Just Born, the maker of Mike and Ike brand candies, has introduced new flavors to its Berry Blast variety: Strawberry, Peach Berry, Wild Berry, Blueberry and Blue Raspberry. Designed to tantalize consumers with great-tasting berry fruit taste, Mike And Ike Berry Blast will be available in March 2009. Mike and Ike Berry Blast fruit-flavored chewy…
Roll the Drum Slowly
Drum, a division of Republic Tobacco, introduces four new unique tobacco blends from around the globe. The new blends include: Perique, native to New Orleans, is cured in hickory barrels and pressed with oak blocks for a rich and spicy taste; Latakia, originally grown on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, this blend is cured…
The Flex Revolution
Pan-Oston, a subsidiary of Houchens Industries, is rolling out a revolutionary new convenience store merchandising innovation, the C-Flex counter system. C-Flex is a patented design that uses a tubular steel skeletal frame so the units are created as ‘integrated systems’ and not as adjoining cabinets like traditional modular counter units. C-Flex’s design supports virtually any…
Cheese Champion
Next Generation Organic Dairy announced the addition of probiotic cheese sticks to their current line of dairy products. The cheese is formulated with the immune boosting probiotic GanedenBC30 (Bacillus coagulans GBI30, 6086), which overcomes the shortcomings of other probiotics by withstanding food manufacturing, extreme temperatures, and product shelf life. The cheese sticks are the perfect snack…
Costa Rican Coffee
Boyd Coffee Co. introduces Limited Edition Q-Certified Estate Costa Rican, a seasonal single-origin coffee from the Santa Anita Estate near Naranjo in Costa Rica. The medium roast coffee has a unique piquant and caramelly flavor and is available in 3.75- and 7- and 12-ounce packages. Harvested from one of the world’s premier coffee growing regions,…
Sour Burst
In January 2009, consumers can “plug into the sour source” with new Starburst Sour Gummibursts. As the only liquid-filled gummi candy with an intense burst of sour flavor, Starburst Sour Gummibursts will be a hit, based on recent IRI data: Sour is a leading segment in the sugar category, and Gummi was the fastest growing…
Stick with Something Good
Made with an exclusive patented formula, Crisco Professional Pan Release Spray is developed to produce less foam and offer more complete and consistent surface coverage and better overall performance. Available in 14- and 21-ounce sizes to fit any foodservice operation need, Crisco Professional Pan Release Spray has been awarded the American Culinary Federation (ACF) Seal…
Functional Fiber Water
Vitamin + Fiber Water is America’s first functional beverage to include both essential vitamins and fiber. Available in six delicious flavors: Guava Groove, OrangeUHappy, Mellow Mango, Pomehydrate, Lychee Luv, and Peach Ecstasy, the water contains Vitamin C and several important B vitamins, all of which enhance and boosts an individual’s immune system. Vitamin C is…
Have a Cigar
General Tobacco (GT) announced the launch of the new Vaquero Filtered Cigars 100’s Box. The Vaquero Filtered Cigars are the latest addition to GT’s product line catalog and will be available in a variety of flavors, such as Natural, Lights, Vanilla, Menthol, Peach, Cherry and Wildberry. Vaquero Filtered Cigars 100’s Box joins the other successful…
Energy Boost
The trend-setting, off-the-charts energy drinks from Monster will command more real estate on c-store shelves with the introduction of five exciting new products further enhancing the already diverse Java Monster energy drink lineup. The new beverages include: Lo-Ball, Nut-Up, Irish Blend, Russian and Chai Hai, Monster’s first tea-based energy drink. “Everybody at Monster Energy knew…