PepsiCo has announced today that it has purchased Health Warrior, Inc., an American nutrition-forward company that produce plant-based products including a wide range of nutrition bars, protein muffins, and protein powders. The purchase expands Pepsi’s nutritional portfolio which already includes Sabra Hummus and Kevita kombucha drinks.
Boka Cereal Bars Now 100% Vegan & HFSS Compliant
Boka cereal bars have been reformulated to make them suitable for vegans. All four flavours — Strawberry, Choco Mallow, Caramel, and Apple & Cinnamon — are now free of animal products. The bars also feature new-look packaging which highlights their health benefits — they score green on the traffic light system for total fat, saturated fat, sugar, and salt. Boka claims to be the only snack bar brand in the UK to achieve green scores across the board. This means that Boka is compliant with the UK’s new HFSS (high fat, sugar, and salt) legislation, set to come into force in October. Very few cereal bar brands are compliant, meaning they will face restrictions on where and how they can market their products. The rebranded …