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Peanut Brittle Flavored Cups
The Hershey Co. is releasing the fi rst Reese’s brand holiday innovation: Reese’s Peanut Brittle Flavored Cups have peanut brittle-fl avored creme wrapped around crunchy peanut butter. They come in gift-wrapped-themed packaging. They are available nationwide for a limited time only in a 1.4-ounce big cup with a suggested retail price (SRP) of 89 cents; a 2.8-ounce king size with an SRP of $1.39; a 7.4-ounce bag of miniatures at an SRP of $2.99; and a nine-ounce bag of miniatures with an SRP of $3.49.
The Hershey Co.
www.thehersheycompany.com
Zero-Sugar Winter Spiced Cranberry Soda
The Coca-Cola Co.
www.coca-colacompany.com
Sprite is bringing back the Winter Spiced Cranberry fl avor nationwide, as well as introducing a new Zero Sugar option for the holiday drink. Sprite Winter Spiced Cranberry will be offered in 20-ounce or two-liter bottles, while Sprite Winter Spiced Cranberry Zero Sugar will be offered in two-liter bottles.
Zero-Sugar Pepper Mini Meat Sticks
Werner Gourmet Meat Snacks is expanding its topselling mini meat sticks line with the introduction of a new Zero Sugar Pepper Mini Meat Stick. These new sticks combine the Werner Pepper Smoked Meat Stick fl avor with a new zero-sugar formulation. Werner Mini Meat Sticks are a three-inch, twisted meat stick. The new product is available in a 10-ounce big bag packed in an eight-count shelf display case.
Werner Gourmet Meat Snacks
www.wernerjerky.com
On-Demand Cold-Brew Coffee
Ronnoco Beverage Solutions is launching the industry’s fi rst ondemand cold-brew coffee powered by its new brewing technology. Ronnoco’s rapid brewing process continuously pumps water through the coffee grounds, making readyto-drink cold-brew coffee in 60-75 minutes. A multitude of coffee fl avor add-ins and recipe cards will be available for customers to create their own unique cold-brew coffee blend. The products are anticipated to hit stores nationwide in 2022.
Ronnoco Beverage Solutions
www.ronnoco.com
Lime Flavor Returns
Mars Wrigley and Skittles brand announced that, after an absence of eight years, its infamous Lime flavor candies are returning to the rainbow permanently in Skittles Original packs. Original Flavor packs featuring Lime started popping up on shelves in October, with national rollout planned over the next few months. Both Original and Sour packs of Skittles will now contain Lime, joining Orange, Lemon, Grape and Strawberry. Fans can find Lime starting this fall across a variety of pack sizes including 1.8-ounce single packs and 3.6-ounce share size.
Mars Wrigley www.mars.com
Low-Carb, Low-Calorie Beer
Heineken USA’s Tecate brand announced its new premium beer, Tecate Alta. The Mexican import slim cans boast a sleek, refreshing design and offer drinkers a lowcarb, low-calorie option (2.4 grams of carbs and 85 calories). Inspired by the heights of the mountain of Cuchumá, in the borderland of Tecate, Baja California, Alta reflects Tecate’s Mexican-American pride and roots, matching it with a refreshing, high-quality taste and a light, clean finish. Tecate Alta is the lightest brew in the brand’s lineup of beers that includes Tecate Original, Tecate Light and Tecate Michelada.
Heineken USA
www.heinekenusa.com
Multigrain Sticks With Chocolate Hazelnut Dip
Nutella, The Original Hazelnut Spread, is introducing a new way to dip snacks with Nutella & GO! Multigrain, featuring the taste of Nutella on one side and hearty multigrain sticks with oat and blueberries on the other. Nutella & GO! Multigrain joins the growing lineup of Nutella & GO! offerings, which include breadsticks and pretzels. Nutella & GO! Multigrain is available in multipacks nationwide.
Ferrero
www.ferreronorthamerica.com
Ready-to-Serve Glazed Donuts
Rich Products introduced Fully Finished Glazed Donuts that are easy to handle, ready to serve and maintain fresh quality over an extended shelf life — 48 hours for yeast doughnuts and 72 hours for cake doughnuts. Available in tray packaging, the flavors include glazed yeast ring (48 per case), glazed cinnamon roll (32 per case), glazed apple fritter (32 per case) and plain cake ring (48 per case).
