Vending Product News
November 23th, 2019 issue
brings our readers the latest up-to-date articles by leading industry experts about product trends – what are the fastest growing product segments today and what products will deliver the best sales for refreshment service operators
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By Karen Scott, Publisher
If you think snacks can’t be tasty, healthy and have a long shelf life, you’ve never heard of Southern Recipe Small Batch pork rinds from
Rudolph Foods
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The company decided to improve its products six years ago in response to rising customer interest in better-for-you foods, said Mark Singleton, vice president of sales for the company, one of the nation’s largest private label producers of pork rinds in addition to its own brands.
“This is the best educated consumer in history,” he said. “They wanted lower sodium, they wanted free from MSG, free from artificial color, and so with the very talented young people here at Rudolph Foods, we started working on the project, and we came out with a product that tastes better than anything we’ve ever done. It’s now the number three or four pork rind brand in America in grocery, and we’re doing just super in vending and micro markets.”
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Honest
– the makers of the nation’s top-selling organic bottled tea – is entering the red-hot cold brew coffee market.
Honest Cold Brew Coffee will be available in three flavors – Unsweet Black, Just a Tad Sweet Cubano and Just a Tad Sweet Mocha – all in recyclable 11-ounce glass bottles. The offerings debuted recently on the West Coast and will roll out nationwide in early 2020.
The cold brews feature USDA Organic and Fair Trade Certified ingredients. The Just a Tad Sweet Cold Brew Coffee varieties contain half the sugar than the leading sweetened ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee.
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David’s Energy Pack Mix
from
Conagra Foods
offers a mix of lentils, sunflower kernels, pumpkin pepitas and chickpeas. The snack comes in three flavors: Sea Salt, Bar-B-Q and Ranch. The Sea Salt snack comes in 1.5-ounce bags as swell as 5-ounce bags, while the Bar-B-Q and Ranch flavors are available in 5-ounce bags.
Besides the Energy Pack Mix, David’s snack line includes Sunflower Seeds, Jumbo Sunflower Seeds, Sunflower Kernels, and Pumpkin Seeds and Peptitas. The Pumpkin Seeds and Pepitas line includes Pumpkin Seeds, Ranch Pumpkin Seeds, Pumpkin Pepitas Sea Salt and Pumpkin Pepitas Green Chili with Lime.
The snacks are available through convenience store distributors. Conagra Brands is currently working with
Vistar
on distribution of snacks suited for vending, micro markets and non-traditional outlets, a company spokesperson told
Vending Product News
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Pukka Herbs
, a producer of 100 percent certified organic herbal teas and supplements, has introduced Pukka Organic Lattes that combine adaptogens and functional herbs.
"Our Organic Lattes are packed with practitioner-grade herbs so it's never been easier to enjoy functional benefits in a delicious latte you can make at home," said Euan MacLennan, herbal director.
One percent of all sales of Pukka's new lattes, as with all Pukka products, is donated to environmental not for profits.
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With this issue,
Vending Product News
marks its one-year anniversary providing exclusive content for convenience service operators. The newsletter, published on the 9th and 23rd of each month, is designed to stimulate the conversation about product that is sold in a vending machine, micro market, office coffee service, or any number of operator-controlled environments. It fills a void of product coverage that exists today.
VPN is brought to you by the team which developed the first e-books and training materials for the vending industry, built the first comprehensive industry resource website
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and created the first targeted vending e-newsletter
Vending Technology News
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PRODUCT SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT
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Sarnow Food Group
is a food service redistributor of Vending, OCS, Micromarket, Theatre, & Concession products. Our customers have come to expect exceptional service at the best prices. Our product list includes Candy, Snacks, Beverages, Coffee, Paper Goods, Janitorial, and much more! The Northeast's premier redistributor since 1935, family owned & operated for over 80 years!
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