Grabeez Has a New Look for More Convenient, Portable Snacking Options

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tropical Foods, a food manufacturer that specializes in raw and roasted nuts, dried fruits and snack mixes, has re-launched its Grabeez? line of convenient, portable snack cups. Grabeez? is a re-sealable cup that is offered in eight varieties of nuts, snack mixes and candies to address the trends in the snack industry of convenience, healthier options and bold flavors.

Grabeez? is designed to give consumers healthier snacking options in on-the-go portable packaging. “We are seeing Grabeez fly off the shelves due to the demand for easy, nutritious and delicious snacks. As Americans we are always seeking out foods we can eat on the fly, especially nutritious good-for-you snacks,” cites Chad Hartman, Brand Manager at Tropical Foods. Hartman also added that consumers want snacks with flavor using high quality ingredients as well as being nutritious. “We redesigned the entire Grabeez? line to offer nutritious, yet flavorful snacks using our high quality nuts and snack mixes to align with the snack retailing trends of convenience, availability, and healthier options.”

The new Grabeez? cups are also addressing popular snack food flavor trends of bold flavors, while still remaining healthy. Grabeez? offers bold flavors such as Buffalo Nuts?, Mexicali Fire?, and Wasabi Explosion. Spicy flavoring is projected to become increasing popular according to a report released by The Food Institute, a leading information source for the food industry. Grabeez? also features popular selections such as snack mixes Diet Delight?, Fantastix, Sunburst? and candies Mini Yogurt Pretzels and Gummy Bears. All of the snacks in the cups are 0g Trans Fat and 0g Cholesterol.

Grabeez? is sold in quantities of 12 cups per case. The cups are re-sealable and completely portable so consumers can carry the cups and enjoy a snack anytime they desire.

About Tropical Foods

Tropical Foods specializes in premium snack mixes, raw and freshly roasted nuts and seeds, dried fruits, and hundreds of bulk and packaged candies, spices, grains, and specialty foods. The company was founded in 1977 with an original product line of 100 items which has grown to include more than 3,000 today. Privately-owned, Tropical is headquartered in Charlotte, NC, with additional operating centers in Atlanta, Memphis, Washington DC, and Dallas.

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Tropical Foods

Chad Hartman, Brand Manager

800-438-4470, chartman@tropicalfoods.com

www.tropicalfoods.com