Fisher Nuts’ first-ever “My Fresh Twist” recipe contest invites consumers to submit original recipes using nuts. The grand prize winner will receive a trip for two to New York City and meet Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli.
Tim Quinn of Mars Chocolate North America will again chair the National Confectioners Association’s (NCA) 2014 Sweets & Snacks Expo, which will be held May 20-22 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.
With a growing line of acclaimed fruit and nut snacks, Seattle-based Sahale Snacks is recognized by Circle Up as one of today’s most innovative consumer brands.
Planters introduces former Saturday Night Live regular Bill Hader as the voice of Mr. Peanut through an integrated campaign featuring its new Planters NUT-rition Sustaining Energy Mix.
Kraft Foods Group says it’s splitting its grocery business into a unit for meals and desserts and a division for sauces, nuts, snacks and dressings. Since the new Kraft launched, the company has focused heavily on turbocharging its iconic brands, CEO Tony Vernon says. It will add two standalone business units to focus its brand-building work.
More than 100 years old, the famous Cracker Jack brand from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division has evolved for today's consumers with modern prizes, more peanuts and exciting new flavors joining the fold.
Sunland, which sells nuts and nut butters to large groceries and other food distributors, has expanded its recall to products under multiple brand names. Also, several popcorn flavors sold by Dale and Thomas and Popcorn, Indiana have been voluntarily recalled as a result of possible Listeria contamination.