Articles Tagged with ''healthy snacks''

One momentous evening in 2011, amidst the verdant hills of Italy’s Tuscany region, as Jerry M. Bello, Jr. and his wife Shannon sat down for a meal at a traditional osteria while on vacation, inspiration struck.

Naturally stable Omega-9 Canola Oil helps snack food manufacturers deliver better-for-you snacks consumers desire without compromising taste, quality or performance.

Formulating products with the ever-increasing demands of today’s marketplace is no easy task.

The new Real Butter Tastes Better line of microwave popcorn, which features Quinn Snacks' patented Pure Pop bag, is made with grass-fed clarified butter and absolutely no “flavorings.” 

Snack manufacturers are looking to build in healthfulness through the use of raw materials, including vegetables and fruit, as well as cleaner ingredient profiles with more protein and fiber.

It’s rare for a food product to check so many boxes in the minds of consumers that it becomes, essentially, universally beloved. But such is the case for snack and nutritional bars.

The Honey Fruit Bar uses a combination of raisin paste, honey, rolled oats and cookie flour to deliver a great tasting meal replacer with a health halo.

A versatile ingredient, nuts account for a rising share of new product launches in the ever evolving global snacks category.

At this month’s State-of-the-Industry Conference organized by the National Confectioners Association, several speakers reinforced the health and wellness trend as it applies to confections and snacks. At an early morning supplier member meeting featuring executives from Mondelez International, it became clear that this multinational’s focus rests on “well-being snacks.” 

If there’s one trend that touches nearly every area of the food industry—from formulation to marketing, from ingredients to finished products—it’s clean label.