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Chillo Foods launches line of snack products

The offerings include premium nuts and chocolate-covered nibbles in on-the-go cans.




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Planters introduces Nut Duos snack nuts line

Each pouch combines two nut types coated with seasoning blends.




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Planters adds Salt & Vinegar to flavored cashews portfolio

The Planters brand aims to redefine the snacking experience with the introduction of its latest flavored cashews.




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Absurd Snacks releases Nut-Free Snack Mixes

Absurd Snacks, founded by Grace Mittl and Eli Bank, has launched their Nut-Free Snack Mixes in response to wanting to make snacking together easier, despite food allergies.




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Blue Diamond reveals LTO Ranch Flavored Almonds

Recent research found 70% of ranch usage occurs outside the salad bowl, presenting an opportunity to introduce a flavor that consumers are craving across all food varieties.




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Daily Crunch brings BFY nut snacks to Target stores

Positioned in the better-for-you snack set, Daily Crunch's expansion into Target marks a significant milestone for the brand.




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Chex Mix debuts Buffalo Sandwich Remix flavor

Each bag includes uniquely flavored pieces like Spices & Herb Chex, Ranch Flavored Wing Puff, Toasted Breadstick, and Buffalo Sauce Chex. 




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Nature's Garden expands Yoggies line

Yoggies are real fruit pieces coated in creamy yogurt and infused with two billion live probiotic cultures via a patented microencapsulation system.




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Sugar Plum releases dried fruit and nut tray

The tray includes seven snack options including dates, apricots, kiwi, cashews, almonds, peaches, and apples.




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Kar's Nuts debuts M&M's co-branded trail mix line

Kar's Caramel 'N Chocolate with M&M's and Kar's Favorites Mix with M&M's are now available nationwide.




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SkinnyDipped welcomes new Salty + Sweet line

Salty + Sweet is available in three flavors: Vanilla Crunch Almonds, Maple Crunch Almonds, and Cinnamon Crunch Cashews.




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Dixie Grace's Boiled Peanuts makes its debut

Boiled peanuts, a protein-rich snack popular in the South, delivers layered flavor with just four simple ingredients: peanuts, salt, water, and lemon. 




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Planters to launch Special Reserve peanuts

The limited-edition peanuts are specially grown and hand-cooked.




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Wonderful Pistachios debuts No Shells Sweet Cinnamon

The sweet, spicy nuts are hitting shelves ahead of the fall and winter holidays.




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Chopin, Sugarfina release martini-inspired candies

The Chopin x Sugarfina Martini Collection has been one of Sugarfina's most successful partnerships to date.





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Nuts.com launches line of gifting options

The boxes include snacks like chocolate-covered almonds and truffles, plus "treat yourself" gifts like a body scrub and candles.




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MGP Ingredients hires baking application scientist

As baking application scientist, Sarah Gutkowski’s duties will include developing formulations with MGP’s protein and starches for customer applications.




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Guar gum & shortening replacement

Pizzey Ingredients says its BlendPūr Flax provides bakers with a way to lower ingredient costs, while adding nutrition to products and cleaning up product labels.




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Pre-gelatinized starch

Grain Processing Corp.’s INSCOSITY modified pre-gelatinized food starch improves moisture retention and shelf life in baked goods.




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ADM completes Eaststarch acquisition

The acquisition will enable Archer Daniels Midland to continue to diversity its global footprint.




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MGP names regional manager for ingredients sales

Bruce Gubser joins the Kansas-based supplier of premium distilled spirits and specialty wheat proteins and starches as east central regional sales manager for ingredients.




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MGP celebrates 75th anniversary

The Kansas-based supplier of premium distilled spirits and specialty wheat proteins and starches will hold celebratory observances throughout 2016 tied to the theme ‘75 Years Strong.’




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Clean-label hydrocolloids

TIC Gums now offers clean-label texture and stabilization options for food manufacturers looking to meet specific labeling requirements.




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Consumer trends continue to drive innovation in the tortilla industry

Consumer trends continue to spur tortilla and tortilla chip manufacturers to create products that are better-for-you, innovative, versatile and flavorful.




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Functional ingredients for snack and bakery challenges

During research and development, bakers and snack producers face formulation hurdles on a daily basis. Luckily, functional ingredients like fats, oils, dough conditioners and egg replacers can help them solve a host of common challenges.




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Ingredion PRECISA Crisp functional starch texturizers

Ingredion Incorporated, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, announced six additions to its PRECISA Crisp line of functional starch texturizers for the snack industry. 




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Functional ingredients provide benefits, solve clean-label challenges

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




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Tate & Lyle CLARIA Instant Functional Clean Label Starches

Tate & Lyle PLC, a leading global provider of food ingredients and solutions, has announced a further expansion of its line of CLARIA Functional Clean-Label Starches with the introduction of two new instant starch products: CLARIA Instant 340 and 360.




