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Chile Limón and Jalapeño Protein Tortilla Style Chips put 10g of plant protein into one of America's most familiar snack formats, another sign that protein has escaped the sports-nutrition aisle.
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Read the storyA proposed rule would end the voluntary system that lets companies clear new food ingredients without ever telling FDA. It's not premarket approval, but it would change how ingredient suppliers document and launch.
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Read the storyA separate consumer lawsuit over David's calorie labels is dead. The EPG antitrust fight isn't -- but Lighten Up Foods just showed what it costs to get back to the table.
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Read the storyThe Energy Truffle puts caffeine and Cognizin into a premium chocolate format, pointing to a softer future for functional energy snacks.
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Read the storyBarebells has become one of the clearest examples of a protein snack brand winning by making the health tradeoff feel smaller.
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Read the storyCarrageenan helps ready-to-drink shakes stay creamy and stable, but ingredient-literate shoppers keep asking whether the texture win is worth the debate.
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Read the storyDavid's rise has put EPG, calorie labeling, and ingredient access into the spotlight. The legal details are complex, but the category lesson is simple: claims invite scrutiny.
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Read the storyThe GHOST Protein Bar is less interesting as a macro sheet than as a brand-extension test for one of sports nutrition's best flavor marketers.
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Read the storyChomps helped make the clean-label meat stick feel modern, but the larger story is protein, portability, and a snack aisle that keeps moving away from empty carbs.
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Read the storyThe new MOSH High Protein Bar shows how functional ingredients are moving from supplement tubs into everyday snack formats.
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Read the storyProtein demand keeps spilling into bars, shakes, sodas, coffee, and GLP-1 nutrition plans. The whey supply chain is not moving nearly as fast.
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