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Colorful Kombucha Cans With New Recipe
Stratus Group introduced a refreshed recipe and new eye-catching, timeless can designs for Koe Kombucha, a fruit-forward, probiotic-packed kombucha. This fresh look embraces evolving trends in fashion, art and pop culture, with a colorful background and distinctive retro “sunset stripes” that nod to the brand’s California roots. Koe’s USDA Organic recipe now has 200% or more of the recommended daily value of vitamin C, only 25 calories per serving, 15 milligrams of caffeine and just fi ve to six grams of sugar (and no artifi cial sweeteners, fl avors or stabilizers) per can. Koe Kombucha is available in six juicy fl avors.
Stratus Group www.drinkkoe.com
Oreo Cookies and Cream Milkshake
Retailers can get the Oreo Cookies and Cream milkshake in their store. A true match made in milkshake heaven, Oreo sandwich cookie crumbles and real ice cream come together for a delicious delight. Customers will fall head over heels in one fell sip, guaranteed. Retailers shouldn’t delay to get the f’real program for their store today.
f’real
www.freal.com
Fresh Food To-Go Packaging
ProAmpac introduced a full portfolio of sustainable, fi ber-based packaging designed specifi cally for the on-the-go convenience retailer to North America. It specializes in the design and manufacture of specializes in the design and manufacture of fresh sandwich packs, trays, wraps and soft packs for hot and cold food applications. The packs for hot and cold food applications. The modern format keeps food fresh and offers an elevated appearance in modern format keeps food fresh and offers an elevated appearance in either a hot cabinet or chiller. Also, by weight, the largest components of ProAmpac’s fresh food to-go packaging are paperboard and paper, renewable resources from certifi ed well-managed forests. In many formats, the paperboard can be recycled after being easily separated from the fi lm by the consumer.
Pritzker Private Capital
www.ppcpartners.com
Feedback Platform
FeedbackNow is looking to expand in the c-store market, some of its early adopters being Love’s and HyVee in the U.S. and Shell in Europe. “Smiley Box” is a simple and effective way to get real-time information on customer reactions to business segments — restroom cleanliness, foodservice, customer service reactions, forecourt, etc. Behind the simple in-store technology are data and analytics services that provide real-time alerts and performance trending for both marketing and operations. The FeedbackNow platform can help retailers allocate labor where needed.
FeedbackNow
www.feedbacknow.com
Espresso Martini RTD Cocktail
BuzzBallz LLC/Southern Champion released a new and innovative addition to its brand portfolio — BuzzBallz Cocktails and Chillers Espresso Martini. This aromatic cocktail is smooth with rich coffee notes and a hint of sweetness, recreating the boldness of a good cup of espresso with the cooling BuzzBallz taste. BuzzBallz Espresso Martini is currently sold in 15 states. National rollout will be taking place in spring 2023. The Espresso Martini fl avor joins the BuzzBallz portfolio of over a dozen different ready-to-drink cocktail fl avors.
BuzzBallz LLC/Southern Champion
www.buzzballz.com
Kitchen Automation Platform
One of DayMark Safety Systems' newest innovations, the MenuPilot kitchen automation platform, reduces dependence on hardware. Coupled with the MenuCommand web portal, it facilitates the centralized management and communication of critical menu data and training materials to foodservice operations. Shelf life, nutritional facts, allergen information and prep data can be organized, monitored and modifi ed virtually anytime and anywhere with MenuPilot, and updates are securely and effi ciently pulled in via the cloud. Data changes can be communicated immediately to staff at all locations, and video and recipe data can be uploaded at a central location and automatically shared with all connected store locations.
DayMark Safety Systems
www.daymarksafety.com
All-In-One DC Fast EV Charger
BTC POWER introduced its 180kW All-In-One (AiO) DC Fast Charger, providing an 80% electric vehicle (EV) battery charge in as little as 12.5 minutes. The 180-kilowatt AiO has two touchscreen options of 15 inches or 32 inches, ADA-compliant retractable cables and simultaneous charging, and up to 500A. BTC POWER focused its unit on charging at 150 kilowatts (or eight miles per minute) and more, ensuring that customers can charge between 12.5-30 minutes to receive 200-250 miles of range. This makes the new 180-kilowatt AiO ideal for fl eet operators, charge point operators, fueling stations, convenience stores, retail centers, heavy duty transit shuttles, school buses and other specialty vehicles.
BTC POWER
www.btcpower.com
Caffeinated Energy Drink
From the makers of Gatorade, Fast Twitch is the brand’s fi rst caffeinated energy drink, designed for athletes to help prepare for caffeinated energy drink, designed for athletes to help prepare for physical activity by focusing their minds and powering their bodies physical activity by focusing their minds and powering their bodies to ignite performance. Each bottle contains 200 milligrams caffeine, to ignite performance. Each bottle contains 200 milligrams caffeine, electrolytes and B vitamins in the same fl avors as Gatorade. Fast Twitch comes in a single-serve resealable plastic bottle and will be Twitch comes in a single-serve resealable plastic bottle and will be available at retailers nationwide in early 2023.
PepsiCo
www.pepsico.com
Fuel Treatment Unit
Dover Fueling Solutions’ (DFS) LIQAL LNG dispenser and LIQAL BTU Boil-off Gas (BOG) Treatment Unit offer an intuitive fueling experience for truck drivers, with outstanding uptime, and provide advanced liquefaction technology to ensure reliable performance. This allows business owners to upgrade their fuel sites, against low total cost of ownership (TCO), while investing in the latest clean fuel technology. Guaranteeing a perfectly conditioned environment for the storage of LNG, the proven LIQAL BTU Boil-off Gas Treatment Unit can store LNG fuel safely for an unlimited amount of time. This modular unit removes the need for any active management of storage pressure, eliminating the need for LIN consumption and logistics, while maximizing the LNG storage capacity for optimal delivery of LNG fuel to the station.
