Oser Communications Group

Snacking News June 2018

Issue link: http://osercommunicationsgroup.uberflip.com/i/981116

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 11 of 23

S A V O R Y 1 2 SNACKING NEWS June 2018 SNACKING NEWS SNACKING NEWS Pão de Queijo Pão de Queijo is a Brazilian cheese bread from Forno de Mina, a 28 year-old Brazilian food company. It's made from a recipe created by "Dona" Dalva, who launched the family-owned company in 1990. She still runs Forno de Minas with her children. Versatile, free of gluten and yeast, and easy to prepare, Pão de Queijo can be used in recipes, enjoyed as a snack or offered as a side dish to complement a meal. It's sold from the freezer case and requires only a five-minute warm-up at home. Retail price is $3.49 to $3.99, and it's currently being offered in more than 2,500 stores across the U.S. Forno de Mina www.fornodeminas.com Cheese Fusions from Norseland With four varieties, ranging from spicy to smoky to savory, Cheese Fusions™ offers a flavor for every cheese lover. Cheese Fusions are made with 100 percent real cheese packaged in 2- ounce pouches for on-the-go snacking. Cheese Fusions are also a creative topping for dishes that need some extra flair. These delicious portable snacks are packed with flavor and wholesome fuel for a busy lifestyle. The sug- gested retail price for the 2-ounce serving is $1.89, and Cheese Fusions are available in an 8- pack display-ready case. Norseland, Inc. www.norseland.com New Vegetable Chips from Bare Snacks Bare Snacks ® , creator of Snacks Gone Simple ® , is introducing three new crave-ably crunchy veg- etable chip lines. The brand's new Carrot, Sweet Potato and Beet Chips are made from fresh veg- etables that are simply sliced and baked, never fried. There's no added oil and nothing artificial – just the wholesome goodness of the vegetables in a crunchy chip. The new chips deliver an easy and delicious way for anyone to get more whole veg- etables into their diet every day. Bare Beet, Carrot and Sweet Potato Chips will be available in six savory flavors. Bare Snacks 509.554.5550 www.baresnacks.com ParmCrisps Launches ParmCrisps Trios Snack Packs ParmCrisps has introduced ParmCrisps Trios, a shelf-stable, protein-rich blend of sweet dried fruit, crunchy nuts and seeds, and crispy ParmCrisps. This on-the-go snack is made for the new, Millennial consumer who looks for convenient, sa- tiating food options that align with their "snack more, eat less meals" approach to eating. ParmCrisps Trios come in three flavors: Original, Mediterranean and Tropical. According to Mintel data, three out of four Americans seek more protein but are consciously trying to avoid meat for a health- ier diet. ParmCrisps Trios, the first vegetarian, shelf-stable snack of its kind, contain 13g of protein and are made without any artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. "ParmCrisps are a great snack on their own but supplementing them with fruit, nuts and seeds make them the perfect combination of sweet and savory for a satisfying mid-day snack craving without all the sugar or long ingredient list of other snack packs," says Sam Kestenbaum, President of That's How We Roll, LLC, ParmCrisps' parent company. "It's like having a premium cheese plate you can carry in your pocket." ParmCrisps Trios will be available at various retailers nationwide. Each 1.8 ounce pack has a suggested retail price of $3.99. ParmCrisps www.parmcrisps.com Lantana Foods Delivers Hummus for Breakfast With its first hummus launched in just 2011, Lantana Hummus has become one of the top brands in the category by turning the whole definition of the product on its head. Everyone knows what hummus is, but for those who need a dictionary definition, Merriam-Webster provides one. By that definition, hummus is "a paste of pureed chickpeas usually mixed with sesame oil or sesame paste and eaten as a dip or sandwich spread." Eight creations offer bright colors, bold flavors and certifications that appeal to health-conscious consumers. Sriracha Carrot is a top seller that offers the color and sweetness of carrots and the zing of sriracha in a white bean hummus that's topped with sunflower seeds and dried apricots. White Bean Hummus has a topping of pine nuts and herbs, and Cucumber is a hummus made from white beans and edamame and topped with cu- cumber and dill. The three newest flavors, launching this year, are Hatch Chile, Cauli- flower, and Strawberry. They each start with a white bean hummus base. Hatch Chile is made with New Mexico Hatch chiles and topped with diced green chiles. The Cauliflower Hummus offers cauliflower blended in the hummus and pickled carrots, cauliflower bits and caramelized onions as a topping. Strawberry Hummus uses basil for an herbal counterbalance to its sweetness and a topping of straw- berries, basil and balsamic vinegar. Following the success of Strawberry, Lantana Hummus is rolling out other fruit-forward hummus concoctions with white bean bases this summer, with their launch at the International Dairy Deli Bak- ery Association show in June. Blueberry hummus is made with white bean hummus topped with hi- biscus, mint and dried blueberries. Cherry has sweet cherries and a topping of sweet and smoked cherries and sunflower seeds. Mango includes cilantro in the base and a topping of chile lime mango and pineapple. All of the Lantana Hummus products are gluten free and vegan friendly, and most are non-GMO. The 10-ounce tubs retails for around $4.49. Lantana Foods 844.907.7626 www.lantanafoods.com. New B.O.S.S. Raw Superfood Bars Gain Distribution Raw superfood bars from B.O.S.S. Food Co. ® have quickly gained distribution, representation and retail placement. The cold-pressed plant-based bars are certified gluten free and paleo, and are distributed by UNFI of Providence, R.I., through its UNFI Next program, said Andrea Spirov, B.O.S.S. founder and CEO. The bars combine ingredients that research indicates have nu- tritional properties, including aronia berries, noni fruit, maqui berries and raw cacao powder. The bars include Move for post-workout recovery and energy; Think with brain-boosting superfoods; Smile for mood, calmness and sleep regulation; Restore, to promote immune support; and Dazzle to promote beautiful hair, skin and nails. B.O.S.S. Bars are free from allergens including soy, dairy, grains, peanuts and sugar alcohols. Suggested retail price for the 1.7-ounce bars is $3.99. B.O.S.S. 800.344.8584 www.bossfoodco.com Soom Foods Offers a Smoother Tahini Soom Foods really started with a question about why the tahini that Shelby Zitelman tasted in Israel was so much better than the tahini she'd tasted in the United States. Today, she and her two sisters are answering that ques- tion by bringing their own brand of tahini pressed and manufactured in Israel so that Americans can taste the difference for themselves. Soom Foods offers two products to the American mar- ket. Its Tahini is the traditional paste made from roasted and pressed sesame seeds that's one of the main ingre- dients in traditional hummus. Its Chocolate Tahini is a di- rect competitor with spreads made with cocoa and nut butter. Zitelman is the oldest of three sisters, and she had the chance to taste the tahini that Israelis were eating when she went to Israel to visit her middle sister, who was living in Israel and dating a man who sold tahini. He introduced the product to her. "I had never had tahini quite like this," she said. "I wanted to know why it was so good and why it tasted like peanut butter." She discovered that the tahini she was enjoying was made from a particular variety of white sesame seed grown in Ethiopia and processed in Israel. "Like coffee, the seeds can have a very different effect depending on the varietal," she said. These particular seeds could be ground into a very smooth paste with no bitter flavor. Their two products are made and packaged in Israel from sesame sourced in Ethiopia. The tahini is then shipped from Israel to the U.S., where the company is headquartered in North Philadelphia. Soom Foods Tahini is sold in 11-ounce jars that retail for $6.99. Soom Foods 267.457.3613 www.soomfoods.com

Articles in this issue

Links on this page

view archives of Oser Communications Group - Snacking News June 2018