Snack mixes and nuts have always been a popular snack because they have a "health halo," and are also usually available in on-the-go varieties. Over the past year, consumers have continued to search for better-for-you snack mixes, but at the same time, they're also looking for new and innovative flavors and varieties that are perhaps more exotic than previous incarnations, with touches of indulgence.

The chocolate covered chickpea line is made from Biena's signature Sea Salt Chickpeas dipped into delectable chocolate and caramel, creating a unique, healthy and indulgent snack.

Manufacturers look to clean-label, natural sweeteners to meet consumer demands while still maintaining functionality.

GeeFree, a fast-growing manufacturer of all-natural, frozen, gluten-free puff pastry products, is now catering to the food service industry with appetizers, raw pastry dough sheets, chicken pot pies, mini apple turnovers and its newly launched sandwich pockets.

Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP will be re-releasing its holiday flavors next month, in November.

Downers Grove, Ill.-based Hearthside Food Solutions will acquire Standard Functional Foods Group (SFFG), the privately-held snack bar division of Nashville, Tenn.-based Standard Candy Co., Hearthside announced Friday.

What do pizza slices, CeeLo Green and futuristic fuel pumps have in common? They were all at Chicago’s McCormick Place last week for the NACS Show, sponsored each year by what was once known as the National Association of Convenience Stores. (Now the association goes by NACS, the Association for Convenience and Fuel Retailing.)

Tastykake has developed Kake Chips, a new product that combines the crunch of a chip with the sweetness of cake.

Simply7's Quinoa Curls in all three flavors (Original, Farmhouse Cheddar, and Mesquite BBQ) launched in August 2017. SRP is $3.49 for a 3.5oz bag.

EnWave, based in Vancouver, Canada, offers technology and equipment to the snack industry that can help producers create interesting and new products.