Disinfectant Spray
SC Johnson Professional is now offering its Scrubbing Bubbles Multi-Purpose Disinfectant for use in professional settings. Formulated for use on hard, non-porous surfaces, the aerosol kills 99.9% of viruses including SARS-CoV-2 and bacteria including Staph and E. coli, on top of sanitizing surfaces in just 30 seconds. Scrubbing Bubbles Multi-Purpose Disinfectant is a powerful, easy-to-use solution that quickly disinfects and sanitizes common touch points and surfaces in the workplace. It is ideal for use on non-porous surfaces including doorknobs, faucets and garbage cans. In addition, Scrubbing Bubbles Multi-Purpose Disinfectant is formulated to temporarily minimize the growth of odor-causing airborne bacteria and neutralizes their odors.
SC Johnson
www.scjohnson.com
Better-For-You Hard Candy
Morinaga America presents a new brand founded on the principles of creating better-for-you candy options — Fi-Being. Fi-Being comes in the form of a hard candy that maintains the fl avor experience of Morinaga products. Each serving of Fi-Being provides 39% of the daily recommended dietary fi ber intake. Each serving of Fi-Being delivers 11 grams of dietary fi ber, four grams of sugar and contains zero grams of sugar alcohol. It’s now available in two fl avors: Passionfruit and Elderberry. Fi-Being is offered in a 1.76-ounce bag for a suggested retail price of $3.29.
Morinaga America
www.morinaga-america.com
Fruit-Flavored Sour Candy
WARHEADS Super Sour bubblegum starts with a powerful sour hit and then transforms to a sweettasting chewing experience. Each tube has fi ve fl avors — Sour Apple, Sour Lemon, Sour Orange, Sour Watermelon and Sour Blue Raspberry. It is available in fi ve-ball and 10-ball tubes. WARHEADS Sour Watermelon Squeeze candy is one of the fastest-selling WARHEADS items in the market. It has a unique texture and is loaded with sour gel and pieces of dextrose that deliver an amazing fl avor experience. It is available in easyto-merchandise, 12-count Pretty-Darn-Quick (PDQ) trays. Both items are available from Ford Gum.
Ford Gum
www.fordgum.com
RTD Iced Coffee Flavors
To build on the success of Coca-Cola’s Girl Scouts collaboration with Dunkin’, it will launch three new fl avors of ready-to-drink iced coffee next year. The new Bakery Series lineup will include indulgent fl avors inspired by fan-favorite Dunkin’ bakery items: Brownie Batter Donut, Cake Batter Donut and Coffee Cake Muffi n. The new Dunkin’ Iced Coffee Bakery Series varieties will be available nationwide in 11-ounce can singles. The Coca-Cola Co. and its bottling partners have been manufacturing and distributing Dunkin’-branded bottled beverages since 2017. The bottled Dunkin’ Iced Coffee beverages are made according to Dunkin’ specifi cations using high-quality Arabica coffee blends with real milk and sugar, delivering the quality and great taste that millions of Dunkin’ fans have come to know and love. Other fl avors of Dunkin’-branded bottled Iced Coffee beverages include French Vanilla, Mocha and Original.
The Coca-Cola Co.
www.coca-colacompany.com
Taffy Fruit Combos
Laffy Taffy launched Laffy Taffy Fruit Combos, which reimagines the candy with trending combinations of fruit fl avors. Fruit Combos leverage never-before-seen Laffy Taffy fl avors that have climbed into ubiquity among candy consumers. The new individually wrapped treat-sized mini bars come in an assorted pack of four fl avor combinations. Flavors include: • Strawberry Kiwi • Wildberry Banana • Mango Passionfruit • Strawberry Orange The candy comes in 3.5-ounce peg bags for a suggested retail price (SRP) of $1.09, six-ounce peg bags at an SRP of $2.19, and 12-ounce Laydown bags at an SRP of $3.29.
Ferrara
www.ferrarausa.com
ICEE-Infused Novelty Ice Cream
Dippin’ Dots and ICEE partnered to create ICEE Cherry ‘n Blue Razz fl avored ice. The product combines ICEE fl avors — Cherry and Blue Raspberry — in the form of Dippin’ Dots’ frozen beads. Developed to look and taste like the frozen beverage, Dippin’ Dots ICEE Cherry ‘n Blue Razz consists of two vividly colored dots — bright red cherry and brilliant blue raspberry. Dippin’ Dots ICEE Cherry ‘n Blue Razz will be available for customer purchase beginning in January 2023 and will enter the market for consumers to experience in Spring 2023. The new frozen beaded treat will be available in scoopable bulk and individual serving pre-packs.
J&J Snack Foods Corp.
www.jjsnack.com
Dippin’ Dots L.L.C. www.dippindots.com
Pumpkin Latte Bundt Cake
Café Valley expanded its line of 16-ounce Decadent Swirled Bundt Cakes with more fl avor varieties including Pumpkin Latte. The fl avor was available nationwide beginning in September. The Pumpkin Latte Swirl Bundt Cake includes pumpkin spice espresso and milk latte batters with a toffee mocha glaze and caramel accent icing. The fl avor joins existing fl avors Triple Citrus Swirl, Chocolate Espresso Swirl and Raspberry White Chocolate Swirl, as well as additional new fl avors Tiramisu and Salted Caramel.
Café Valley Bakery
www.cafevalley.com
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