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Ingredion Non-GMO Project Verified ingredients

Ingredion Incorporated has announced 17 additions to its broad list of approved Non-GMO Project Verified ingredient solutions.




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Cargill SimPure functional native starches

In response to growing consumer demand for simple, familiar ingredients, Cargill is launching a portfolio of functional native starches under the new SimPure brand. 




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Tate & Lyle Non-GMO Project Verified starches, including CLARIA clean-label starches

Tate & Lyle PLC has achieved Non-GMO Project verification for 18 starch ingredients, including the entire line of CLARIA Functional Clean-Label Starches.




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Functional ingredients provide multiple benefits to snacks and baked goods

Fats, oils, starches, fiber, dough conditioners and texturizers all serve critical functional roles in snacks and baked goods, particularly maintaining the quality of the product throughout the desired shelf life. As consumers demand cleaner labels, more health-and-wellness benefits and better sustainability, product developers face a wide range of functional ingredient challenges.




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Healthy nuts, seeds and inclusions don’t compromise on taste

Nuts, seeds and other inclusions add new dimensions of color, appearance, texture, nutrition, flavor and more to an increasing range of snack and bakery products. Nut and seed consumption has continued to increase over the past several years. One of the contributing factors to the growth is consumer awareness and interest in plant-based foods.




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Cargill's Red Seaweed Promise designed to improve producers’ prosperity and conserve the environment

To help ensure a long-term sustainable red seaweed supply chain, Cargill has launched the Red Seaweed Promise.




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Expanding solutions for clean label snack and bakery R&D

Buckle up. The top trend driving innovation in the snack and bakery industries has no formal definition, isn't regulated, and is shifting all of the time. Yes, clean label demands are touching every facet of the food industry, from formulation to packaging and marketing, and everything in between.




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Tate & Lyle CLARIA EVERLAST line of clean label starches for freeze/thaw stability

Tate & Lyle, a global provider of food and beverage ingredients and solutions, has announced the most recent addition to its line of CLARIA Clean Label Starches with the introduction of CLARIA EVERLAST.




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Alland & Robert introduces organic karaya gum to the food industry

As a natural gum coming from wild trees, Karaya gum is a natural and vegetal ingredient that can be used for many food and pharmaceutical applications.




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BENEO launches first-ever instant functional rice starch for clean-label applications

BENEO, a manufacturer of functional ingredients, has announced the launch of its new precooked functional native rice starch, Remypure S52 P.




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AKFP Organic Native Tapioca Starch

American Key Food Products (AKFP) has launched its Organic Native Tapioca Starch, adding a versatile, clean-label ingredient to its portfolio of specialized cassava-based and organic offerings.




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Stabilizer solutions deliver cleaner labels and healthier alternatives

Stabilizers such as thickeners, hydrocolloids, gums, and starches are a category of ingredients that many are probably not familiar with, yet they help create the desired texture, mouthfeel, and sensory characteristics of the product.




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Ingredion gets closer to texturizer capacity expansion

When wrapped, the expansion will boost the company's global modified and clean label specialty starches capacity.




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AKFP debuts native waxy tapioca starch

Sourced from American Key Food Products' (AKFP) Asian production partner, native waxy tapioca starch is high in amylopectin, that possesses a combination of functionalities which make it an effective stabilizer, thickener, and emulsifier.




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State of the Industry: Big wheels

Despite competition from a variety of sources, frozen pizza manufacturers see themselves giving rivals a run for consumers’ money.




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Nestle announces New Product Technology Center in Ohio

Nestle S.A. is adding a Product Technology Center to its R&D facility in Solon, Ohio. The $53 million facility will focus on frozen and chilled foods.




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Exploring ethnic flavors

Consumers longing to take a trip around the world can do so just by stepping into their local grocery store.




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Schwan Food Co. names Dimitrios Smyrnios CEO

Effective immediately, Dimitrios Smyrnios succeeds Gregory Flack as CEO of The Schwan Food Co.




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Nestle to move U.S. pizza business to Ohio

Nestle USA plans to completely relocate its Northbrook, Ill.-based Nestle Pizza Division to Solon, Ohio, by mid-2014. The company’s pizza brands include DIGIORNO, California Pizza Kitchen, Tombstone and Jack’s.




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Tyson Foods acquires Bosco’s Pizza Co. assets

Tyson Foods, one of the world’s largest beef, chicken and pork processors and marketers, acquires the assets of Michigan pizza manufacturer Bosco’s Pizza Co.




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Gluten-free pizza is gaining

Gluten-free pizza now appears on 38% of menus offering gluten-free items. Pizza is the leading gluten-free dish, after salad, across all menus and all meal parts, according to Food Genius' research.




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Thinking outside of the pizza box

To pizza and flatbread manufacturers, the secret to a great product goes way beyond the sauce. So what are the trends?