Consumables

NEW YORK — Health Warrior has introduced a new line of energy bars made with chia seeds.

New 100-calorie all natural chia energy bars are available in a peanut butter chocolate flavor and are designed to energize, rejuvenate muscles, stabilize blood sugar and aid intestinal regularity, among other benefits, Health Warrior said.

Health Warrior 100-calorie peanut butter chocolate chia bars retail for $15.99 per 10-bar box. The company's chia seeds product retails for $14.99 per 16-oz. bag.

ORRVILLE, Ohio — J.M. Smucker brand Hungry Jack has kicked off a new promotion that encourages consumers to be creative when making meals.


Gluten-free foods and beverages aren’t just for people with celiac disease anymore. A recent study from Packaged Facts reported “gluten-free foods and beverages have quickly transformed into a mainstream sensation, embraced by consumers out of necessity and as a personal choice toward achieving a healthier way to live.”


DENVER and MONTREAL — Molson Coors has expanded its leadership team, the brewing company announced Wednesday.

NEW YORK — A recent consumer survey released by AlixPartners found that a little more than half of all consumers (51%) identify a traditional grocery retailer as their point of destination when making a grocery trip. Such mass merchants as Walmart are capturing 30% of those trips, and the continued emphasis on fresh in the drug channel has drawn 5% of those trips into the mainstream pharmacy.

Dollar stores, another channel that has in the past few years made a significant push into food items, also draws 5% of all grocery trips.

NORTHFIELD, Ill. — Kraft Foods once again is on a mission to donate meals to Feeding America through the company's second annual hunger relief campaign.

Kraft, along with its brands, have commenced the second annual Huddle to Fight Hunger initiative, which encourages Americans to generate meal donations for Feeding America through several social media initiatives, including Facebook and Twitter. This year, Kraft is looking to donate 25 million meals, up 4 million meals from its 2010 efforts.

NORTHFIELD, Ill. — J.M. Smucker isn't the only company that has trimmed its coffee prices.

On week after the company announced its coffee price reduction, Kraft Foods reportedly is lowering its wholesale prices for such brands as Maxwell House by about 6%, according to an Associated Press report. The price reduction includes 20 cents per pound on roast and ground coffees and 2 cents per ounce on instant coffees.

NEW YORK — Energy drinks are still showing strong growth. A recent report from Beverage Marketing Corp. found that “energy drinks handily outperformed the overall beverage market,” although the segment remains a small component of the category.