Delta testing out new in-flight snacks: Cashews, yogurt bars

Cashews instead of peanuts and new yogurt bars are among the new in-flight snacks Delta Air Lines is testing. But the airline is keeping its signature Biscoff cookies in the mix.

Atlanta-based Delta is testing the new in-flight snacks through Aug. 21 on certain flights out of Atlanta and Minneapolis. The test for snacks in economy class includes Emerald cashews, Snyder's pretzels, NatureBox yogurt bars and Biscoff.

To read more about what this could mean for the future of the traditional "peanuts, pretzels or Biscoff" trifecta, and what the Georgia Peanut Commission thinks of Delta's consideration of new snacks, read the full story on MyAJC.com.

Photo credit: Tony Cenicola The New York Times

Credit: Kelly Yamanouchi

Cashews

Credit: Kelly Yamanouchi

About the Author

Kelly Yamanouchi

Business reporter Kelly Yamanouchi covers airlines and the airport including Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, one of the world's largest carriers, and Hartsfield-Jackson, ranked for years as the world's busiest airport. She has covered airlines for more than 15 years, graduated from Harvard and has a master's degree from Northwestern.