Private label foods, once considered lower-cost alternatives to brands, have emerged as a distinct category of high-quality products preferred by many consumers. Nowhere is this more evident than in the rapidly expanding category of healthful snacks.

The healthful snacking trend accelerated during COVID as more people focused on more healthful and sustainable menu options, including natural snack nuts, organic snack mixes and sustainable foods.

As a part of its landmark Healthy Bees, Happy Snackers initiative, Flagstone Foods announced today its commitment to promoting a more sustainable almond industry by sourcing 100 percent of its almonds from bee-friendly farms by 2025...

Food shortages and economic uncertainty helped push consumers toward private label during the pandemic...