Rich’s Foodservice
www.richsfoodservice.com
Tiki-Inspired Mix Pack
Oskar Blues Brewery announced the release of the tiki-inspired CANspiracy Mix Pack, the brewery’s first mix pack to include both craft beer and craft hard seltzer. The adventurous 12-pack features two new beers, Lost Grog Tiki Wheat (7% ABV), which is fermented with coconut cream and apricot, and Can-O-Bliss Tiki IPA (7.2% ABV), which comes from a rotating series with blends of hops. Additionally, Wild Basin Hard Seltzer flavors Mango Mai Tai and Habanero Piña Colada are included. The CANspiracy Mix Pack is available nationwide.
Oskar Blues Brewery
www.oskarblues.com
Soft-Baked Take ON Classic Cookies
Nabisco is bringing back Cakesters in two varieties: the Original Oreo Cakesters and a new additional offering, Nutter Butter Cakesters. Cakesters are a soft-baked take on the classic cookies. The signature taste of Oreo and Nutter Butter is baked into each bite of soft cake and creme filling. Original Oreo Cakesters are made with smooth creme filling paired between two soft, chocolate-flavored snack cakes. Nutter Butter Cakesters are made with real peanut butter filling sandwiched between two soft snack cakes.
Snack Works
www.snackworks.com
Chocolate Hazelnut and Pumpkin Harvest Coffee
Red Diamond Coffee & Tea is expanding its seasonal limited-time offer (LTO) flavors with a brand-new Chocolate Hazelnut coffee. Operators now have the opportunity to offer customers two LTO coffees made by Red Diamond, including the trending fall staple, Pumpkin Harvest, in addition to the new Chocolate Hazelnut. The coffee flavors are available in 2.5-ounce fractional packs.
Hemp Gummies With Natural, Functional Ingredients
Utilizing HempFusion’s proprietary broad-spectrum hemp extract, the company’s new gummies feature natural functional ingredients. Its Elderberry CBD Immune Support Gummies include 10 milligrams of broad-spectrum CBD and 100 milligrams of elderberry extract. And its Summer Cherry Gummies are a sweet and tart flavor with 10 milligrams of HempFusion’s broad-spectrum CBD. HempFusion’s CBD gummies retail in 30-count package for $29.99 and six-count packages for $9.99. Single-count packages, priced at $3.49, will be available at c-stores. They contain no THC (tested to be less than .01%), are vegan and free of gluten, gelatin, as well as artificial colors, flavors and sweeteners.
HempFusion
www.hempfusion.com
Rainbow-Colored and Sour Gummies
Haribo is introducing two new varieties of gummies — Rainbow Worms and Z!NG Sour Kicks. Each Rainbow Worm has a five-color rainbow effect in a fun worm shape and features three flavors: Black Currant, Lemon and Strawberry. The new Z!NG Sour Kicks boast the classic punch of Haribo Z!NG with an undusted sour experience. The sneaker-shaped gummies will be in five popular sour flavors: Orange, Grape, Raspberry, Strawberry and Lemon. Haribo’s Rainbow Worms and Z!NG Sour Kicks are available in small, medium and large peg sizes.
Haribo
www.haribo.com
PIM Brands is introducing Welch’s Blueberry-Acai and Welch’s Mango-Peach Fruit ‘n Yogurt Snacks. Welch’s Fruit ‘n Yogurt Snacks are available nationwide in a range of packs and size formats, including 18-count boxes, eightcount boxes, 1.8-ounce tube packs and fourounce peg bags.
PIM Brands
www.pimbrands.com
Chocolate Porter Collaboration
D.G. Yuengling & Son announced the highly anticipated return of its beer collaboration with Hershey’s. The Yuengling Hershey’s Chocolate Porter is now available in bottles and on draft. At a 4.7% ABV, Yuengling Hershey’s Chocolate Porter combines Yuengling’s nearly 200-year-old Dark Brewed Porter recipe with the taste of Hershey’s chocolate. The limited-edition, seasonal beer uses Yuengling’s brewing expertise to blend Hershey’s chocolate with caramel and dark roasted malts for a smooth and rich chocolaty finish.
D.G. Yuengling & Son
www.yuengling.com
Holiday Tube Fan and Dispenser
CandyRific released its M&M’S brand Tube Fans and Magic Tube Dispensers for the holiday season. To use the M&M’S Magic Tube Dispenser, the customer must remove the top of the tube and fill it with M&M’S Milk Chocolate Candies. They then need to put the top back on, lift the lid and pull up. When pressed back down a candy will appear through a little circle. Each item contains one fun-size bag (0.46 ounces each) of M&M’S Milk Chocolate Candies. The suggested retail price of M&M’S Tube Fans is $5.99 and $2.99 for M&M’S Magic Tube Dispensers.
CandyRific
www.candyrific.com
