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Food, Beverage & Nonfood Products
In the Can
Famous family-owned Italian coffee company Lavazza has now launched cans of organic ready-to-drink cold-brew coffee in four premium flavor profiles. Merging convenience with the brand’s recognized quality, the grab-and-go line features Classic Cold Brew, Nitro Cold Brew, Cappuccino Cold Brew with Milk and Double Shot Cold Brew with Oat Milk. Lavazza’s ready-to-drink cold-brew line is the only one of its kind to be made with USDA Certified Organic, Rainforest Alliance Certified 100% Arabica coffee. Additionally, the cans boast vivid imagery designed to transport consumers to various well-known places in Italy. The four flavors of the ready-to-drink cold-brew line — all in 8-fluid-ounce cans except for 7-fluid-ounce Nitro Cold Brew — retail for a suggested $3.49 each. https://www.lavazza.us/en_US.html
Functional Froyo
Already available at elementary, middle and high schools across the country, premium functional frozen yogurt brand Mixmi has now debuted at major grocery stores across the United States. Created to help support digestion and gut health, Mixmi froyo contains both prebiotic fiber and probiotic organisms that work together, resulting in a more effective combination than either fiber or probiotics alone, according to the brand. The frozen treat is fermented with six live and active cultures offering billions of probiotics per cup, while the added prebiotic fiber feeds the helpful probiotics naturally found in the gut. Mixmi’s star probiotic is Bifidobacterium, a.k.a. BB-12, which 180-plus clinical studies indicate may have beneficial effects on the immune and gastrointestinal systems. Boasting just 90 calories per serving, the product comes in the following flavors at retail: Ultimate Chocolate, Orange Dream, Más Mango, Mint Chocolate, Totally Vanilla and Vanilla Cupcake. A 4-pack of 4-fluid-ounce cups retails for a suggested $4.99. https://www.mixmifrozenyogurt.com/
Full of Fiber
Pasta fans who want to add fiber to their diets can opt for GoodWheat Pasta, a single-ingredient noodle that aims to deliver better nutrition along with great taste. Developed by Arcadia Biosciences Inc., a producer and marketer of plant-based health-and-wellness products, GoodWheat marks the company’s continued expansion into better-for-you food and wellness products. Containing four times the fiber of regular pasta — 8 grams per serving versus 2 grams in regular wheat pasta – the product line comes in five varieties: penne, spaghetti, fettuccine, elbow and rotini. Consumption of fiber is linked to such health benefits as digestive and cardiovascular health and weight management, while prebiotic fiber is said to support gut health and immunity. Non-GMO Certified, certified-kosher and USA farm-grown GoodWheat also has 9 grams of protein per serving, about 25% higher than most traditional pastas. The recommended cooking time for GoodWheat is 11-17 minutes. A 12-ounce package of any variety retails for a suggested $3.99. https://eatgoodwheat.com/; https://arcadiabio.com/
Nondairy Milk Chocolate
The latest products from Lindt & Sprüngli are Lindt Classic Recipe OatMilk chocolate bars in two varieties — Lindt Classic Recipe OatMilk and Lindt Classic Recipe OatMilk Salted Caramel — offering the taste, smoothness and creaminess that consumers have come to expect from the entire Lindt Classic Recipe portfolio. Both gluten-free plant-based bars are crafted from high-quality cocoa and oat milk, but Classic Recipe OatMilk Salted Caramel goes one step further with the addition of crunchy salted caramel pieces. Previously, plant-based dairy alternatives were mostly available in dark chocolate, but Lindt Classic Recipe OatMilk bars provide consumers nationwide with the first nondairy milk-style items created by a mass chocolate brand. Both bars come in individually wrapped 3.5-ounce bars retailing for a suggested $4.49 each. https://www.lindtusa.com/
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