Crave Better Foods, makers of Chipwich ice cream cookie sandwiches, is pleased to announce the merger of the SOLERO organic fruit bar business from Iris Brands into its operations. The merged businesses will operate out of Crave Better Foods' home base of Connecticut. The transaction will create a partnership between Crave Better Foods and Josh Hochschuler and Steve Gill, the founders of Iris Brands and Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto. The terms of the combination are not being disclosed.
Modern Pop, Inc., Laguna Beach, Calif., is committed to "Putting Fruit First" by expanding product distribution for its frozen fruit bar line to almost 100 placements.
Bradman Lake advised that Cool Frootz switch the method of cartoning to a top-loaded 3-flap lid cover style, which provides excellent graphics, ease of product loading and flexibility to produce a wide variety of different carton sizes and count quantities all on the same machinery.
