Hormel announced the appointments of Jeff Frank to vice president of Grocery Products, leading the strategic integration of the Planters and Corn Nuts brands into Hormel Foods. The Planters and Corn Nuts acquisition was announced on February 11, and is expected to be completed by the summer. Frank currently serves as vice president of marketing for the Foodservice business within Hormel Foods. Additionally, Annemarie Vaupel, currently director of marketing for the Foodservice division, will advance to vice president of marketing for the Foodservice division.

Del Monte Fresh Produce, one of North America’s leading marketers and distributors of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, announced the relaunch of its Homestyle Guacamole in four new flavors, combining Fresh Del Monte’s high-quality ingredients with the fresh taste and texture of a homemade guacamole without the hassle.

Schuman Cheese announces the latest launch from flagship brand, Cello, in the form of portable, single-serve pairings. This latest addition to the Cello portfolio provides consumers with a personalized portion of Cello’s award-winning Fontal and Copper Kettle cheeses in combination with dried fruit and roasted nuts to enjoy on the go or in your living room. With concerns around food safety at a high, the single-serve enclosed packs will further serve as an added convenience for cheese-lovers everywhere.

Vevan plant-based cheese is now available for retail sale, including Sprouts Markets nationwide. The Vevan line includes Shred (shredded) and Melts (sliced) formats, plus a new line called Snax: portable snack packs containing Vevan cheese cubes with dried fruit and nuts. 

Once Upon a Farm launches their newest organic, cold-pressed, fruit and veggie blend, Farmer Jen's Sweet Potato Pie, available to purchase exclusively on the Once Upon a Farm website. In addition, for every Farmer Jen's Sweet Potato Pie pouch purchased, $0.25 will be donated to Save the Children (up to $50,000) – a non-profit organization helping kids grow up healthy, educated and safe across rural America.

Sabra Selections features 30oz of Sabra's famous Classic Hummus bundled with a separate tray filled with three of the brand's most popular toppings – Caramelized Onion, Roasted Red Pepper, and Olive Tapenade – each in its own compartment. Sabra Selections gives hummus lovers the choice of toppings to be mixed, matched or spread according to preference.

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Meet Sweet Earth POGOs (Power-On-the-GO snacks). These new, plant-based ‘thaw and eat’ or ‘heat and eat’ pockets from Sweet Earth are the new evolution of modern snacking—convenient, delicious and made with non-GMO wholesome ingredients. 

Sweet Earth Foods, an award-winning and rapidly growing plant-based food innovator, today announced the national launch of their newest plant-based product: POGOs (Power-On-the-GO snacks). Powered with the functional benefits of prebiotics, probiotics and fiber, the convenient ‘thaw and eat’ or ‘heat and eat’ wraps will debut in grocery stores nationwide this month, with distribution increasing in following weeks.