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We had a blast at Sweets & Snacks Expo this past week - if we saw you there, thank you for stopping by our booth! We got to hand out a few thousand samples of our brand NEW fruit snacks, which are shaking up the sweet snacking world. Our team had an incredible time meeting everyone from across the CPG industry in Indianapolis! Made with 100% fruit, our new fruit snaps are crunchy, crispy, conveniently bite-sized sticks made from 100% real organic flash-frozen, slow-dried fruit. There’s no baking, no frying, and as always, no added sugar! We're shaking up the snacking game by making real, nutritious, and delightfully delicious options more accessible than ever. Fruit snaps are now available nationwide at Walmart. #SweetsandSnacks

Snacking is the next frontier! Our Chief Commercial Officer Kelly Deen sat down with FoodNavigator to discuss the launch of fruit snaps, our latest snack product. By using the same freeze-dried process as our smoothies for our snaps, kencko has found a new way to retain the fruit’s taste and extend the product shelf life, while meeting consumer’s growing need for nutritious yet satisfying snack options. Read more to learn all about the backstory that led to the development of fruit snaps here! https://lnkd.in/ekWysPFf

Meet the NEW kencko FRUIT SNAPS 🍓🥭🫰 Our product development team has been very hard at work on our latest innovation in fruit and veggie snacking, and fruit snaps are finally here: crunchy, crispy, conveniently bite-sized sticks made from 100% organic fruit. Our new fruit snaps are never baked, never fried, just frozen then dried 📣 Made with ONLY naturally sweet fruit, with no sugar or sweeteners added, fruit snaps are the perfect snack to snap you out of any slump. You can shop NEW fruit snaps in three crispy and delicious flavors: mango, raspberry, and strawberry. Shop them NOW online here! https://lnkd.in/gEmFwkB7 #newproduct #productlaunch

We are so thrilled to announce our international expansion and our brick-and-mortar debut in Portugal, the place we call home! Previously only available via an online subscription, or in retail in the USA, our additive-free instant beverages and breakfast options have launched exclusively in Auchan Retail stores across the nation. We could not be more proud to bring our products to people all over Portugal with this retail partnership. Only 1 in 10 Europeans eats the recommended minimum of five servings of fruits and vegetables every day, and most of us don’t get enough fiber. Founded with a mission to help more people get their five-a-day, kencko focuses on providing additive-free, convenient, sustainable products to fill the fruit and vegetable gaps in our modern diet. The launch at Auchan will showcase our freeze-dried instant fruit and vegetable smoothies, patented mixer bottles, refreshing iced lattes, plant-powered vegan protein smoothies, and fiber-rich breakfast oats. Auchan customers can choose from a large variety of flavors as well as products that best suit their needs for their busy lives. All packaging continues to be plant-based, conventional plastic free, home compostable and all emissions from shipping are offset. “We exist as a company to help people enjoy more fruits and veggies, and waste less. Our dream has always been to make our products accessible to the mass market, and we knew that kencko would need a powerful retail partner to help us achieve this,” shares our CEO, Tomás Froes. “We are beyond excited that Auchan saw the opportunity to work with us, massively expanding both our audience, and our mission to provide additive-free, convenient, and sustainable organic fruit and vegetable products.” Visit kencko.com/ for more about the brand and our full product range, and kencko.com/store-locator to find an Auchan store carrying kencko near you.  Visit auchan.pt to see our products and check availability. 

Exciting news: kencko is incredibly proud to announce that we have been selected as one the 60 finalists in the 3rd Annual Albertsons Companies Innovation Launchpad competition! On March 4th, we'll be at the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, presenting our instant smoothies and a very exciting upcoming product and vying for some truly incredible prizes. We’re extremely excited to compete and connect with industry leaders all across the CPG space in Anaheim. Heading to Expo West next week? We’ll see you there! #InnovationLaunchpad #ExpoWest Albertsons Companies Karen Ivanis-Rogers

