Blue Bunny, a brand of Wells Enterprises, Le Mars, Iowa, launched Bunny Snacks. These bite-sized stickless ice cream bars are available in four flavors: salted caramel pretzel, chocolate vanilla twist, chocolate chip cookie and cookies ‘n cream.
As noted in the nondairy beverage article in our May issue, consumers are seeking functional and no-sugar-added options for beverages — and some juice segments are taking a hit in sales because of it. Sales are down in orange, apple and juice/drink smoothies segments, but ticking up in refrigerated lemonade, fruit drinks and vegetable juice blends.
Growing consumer demand for natural and clean-label products has sparked a movement in the food industry. Specialty and organic retailers are on the rise and mainstream retailers are putting more natural and organic products on the shelf.
Chobani’s mission has been clear from the start: make better food for more people. It emphasizes that just as much today as when the company was founded by chairman and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya in 2007.
New York-based siggi’s introduced 9% Triple Cream to its Icelandic-style yogurt line. The mother of the company’s founder used to make him plain skyr and whipped cream mixed with fruit when he was a child, which was the inspiration behind the recipe for Triple Cream.