New foods and beverages to hit shelves include the Raisin Bran Toasted Oats and Honey cereal from Kellogg, a Java Chip Oreo flavor from Mondelez and the addition of a Calm variety to the ready-to-drink Tazo Tea line from Unilever. Conagra's Slim Jim brand has released the Sonic Chili Cheese Coney flavor, and Tillamook has debuted a premium yogurt line called the Tillamook Creamery Collection.
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Unilever's iced tea joint venture with PepsiCo has added a Calm variety to the ready-to-drink Tazo Tea line, while Remedy Organics has released an immunity-boosting wellness shot set. Laird Superfood has launched Focus, a functional coffee blend, and the QuikTea Vegan Chai Tea Latte instant line is new from QuikFoods.
Conagra's Act II popcorn is debuting a cotton candy flavor called Llama Party that turns blue during popping. Each package also contains "llamacorn" tattoos.
Kellogg is rolling out its new Donut Shop cereal in chocolate and Pink Donut flavors, while Mondelez is launching a lemon variety of Nabisco Nilla Wafers. Nestle is also bringing new products to shelves with the introduction of the Stouffer's Simply Crafted line of family-sized frozen meals with organic ingredients.
CPG firms are bringing new products to market as the holiday season approaches, such as Campbell Soup's debut of a dark chocolate sea salt flavor of Pepperidge Farm Milano cookies. In addition, Kellogg is launching a buffalo wing variety of its Cheez-It crackers, while Mondelez is rolling out a limited-edition gingerbread flavor of belVita breakfast biscuits.
Kellogg will introduce soda-flavored Pop-Tarts in May. The two varieties will feature flavors inspired by Dr Pepper Snapple's A&W Root Beer and Orange Crush soft drinks.