The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Mondelez International has launched Sour Patch Kids Chews, a sweet-to-sour candy utilising individual wrapping to target the Gen Z gaming demographic and solve the sticky fingers pain point.

SharkNinja has launched the Ninja SLUSHi Twist, utilising dual-vessel technology to capture the premium home entertaining market and capitalise on the viral at-home frozen drink trend.

Novus Foods has launched Winky Protein Pudding, a clean-label functional dessert targeting GLP-1 demographics with ten grams of protein per serving to drive high-margin chilled dairy volume.

B-SIDES has secured five hundred thousand dollars in seed funding to expand its upcycled snack puff footprint to over fifteen hundred retail doors and begin vertical supply chain integration.

Ajinomoto Foods North America has expanded its frozen portfolio with two new premium Japanese dumpling SKUs, utilising high-protein, clean-label formats to target the convenience retail market.

Rao's Homemade has expanded its premium Italian sauce portfolio with two new mascarpone-infused creamy tomato SKUs, leveraging authentic regional ingredients to capture high-growth retail markets.