Snacks

According to recent research from Mintel Menu Insights, restaurant menu items incorporating the words “snack,” “snackable,” or “snacker” have risen an impressive 170 percent since 2007 and further growth is expected as restaurants pile on this new trend.

The 2010 Sweets & Snacks Expo (formerly the All Candy Expo), which will take place May 25 through May 27 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, has sold out of exhibit space

Baked potato chips needn’t be tasteless — Pirate Brands, an all-natural snack manufacturer responsible for the Pirate’s Booty product line, has seen to that with its new Potato Flyers.

Community-based independent Ring Bros. Marketplace will celebrate its’ 8th Annual Spring Festival of Food and Wine on Saturday, May 15, from 12-3 p.m.

To enable easier snacking, Gaea Products S.A. had the bright idea to free olives from their traditional packaging in glass jars and aluminum canisters.

Grocery shoppers across the United States add spice their shopping lists when preparing for Cinco de Mayo celebrations, according to recent shopper data from Colchester, Vt.-based MyWebGrocer (MWG), which noted that sales of authentic Mexican cooking ingredients increase markedly in the days leading up to the May 5 observation of Mexican heritage.

A new poll by the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA) has found that six out of 10 Americans are all fired up about peak outdoor cooking season, which sparks off in May, a.k.a. National Barbecue Month.

Ruiz Foods’ Tornados frozen snack line will roll out an on-pack consumer racing promotion featuring the No. 39 Tornados Chevrolet driven by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan Newman.