Organic food supplier Biona is introducing a large range of new organic snack products in November, including three organic snack ranges. The first of these is two Biona Coconut Cluster Bites, in both Cacao and Sweetly Toasted flavours. Made with crisp coconut chips and nutrient dense crunchy seeds for a deliciously satisfying bite, these versatile new cluster bites can be sprinkled on top of yogurt or enjoyed as an on-the-go snack. Next comes two new Biona Fruit & Nut bars in Almond Raisin and Cashew and Cranberry flavours. Lastly, Biona is launching two new Oat Bars, one a Chocolate variant and the other a Mixed Nut one. Crafted with gluten-free wholegrain oats and puffed quinoa, both these bars are a source of fibre.
Then, following the successful launches of Biona’s Organic Coconut Wafer Rolls and Organic Chocolate Bars at the start of the year, the brand is also introducing two new flavours for the Coconut Wafer Rolls range in Strawberry and Passionfruit as well as two variants for the chocolate bar range, in the form of a Peanut Caramel Chocolate bar and a Caramel Fudge Chocolate bar.
Last year, Innova Market Insights reported that one in five global consumers are now looking for healthier versions of indulgent snacks. The report added that “naturalness” is the leading attribute consumers look for when purchasing a healthy snack, which was cited by 32 per cent of respondents – ahead of “low/no sugar” (28 per cent), “high protein” (27 per cent) and “high fibre” (27 per cent). In addition, Mintel this year identified “Clean Label” as the number one innovation territory in UK snacking.
“Snacking has been a real growth area for Windmill this year, and we’re delighted to be expanding our range of natural chocolate bars and popular coconut wafer rolls in time for Christmas,” said Abigail Messeter, Marketing Manager at Windmill Organics.