They've added sorghum to all their cookies, granola bars, and those protein bites.    

Has anyone tried the Breakfast Ovals yet?

I don't shop much at Trader Joe's but apparently they are carrying the protein bites in individual sized packages (contain 4).  We are always looking for portable, healthy snacks with some protein in there.

Oh, some ugly things are happening with Enjoy Life since the handover:

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Yikes!!  They state free from AND made on shared lines with top allergens - NO, NO, NO!!!  The post in the link says all top 8, but it's not that many.  Still, though, brands like Enjoy Life should be reliable and truly free from.  Not cool, Mondelez, not cool. 

The chocolate chips have warnings for milk now, too, I believe.  (They were made in a facility with milk before, in a dedicated room, and I don't think that has changed, but they now have a cautionary statement about it... not cool.)

Got an email from Enjoy Life since I hadn't ordered in along time.  50% off an order of over $20 plus free shipping.  Code:  ELF50
It's only good for 2 days.

Ordered Seed and Fruit Mix again, this time from Amazon.  4 out of 24 were open due to poor sealing...asked amazon to replace them.  Box arrived today...3 out of 24 again not sealed properly, but I can't complain at this point since I didn't have to return the first box so now have 41 good ones.  I really wish Enjoy Life would get their act together on this.  Any other company, this would stop me from ordering again, but we love these for on the go snacks.

FYI- enjoy life is having a friends and family 35% discount.  The code is FRIEND35 and is good until 5/19/18.

I did finally get a phone call, they will replace all of the opened packages.

I emailed this morning and got a response saying she is sorry that this happened and that someone from the order department would be contacting me shortly.  Not sure what their definition of shortly is but their customer service is awful.

I have found them to be more responsive on FB than email. 

I decided to place an order for their new grain and seed bars to see if the kids liked them.  I ordered their grab and go Seed and Fruit Mix as well.  So shipment arrives quickly...the Beach Bash grab & go's packaging had issues.  The vertical back seem did not seal properly so all the packages are open.  I left a message yesterday and heard nothing back.  I have left a second message today.  We shall see if anyone calls me back today.  What horrible customer service!

So beware if you are buying any enjoy life products, check the back seems to make sure they are sealed.  I've had this problem with their chocolate chips as well when I buy them at the grocery store...I actually now inspect the seem before I put them in my cart.

http://enjoylifefoods.com/project/thankyou/

Not exactly a merger I'd like to see, but I can understand why they would have done it from a marketing and expansion perspective. They say they will remain an independent operational group within Mondelez, maintaining their current standards and practices. 

I wonder if they'll be able to teach Mondelez a thing or two about transparency with their allergen statements and labelling.  Right now, Mondelez may say 'there is no risk of cross contamination' but refuse to reveal whether or not there are allergens in their facilities or shared lines; or say they 'will label for possible allergen risks' on some imaginary risk level they don't identify.  So we avoid Mondelez and trust Enjoy Life?  I hope only the best for Enjoy Life in this partnership, and that they will be able to maintain their current high standards with their own products.   

seems like a weird conflict of interest. Company that is solidly against GMOs merging with a company that has probably advocated against GMO labeling.

time capsule.  Let's recheck in one calendar year.

Some of their tweets:


@enjoylifefoods: @theallergymama @MDLZ thank you for the support! we are excited to keep making trusted free from products with no changes to our process!

@enjoylifefoods: @janie_agk @FoodAllergyBuzz @MDLZ we are not changing, don't you worry. Ingredients and manufacturing remains the same!

@enjoylifefoods: @Deancbss @FoodAllergyBuzz @MDLZ feel free to reach out to Carolyn: cwiesemann@enjoylifefoods.com. We are here to talk through any concerns!

@enjoylifefoods: @NJGirlSEliza @FoodAllergyBuzz @MDLZ we take our responsibility of providing trusted snacks very seriously. Our standards remain the same!

@enjoylifefoods: @FoodAllergyBuzz @MDLZ We are sorry you feel this way. Please know that our ingredients remain the same as well as our dedicated facility.

@enjoylifefoods: @theallergymama @MDLZ Thank you! Our dedicated production, as you know it today will remain the same!

@enjoylifefoods: @FanFreeAllergy yes they are! we are excited that we will be able to grow our allergy-friendly product offerings too!