Celebrating 20 years in business, with its latest cookbook hot out of the oven, Metropolitan Bakery, Philadelphia, delights in baking delicious breads and creating incredible pastries, popcorn and granola, among other foods.
Innovative, better-for-you ingredients, cleaner labels and smaller sizes hit a hole in one in today’s bar category, which is growing faster than Phil Mikelson’s swing.
Consider this: Some 59% of Americans report making changes to their diet to improve their health, and 69% are trying to lose or maintain their weight, according to a 2011 International Food Informational Council Foundation study. Nine out of 10 Americans, or about 88%, believe that fortified foods and foods with added benefits have at least some impact on overall health.
The TravelTime bar is said to be the first gourmet nutrition bar to contain Wellmune WGP, a natural ingredient derived from a proprietary strain of baker’s yeast that’s clinically proven to activate key immune cells.
Snackle Mouth is a granola nut clusters snack that’s made with simple ingredients such as organic blue agave as sweetener, low-glycemic index brown rice syrup, nuts and whole grains
An indulgent 80-calorie granola snack, Nature Valley granola thins are available in both dark chocolate and dark chocolate peanut butter. The thins are 100% natural, made with delicate, crispy toasted granola and dark chocolate. Aimed at convenience store retailers, General Mills says they offer incremental sales opportunities and build on the success of Nature Valley granola bars.
An indulgent 80-calorie granola snack, Nature Valley granola thins are available in both dark chocolate and dark chocolate peanut butter. The thins are 100% natural and are made with delicate, crispy toasted granola and dark chocolate.
Unlike the run-of-the-mill cookie product, this year’s items possess superstar qualities, including better-for-you ingredients and exotic flavorings.
June 1, 2011
When ball players want to move up in the system, they must showcase talent, raw skill and determination to be the best of the best at all times. When players in the cookie aisle aim to move up in the ranks, they must produce products that offer portion control, indulgence and a fabulous taste.