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As CBD gets closer to legal, suppliers are ready

Snacks, drinks and more are waiting to fill store shelves

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

February 6, 2020

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Snacks, drinks and more are waiting to fill store shelves

Last month, Congress introduced a bill to legalize CBD fully that would allow the substance to be added to food and drinks as a dietary supplement. This would be the first step toward regulation in a market that has become a free-for-all, and is seen as a nudge for the Food and Drug Administration, which has been exploring whether to create a legal pathway for CBD in food and supplements, but has not begun formal rulemaking.

Industry observers are optimistic, however, that CBD will be approved as an ingredient. Meanwhile, marketers are ready with a slew of new CBD products for grocery store shelves. Among these are CBD-infused sparkling water from Sweet Reason; energy bars made of soft hemp hearts and sweetened with raw honey; a powdered CBD coconut mix designed for after workouts; and for all those guilty-pleasure snackers out there, a raw cookie dough treat made with CBD.

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a content producer and assistant digital editor as well as the host of Nation’s Restaurant News’ podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Groups other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

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