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Whey Protein Prices Are Still Under Pressure
Protein 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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Functional Foods
Astreas Makes Energy Feel More Like a Chocolate Ritual
The Energy Truffle puts caffeine and Cognizin into a premium chocolate format, pointing to a softer future for functional energy snacks.
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Barebells Keeps Pulling Protein Bars Toward Candy
Barebells has become one of the clearest examples of a protein snack brand winning by making the health tradeoff feel smaller.
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Carrageenan Still Divides the Protein Shake Aisle
Carrageenan 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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David Protein Bar's Legal Fights Show the Stakes of Macro Math
David'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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GHOST Finally Took Its Flavor System Into Protein Bars
The 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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The Meat Stick Moment Is Bigger Than Chomps
Chomps 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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MOSH Turns the Protein Bar Into a Brain-Body Pitch
The new MOSH High Protein Bar shows how functional ingredients are moving from supplement tubs into everyday snack formats.
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