Kraft Foods says it recalled 3,000 cases of Planters Cocktail peanuts ‘to be on the safe side.’ The company says the peanuts, in 12-oz. canisters, may have come into contact with water that wasn’t cleared for food production purposes.
For Planters peanuts, sustainability has been a core part of the business for some time. To reduce its impact on the environment through packaging changes, the brand looks to a new plastic container to further its heritage of sustainability.
It’s already three months in to 2012, which means some of those New Year’s Resolutioners have already caved back into their old ways. The gym is less crowded, and diet plans are already becoming “so last year.”
The snack industry should plan on attending or exhibiting at SNAXPO 2012, March 16-19, in Phoenix at the Phoenix Convention Center. Hosted by the Snack Food Association, this exciting diamond anniversary (75th year) snack event will provide opportunities to network with snack food industry professionals from around the world, learn the latest and greatest trends and technologies and hear interesting speakers, such as former Arkansas governor and best-selling author, Mike Huckabee.
Company: Tropical Foods, Charlotte, N.C. Website: www.tropicalfoods.com Introduced: July Distribution: South, Southeast, Midwest Suggested Retail: $1.99-2.49 for a 2-oz. bag of cookies and a 4-oz. bag of honey roasted peanuts; $2.99-3.99 for a 4-oz. bag of Deluxe mixed nuts
Kraft Foods’ Planters brand is sponsoring creation of peanut-shaped community parks called ‘Planters Groves’ from vacant lots in four U.S. cities as part of a sustainability campaign in collaboration with the environmental organization Global Green.
Company: Kraft Foods, Inc., Northfield, Ill. Web site: www.planters.com Introduced: January Distribution: National Suggested Retail: $5.99 for a 9.25-oz. can
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