KIND has a family of more than 70 snacks that offer solu- tions for a variety of oc- casions. Its recipes use nutrient- dense, premium ingredi- ents like nuts, seeds, whole grains and fruit, which are recom- mended for a healthy diet. All snacks are gluten-free, do not contain genetically en- gineered ingredients and are not sweet- ened with sugar alcohols or artificial sweeteners. KIND Healthy Snacks 855.884.5463 www.kindsnacks.com Booze House Sweets for Cocktail Enthusiasts Booze Hound is a curated collection of boozy sweets and snacks for the beer and cocktail enthusiast. Dark Chocolate Bourbon Caramels with Smoked Salt: a bourbon-flavored caramel enrobed in dark chocolate topped with smoked salt; Bourbon Bites: a barrel-aged bourbon-flavored center sur- rounded by dark chocolate; Bourbon Caramels: bour- bon-flavored caramel with a smooth, buttery texture; Whiskey Old Fashioned Truffles: dark chocolate with flavors of the classic cocktail favorite; Bourbon Booze Bombs: salted caramel bourbon-fla- vored popcorn drizzled with bourbon caramel and dark chocolate; and Bourbon Nut Brittle: crunchy and buttery hand-crafted nut brittle fla- vored with barrel-aged bour- bon. DesignPac www.designpac.com Mia Dolci Crispy Shortbread Cookies PARTNERS ® , A Tasteful Choice Company, has introduced Mia Dolci Crispy Short- bread Cookies — a lighter and crispier in- dulgence than traditional shortbread. They're available in Chocolate Swirl, Lightly Lemon, Cinnamon Spice and sea- sonal Pumpkin Spice. They have no artifi- cial sweeteners, no high fructose corn syrup, no hydrogenated oils, and no artifi- cial flavors or preservatives. They're made with real, honest ingre- dients like fresh lemon juice, lemon zest and real butter. They're also low in sugar, with just 7 grams per four- to-five cookie serving. Partners Crackers www.partnerscrackers.com Formaggio Brand Artisan Wraps Formaggio Brand is responding to con- sumer demand with expansions to its line of Artisan Wraps, deli-style meats wrapped around sticks of Formaggio's award-winning silky fresh mozzarella. This product was initially presented as a 22- ounce tray offering three kinds of meats: prosciutto, pepperoni and soppressata. Since then, demand has grown for differ- ent meats and a greater variety of package sizes. Formaggio brand has answered that demand by offering two new sizes: an 18- ounce version of the larger variety tray and also smaller grab-and-go 5-ounce and 6-ounce trays (de- pending on flavor) which feature just one individual kind of deli meat. The meat choices have grown as well and now additionally feature Hard Salami, Genoa Salami and Chorizo. Formaggio Brand www.formaggiocheese.com Cheese Straws from J&M Foods J&M Foods proudly continues its family tradition and passion for good food by providing customers with the best tasting cheese straws and cookies in the market. In keeping with a 100-year-old family recipe that inspired its great-tasting Origi- nal Cheese Straws, J&M Foods is commit- ted to maintaining its heritage of providing great products made from the finest ingre- dients available. J&M Foods currently of- fers 21 products as well as additional s e a s o n a l offerings, and all p r o d u c t s are trans- fat free and baked with care. J&M Foods 800.264.2278 www.janis-melanie.com Snack Options from Glacier Ridge Farms Dairyfood USA is taking full advantage of anticipated sales growth in the snack food category by launching a new product line of snacks under its Glacier Ridge Farms brand. Dip into deliciousness with two new Grab n' Go snack- pack varieties, including Smoked Gouda and Ched- dar Cheese spreads paired with pretzel chips. The smooth, creamy spread is conveniently packaged and shelf stable up to six months. Made with 100 percent natural cheese, 7 grams of protein with only 220 calories, Glacier Ridge Farms Grab n' Go satisfies the needs of active consumers by providing a savory, convenient to eat, healthier snack option. The "Sweet and Savory Snacks Market: Global Industry Analysis, Trends, Market Size and Forecasts up to 2024" predicts the snack market to grow with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 6.17 per- cent over the forecasted period of 2016-2024. The global market size of snacks was worth USD 114.0 billion and it is pro- jected to reach to USD 219.6 billion in 2024. The growth in this mar- ket is primarily driven by factors such as changing lifestyles of con- sumers worldwide, increasing snacking and new product launches, among others. Dairyfood USA 608.437.5598 www.dairyfoodusa.com Jasper Specialty Foods, Jake's Nut Roasters Brand The Jake's Nut Roasters brand was in- spired by Jake Jasper, a fourth-genera- tion member of the Jasper Family, who is proud to continue the farming traditions of his great-grandfather, passed down for over 70 years. The Jake's Nut Roasters line of specialty almond products are the perfect pairing of bold new flavors and tradi- tional, handcrafted pro- duction. Roasted in small batches to deliver the highest quality, Jake's Califor- nia grown almonds deliver an irresistible crunch along with a delicious taste. Plus, with flavors like Maple, Bleu Cheese Cracked Pepper, Bloody Mary, and Fire Roasted Hatch Chile, Jake offers some- thing for everyone, "Straight from Jake's Orchard to you." Jake's Nut Roasters is one of the excit- ing new brands under Jasper Specialty Foods, a multi-generational, family-run op- eration headquartered in Newman, Califor- nia specializing in the production of unique almond related food snacks, confections, and other treats for the spe- cialty food market. "From Farm to Market" is a slogan often used to epitomize the philosophy of the company in that, first and foremost, the people at Jasper Specialty Foods are farmers seeking to grow and produce the finest almonds in the world by controlling every aspect of the process including planting, farming, har- vesting, processing, packaging, sales and distribution. For more information, visit Booth #894 at the Sweets & Snacks Expo. Jake's Nut Roasters 800.255.1641 www.jakesnutroasters.com www.jasperspecialtyfoods.com