Kettle Brand – Ranch Potato Chips
There’s a bit of a running joke that to the world outside of the US, ranch dressing is about as American as it gets. And honestly, it’s kind of hard to argue against it; ranch…
Hi-Chew – Umai-Chew Pineapple
Umai is the Japanese term used to denote a lot of things, like skillful, good, or in this case, delicious. Umai-Chew is basically the term that Hi-Chew uses for certain flavours that have the added…
YumEarth – Organic Strawberry Licorice
Organic candy has always seemed like a bit of an oxymoron to me – organic has a connotation that it’s somehow more natural or clean (which it’s isn’t actually), and candy tends to be though…
Toppo – Hokkaido Milk Cream Cheese
Some companies like to bring back seasonal flavours back once a year. A great example is the McRib that comes back briefly each year. It builds expectations and not much changes, which is both good…
Morinaga – Omochi-Chi Kinako Chewy Candy
Some companies have a tendency to throw certain words that trigger our purchase impulse when it comes to new gimmicks or fads. Take ghost peppers as an example – when it came into vogue, every…
Neal Brothers Foods – Pure Pink Kettle Chips
Neal Brothers is a Canadian brand that has been around for a couple of decades, and is what I consider to be on of the newer snack companies in recent memory. They do a lot…
Black Thunder – Pablo Cheese Tart
Cheesecake is not a new thing in Japan, but it did come into vogue for a while in the past decade or so, and it doesn’t seem to have gone anywhere in popularity. Unlike a…
Country Ma’am – Vanilla & Cocoa Chocolate
Cookies and cream is not something new. What is new is cookie chocolate. Well, new in the sense that I haven’t seen a whole lot of it, but I’m sure it’s existed in some form…
Barbara’s – Baked White Cheddar Cheez Puffs
While I love to test my jaw strength with crunchy, harder snacks, I can full appreciate the lighter things in life like a good cheese puff or cotton candy. My brain is weird in that…
Toppo – Butter Caramel
Butter is one of those products where you can add it to almost anything and it makes things just a little bit better. Within reason, I find this to be true – popcorn, steak, bread,…