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Nellson Nutraceutical triples in size through focus on nutrition segment, aggressive acquisition strategy

Nutrition bar maker has roots in confectionery industry.

September 10, 2018

Nellson Nutraceutical produces nutrition bars and functional powders for major brands and retailers across the United States and Canada - but it hasn't always been that way.

Investment firms to acquire Hearthside Food Solutions

Hearthside operates 25 manufacturing facilities across U.S., Europe.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

April 18, 2018

Charlesbank Capital Partners and Partners Group will acquire Hearthside Food Solutions from Goldman Sachs and Vestar Capital Partners.

WOLO WanderBars

WOLO WanderSnacks, Bell, Calif.

April 17, 2018

The WOLO WanderBar was developed with the needs of savvy travelers in mind.

KIND Protein Bars

KIND Healthy Snacks, New York City, N.Y.

April 4, 2018

In January KIND Healthy Snacks entered the protein bar category with the release of KIND Protein From Real Food Bars.

Nellson Nutraceutical opens 300,000-sq.-ft. bar plant in Ontario, Calif.

$70-million investment replaces Irwindale, Calif. plant; features R&D Collaboration Center.

Bernie Pacyniak

March 14, 2018

Anaheim, Calif.-based Nellson Nutraceutical, LLC, a leading North American formulator and manufacturer of branded and private-label nutritional bar and functional powder products, officially debuted its new $70-million nutrition bar manufacturing plant in Ontario, Calif. today.

New LARABAR varieties

General Mills, Minneapolis, Minn.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

February 9, 2018

General Mills has introduced four new varieties of LARABAR snack bars.

KIND bars can once again display "healthy" on its packaging

New snacking tag team: Mars, Inc. and KIND

Mars’ minority stake in KIND enables international expansion while retaining operational independence for founder Daniel Lubetzky.

Bernie Pacyniak

November 29, 2017

Looking to make a world a “KIND”er place, as well as provide the company with a powerful healthy snacking brand, Mars, Inc. announced a strategic partnership with KIND, a New York City-based manufacturer of healthy snack bars whose recipes include ingredients such as whole nuts, seeds, whole grains and pieces of fruit.

Report: Nutritional snack bar, shake category to reach $13.1 billion by 2021

Sector pulled in $8.8 billion in 2016.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

November 29, 2017

Less than half of the population consumes nutritional bars and shakes, leaving plenty of room in the category, a new report by Packaged Facts found.

Hearthside Foods to acquire snack bar division of Standard Candy Co.

Standard Candy to keep Goo Goo Clusters.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

October 27, 2017

Downers Grove, Ill.-based Hearthside Food Solutions will acquire Standard Functional Foods Group (SFFG), the privately-held snack bar division of Nashville, Tenn.-based Standard Candy Co., Hearthside announced Friday.