Consumables

ORANGE, Conn. — Pez Candy is giving fans more reasons to love its confections with the U.S. launch of two new flavor blends.

Pez said the strawberry-vanilla and raspberry-lemon combinations join its lineup of assorted fruit flavors. The new flavors will be part of a 10-pack bonus candy SKU and then will be packaged with the regular assortments, the company said.

PLANO, Texas — Frito-Lay fans really "like" the brand.

The PepsiCo division said that its growing Facebook fan base has helped it garner the Guinness World Record title for "Most Fans on Facebook in 24 Hours," with nearly 1.6 million "likes" in one day, which occurred April 11.

To celebrate this achievement, Frito-Lay is giving away a coupon for a free bag of chips on its Facebook page to the first 24,000 consumers that "like" Frito-Lay, starting on April 29 at 2 p.m. Central Standard Time.

DENVER — The joint venture of SABMiller and Molson Coors has appointed a new CEO.

MillerCoors on Wednesday said that it is promoting its current chief commercial officer, Tom Long, to CEO, following the retirement of current CEO Leo Kiely, who will leave his post June 1.

LOS ANGELES — Beanfields has introduced a new line of corn- and gluten-free tortilla chips.

Beanfields' bean and rice chips are made with black beans, navy beans and long-grain rice. The company said the line includes four flavors: naturally unsalted, sea salt, sea salt and pepper, and pico de gallo.

A 6-oz. bag of Beanfields chips retails from $2.99 to $3.99.

PURCHASE, N.Y. — PepsiCo is building on the social networking experience by providing consumers with a new kind of vending system.

The company announced plans to roll out an interactive vending machine, dubbed the Social Vending System, which features a full touchscreen that enables users to give a gift to a friend by selecting a beverage, entering the recipient's name, mobile number and a personalized text message. There's also the option to further personalize the gift with a short video recorded right at the machine.

ADDISON, Ill. — Mexi-Snax, a Natural Snacks brand, has repackaged all of its 14-oz. tortilla chips with new retro packaging to celebrate the brand's 30-year anniversary.

The repackaged flavors include lightly salted/original, pico de gallo, nacho and sesame. The brand also has brought back its hot and spicy flavor.

The updated packaging debuted in February, and the 14-oz. bags are available for a suggested retail price of $3.29.

LE MARS, Iowa — Blue Bunny is expanding its ice cream lineup with decadent flavors that feature pieces of cake.

The brand partnered with celebrity cake baker Duff Goldman to create such ice cream flavors as Red Carpet Red Velvet Cake, Chocolate Lovers Triple Chocolate Cake, I Do! I Do! Wedding Cake and Strawberries Are Forever Shortcake.

IRVING, Texas — Celebrating the recent launch of its strawberry-flavored cupcakes, Hostess is kicking off a new promotion.

The snacks brand this month commenced its Cupcake Jackpot promotion, which offers consumers the chance to win a grand prize of $10,000, as well as more than 300 daily prizes, including cash, a one-year supply of Hostess cupcakes, Hostess prize packs and Flip Video cameras with skins that feature Hostess' iconic squiggle.