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A balanced diet is the cornerstone of good health. With diabetes, obesity, heart ailments rapidly emerging as a major health challenge we really need to look into our lifestyles.

The latest funding will help deepen Farmleys presence across the offline retail touchpoints fuelling its product innovation efforts, diversify distribution channels, and intensify brand-building efforts, the company said.

Combining local community programs and services with national technology and nutrition education, Partnership for a Healthier America’s (PHA) Good Food at Home program has reached 30 cities across the U.S., with a recent launch in Washington, D.C. The program, which offers a produce stipend via Instacart Health Fresh, showed “significant improvements in food security for families,” Jason Wilson, SVP, marketing and communications, PHA, told FoodNavigator-USA.

With its recent launch in the US, Barebells’ expands its Soft Bar protein bar portfolio with its latest flavor, Soft Bar Banana Caramel, blending banana, caramel and chocolate with no added sugar and 16g of protein per serving to “taste [more] like a candy bar than a protein bar,” expressed Caitlyn Johnson, Barebells’ marketing activation manager.

Campbell Soup Co. is embracing a direct store and integrated project delivery model to “unlock the full potential” of its iconic snack brands, including Goldfish, Lance and Late July, at a time when some Americans’ enthusiasm for snacking may be slowing.

Food and beverage companies are embracing regenerative agriculture in the face of the global warming crisis, but the entire ecosystem might have to change some long-held beliefs in order to make an impact, Heather K. Terry, CEO and founder of chocolate, nut, and coffee company GoodSAM, told FoodNavigator-USA.

Supergut is expanding its gut-health brand to a wider audience with its launch in Sprouts in the new year and as it looks to compliment GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, brand CEO and founder Marc Washington told FoodNavigator-USA.

Health and wellness remain top priorities for snackers, but as peak pandemic continues to recede, indulgence is becoming more important and as such consumers are less willing to sacrifice taste for functional benefit, according to Emily Strobel, VP, growth platforms and innovation at KIND.

Snacking in the US continues to climb, according to data from Circana, despite predictions that a surge in the frequency and sales of snacks during the pandemic was unsustainable and would revert to pre-COVID levels as consumers returned to in-person events and adopted a hybrid lifestyle.

Consumers of all ages are buying sustainably marketed products across categories, despite their price premium and ongoing inflationary pressures, Joan Driggs, VP of content and thought leadership at Circana, shared during a recent webinar.