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the Albertsons Innovation Launchpad! We were looking forward to seeing the innovation in key consumer need states and focus areas, including: Protein Functional Beverage Hydration Global Flavors Low Sugar/Low Carb/Nutrition Healthy Prepared/New Home Cooking Meatless/Plant Based Premium Pet Check out the map to see who will compete for over $400,000 in cash and industry services. We can't wait to see them on March 4 in Anaheim. A big congratulations to these finalists! 🎉 Albertsons Companies Painterland Sisters Lentiful hiyo Spylt immi Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches Dumpling Daughter Rivalz™ Supergut Portland Pet Food Company A Better Treat The Ryl Company™ Daily Crunch Nutritional Growth Solutions (ASX:NGS) Buffy Protein Dips Drumroll Snacks drench, LLC 7th Heaven Chocolate Celzo Functional Agua Fresca Perfy ¡Ya Oaxaca! Mid-Day Squares Tantos! Brutus Broth The Bear & The Rat: Cool Treats for Dogs My Cooking Box Accelerate Retail Partners Peak Protein Temole Snacks Ancient Crunch Inc. TIERRA NEGRA YO FOODS LIMITED kencko B.T.R. NATION Love + Chew Brands SimplyProtein KLDSCP Foods Harken Sweets Mooski LinkedIn tells me there are too many great brands to tag. I've exceeded the limit. Here are the remaining outstanding brands (you can also see their logos are on the map): Nomad Blends, Chad & Barneys, XIAO Chi Jie, TOOM Garlic Dips, Culinary Cowgirls, Twist Foods, Harken Sweets, KUDO Snacks, Local Weather, Chunk Foods, Alpine Tortilla Company, Stoked Oats, OHy, S'NOODs, Waterboy, Northern Pet Group, Wow Foods, Loco Coffee.

Last week we got the chance to showcase our smoothies in the glorious surroundings of London’s Fortnum & Mason, surely the world’s most elegant supermarket. We were at the closing reception for the Big Food Redesign Challenge, an ambitious 18-month project led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and aimed at inspiring the food sector to design products that help nature thrive. The Challenge offered retailers and producers like kencko the opportunity to pioneer a food system in which nature and business can work together. By participating, we learned a great deal about how to maximize the positive impact of our products. We explored ways to source raw ingredients with nature in mind, and analyzed detailed impact metrics for all the ingredients we use. We’re so grateful that kencko was one of just 57 producers selected for the showcase from hundreds of applicants, and honored to be featured alongside brands who are taking bold steps to help build a new food system - one that’s focused on helping people, nature, and the climate thrive. Warm congratulations to all our fellow challenge participants. It was great to meet like-minded brands, nerd out on upcycled ingredients and sustainable packaging, and share some of the daily heartbreaks and triumphs of trying to change the food system for the better. You can learn more about The Big Food Redesign Challenge here: https://lnkd.in/e9jaHa_q #circulareconomy #sustainableproducts #bigfoodredesign #upcycling #sustainablefoodsystem

As we approach the peak of flu season, we know that staying healthy is top of mind for many. We were thrilled to be featured on Studio 17 Live on KGET-TV 17, where we were joined by registered dietitian Ashley Hawk and host Kait Hill to discuss the link between eating your fruits and veggies and the health of your immune system. Packed with real fruits and veggies, our smoothies are help you add an extra dose of immune-supporting nutrients, especially when you’re busy and on the go. Take a look at the amazing feature here! What are you doing to support your immune system this winter? https://lnkd.in/etxHYpRa #localtv #fluseason #immunity

It's been a year since the entire kencko team received news of what seemed like an existential setback for the company: a massive fire had completely destroyed our production facilities and nearly all of our inventory and equipment. It was a moment of devastation and doubt, to be sure, but our CEO and founder Tomás Froes sprung into action before the flames had even been put out, and the team followed suit. We quickly learned that despite a temporary but complete inability to manufacture products, we had everything we needed to right the ship: our people, our mission, and a steadfast belief in both. The past year has been incredibly challenging, but also clarifying and beyond fulfilling, and we can't wait to see what 2025 has in store. You can read the full story of our past year in this wonderfully written piece in Inc. Magazine, by Annabel Burba. https://lnkd.in/eBxSmm_c

The holiday season has ushered in our brand new seasonal instant iced latte flavor: meet mocha mint! Rich creamy chocolate, one whole cup’s worth of coffee, a hint of invigorating peppermint… and our secret ingredient: holiday cheer! Just kidding. That’s not a real ingredient, and we can’t keep a secret to save our lives. As always, you’ll find no added sugar, no artificial sweeteners, and only organic fruits in all of our instant iced lattes. Shop our new flavor now online. https://lnkd.in/eeqfr-e7