Tropical News
Microwave Package brings serving ease to Dipping Chocolate

Dipping Chocolate, from Tropical Foods, Charlotte, NC, is a case in point. A broker approached the company with the concept to fill a void in the confectionary aisle. Tropical Foods created the product, and then called on its supplier network to develop the right package.

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Tropical Foods Launches a Line of Retail Dipping Chocolates, with the Consumer in Mind

December 7, 2009 – Tropical Foods, a food manufacturer that specializes in raw and roasted nuts, dried fruit and snack mixes, has launched a new line of retail Dipping Chocolates.  They are packaged in a re-sealable, microwavable container and are offered in dark, milk and white chocolate.

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Pecan News, December 2009

This past Friday, as expected, the USDA reduced their estimate of the 2009 Pecan Crop to 301.2 million pounds (inshell basis) from their previous estimate of 309.2 million pounds.  Based on current projections, this is how the supply situation shapes up:

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Tropical Foods Introduces Five New Snack Mixes with an Emphasis on Healthy, Flavorful Combinations

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Tropical Foods introduces five new snacks mixes: Go Bananas, Happy Heart, Heartland, Mango Tango and Neapolitan. The new mixes were created to offer healthier snacks that align with popular flavor profiles that consumers will enjoy eating. Go Bananas is a throw back to peanut butter and banana sandwiches mixing chocolate banana chips, banana chips, peanut butter gems, honey roasted sesame sticks and peanuts together. Read the rest of this entry »



Tropical Foods Launches My Salad Bar Which Features Popular Salad Toppings in One Convenient Re-Sealable Container

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tropical Foods, a food manufacturer that specializes in raw and roasted nuts, dried fruit and snack mixes, has launched a new line of salad toppers called My Salad Bar. My Salad Bar is a re-sealable container that holds four popular salad toppings in one convenient package. My Salad Bar contains dried cranberries, roasted & salted sunflower kernels, walnuts and oat bran sticks.

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