Eight non-high in fat, salt or sugar snacks set to launch

Mondel?z International, Inc. is launching eight non-HFSS (high in fat, salt or sugar) products in the UK to give consumers more choice in snacking mindfully and managing their diet.

Committed to Mindful Snacking, the business has long invested in offering wellbeing choices for consumers, from launching portion-control pack formats to adding Snack Mindfully icon to all packs and supporting consumers with information.

For 2022, the business will launch new belVita Soft Bakes Apricot Filled, a line extension to existing non-HFSS product Soft Bakes Strawberry Filled, which will be available from UK & Ireland retailers from mid-August.

It will also introduce a new belVita Fruit Crunch Range, launching Apple & Pear 30 per cent less sugar and 70 per cent less sat fat, as well and Raisin & Currant 70 per cent less sat fat compared to the average market of sweet adult biscuits.

These new individual bars are also under 100kcal per biscuit and will be available in UK & Ireland retailers from September. The business plans to launch further non-HFSS belVita products in January 2023.

Louise Stigant, UK managing director at Mondel?z International, said: “I 'm proud of the non-HFSS ranges that we are developing in categories such as biscuits, confectionary and drinking chocolate. This is a result of a significant amount of work and investments that we have made to find opportunities to innovate and reformulate products so that we can give consumers more choice.

“As custodians of some of the UK 's most beloved and iconic brands, we need to carefully balance the journey towards more non-HFSS products, alongside the need to meet the expectations of our consumers, we want to ensure we don 't compromise on taste or quality. This remains a complex challenge for the industry and one which requires ongoing partnership with Government. ”

Teams of makers and bakers also developed non-HFSS products for its candy brands in the form of Maynards Bassetts Wine Gums Juicies, Maynards Bassetts Sports Mix Juicies and The Natural Confectionery Co. Juicy Snakes, each of which includes 30 per cent less sugar.

These new launches contain fruit juice, natural colours and flavours which do not compromise on taste. The Natural Confectionery Co. Juicy Snakes will be available in UK & Ireland retailers from mid-August, while Maynards Bassetts Wine Gums Juicies and Maynards Bassetts Sports Mix Juicies will be available from UK retailers only from mid-August.

In 2023, Mondel?z International will further continue its journey to provide consumers with greater choice, including through offering products with improved nutritional profiles, by reformulating it Cadbury Drinking Chocolate and Cadbury Instant Hot Chocolate packs to make them non-HFSS.

This move compliments the existing non-HFSS products it already offers in the category, including Bournville Cocoa, Cadbury Highlights Milk Choc, Highlights Bournville, Green & Blacks Cocoa and Green & Blacks Hot Chocolate.

All these new products are made possible thanks to the significant research and development footprint Mondel?z International has in the UK across Bournville and Reading which are home to two of 15 global research hubs Mondel?z International runs worldwide.

The business is reformulating products where possible to give consumers a broad portfolio of choice for different needs and occasions. However, reformulating chocolate is very difficult given the role that sugar plays in the product, contributing to the texture, bulk and structure as well as the taste.