Healthy Handfuls , Grass Valley, California, USA, introduces its Lemon Vanilla Koala Krackers to Canadian consumers. The product contains no trans fats, hydrogenated oils, preservatives or corn syrup. The kosher-certified product is available in a 170-g recyclable package. The crackers retail locally for CAN4.69 (US$4.41, €2.95).

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Traou Mad , Ponte Aven, France, offers its Galettes Bio (organic butter cookies) to its French customers. The cookies are made with spelt flour, fresh-churned butter, cane sugar and Guérande salt. The cookies are packaged in a recyclable box. The 100-g package retails for €2.68 (US$4.04).

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Paterson Arran Ltd ., Livingston, Scotland, offers its Olive Oil Oatcakes, made with olive oil rather than palm oil. They are high in fiber, contain less than 2.9% saturated fat and are made from whole-grain oats. The oatcakes are suitable for vegetarians, wheat free, GMO free and low in sugar. The 300-g package features a new design and retails locally for £0.99 (€1.10, US$1.61).

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Monoprix , Paris, France, launches its Tartelettes Cassis Façon Crumble (black currant tartlet biscuits with crumbles). The product retails in a 125-g package. Other varieties include Cookies Nougatine aux Pépites de Chocolat (cookies with nougat and chocolate pieces), which retail in a 200-g pack; and Gaufrettes Fourrées Parfum Vanille (vanilla-filled wafers), which retail in a 100-g box. The cookies retail in France for €1.59 (US$2.40).

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Cherchies Specialty Foods , Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA, offers its Garlic and Parmesan Pretzels ‘n Peanuts in a newly designed 7-oz package. The snack retails locally for US$3.95 (€2.69).

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Windmill Organics Ltd ., Surrey, UK, introduces its apricot waffles to its line of organic waffles under its Biona brand. The waffles are certified organic and contain no added beet or cane sugar. The product retails in the UK in a 175-g package for £1.69 (€1.87, US$2.75).

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Red Rocker Candy , Troy, Virginia, USA, introduces its latest product, Front Porch Mix. The product contains pretzels, cereal and nuts, all covered in a white chocolate confection. The 6-oz package retails locally for US$10 (€6.82).

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HFP, SA , Kobierzyce, Poland, offers its Sonko Chrupkie Z Zytem (crispbread with rye), made with whole-grain flour and yeast. The 200-g package contains three separately wrapped portions. Also available from the brand are Z Sesamem (crispbread with sesame) and Tradycyjne (traditional crispbread). The product retails for 4.99PLN (€1.21, US$1.77).

• C.H. Food Marketing Sdn. Bhd., Selangor, Malaysia, introduces the latest addition to Cheong Hoong range of products — Honeycomb Cookies with Puffed Rice. The halal-certified, preservative-, flavoring- and colorant-free all-natural cookies retail in a 264-g pack. Also available from this brand are Brown Sugar Biscuits, which retail in a 570-g pack. The cookies retail locally for 19.90MYR (€3.98, US$5.83).

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Aleia’s Gluten Free Foods , Branford, Connecticut, USA, offers its Almond Horn Cookies to US consumers. The hand-crafted product is all natural, gluten free and certified kosher. The cookies are available in a 12-oz recyclable package for US$5.99 (€4.18).

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