Hormel Foods Corp., Austin, Minn., expanded its Hormel Natural Choice brand to include four new all-natural deli meat snacks, paired with cheddar or pepper jack cheese and a dark-chocolate confection.
Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Oviedo, Fla., partnered with Litehouse Foods, Sandpoint, Idaho, to develop a new limited-edition Dandy Celery and Blue Cheese Snack Cup.
Revolution Foods, Oakland, Calif., launched In a Cup!, what is said to be the first healthy, convenient, kid-friendly, noodle-based meal available in the refrigerated lunchbox section.
For the past few years, consumers have been giving frozen snacks the cold shoulder. Until the cold food industry transformed the coveted snacking occasion into an all-day affair.
Although an average of 85% of restaurants, fine dining and quick-service restaurants offer appetizers on their menus, nearly 35% of consumers eat appetizers at home, according to a report produced by Datassential.