Family business expands to meet demand for Biteables, portion-controlled cookie-dough-wrapped ice cream
FORT MONMOUTH, N.J., Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MGT Foods, a third-generation family and veteran-owned CPG business based in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, today announces the completion of a 38,000 square-foot manufacturing facility expansion to support its recently launched brand, Biti Bites and flagship product, Biteables.
In March 2025, MGT Foods launched Biteables — bite-sized, 60-calorie snacks featuring cookie dough wrapped around creamy ice cream. Demand quickly outpaced the company's production capacity, driven by orders from major retailers like Walmart, Wawa, and Weis, as well as numerous private label partnerships.
The runaway success of the Biti Bites brand has been a boon for the family-owned business and credit to Richard Emanuele and Michael Emanuele, members of the second and third-generation who now serve as managing partners of MGT Foods. An engineer, Michael first invented a new cold extrusion technology and then began tinkering with a family favorite, chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. He was determined to shrink down those big flavors and textures into more of a bite-sized frozen snack. The result was the Biteable, an indulgent miniaturized dessert that provides built-in portion-control and also happens to be one of the smallest novelty ice cream products in the U.S.
Most importantly, Michael refused to compromise with Biteables ingredients. "So many products look delicious at first glance and then you see all the shortcuts they used like seed oils or corn syrup," says Michael. "We wanted to make something authentic and delicious. Something you wouldn't need to get a degree in nutrition in order to understand the label. Biteables have clean ingredients: real dark chocolate chips from Italy, real cane sugar, real strawberries, real ice cream made from real milk from Pennsylvania cows treated properly — and we make them all right here in New Jersey. It wasn't easy, but we're really proud of what we've created with Biteables. And now with our facility expansion, we are in a great place to meet demand."
Biteables are now available in four varieties in the frozen dessert section of retailers across the U.S.:
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough — chocolate chip cookie dough wrapped around vanilla ice cream
- Strawberry Shortcake — shortbread cookie dough wrapped around strawberry ice cream
- Double Chocolate Chip — chocolate chip cookie dough wrapped around milk chocolate ice cream
- Cookies and Cream — chocolate cookie dough wrapped around vanilla ice cream
To learn more or for a store locator, visit BitiBites.com.
About Biti Bites
A MGT Foods brand, Biti Bites launched its flagship product, Biteables, in March 2025. Proudly made in the U.S.A., Biteables are 60-calorie, bite-sized portions of delicious cookie dough wrapped around creamy ice cream. Biteables use only clean ingredients: Italian chocolate chips, premium ice cream, real cane sugar—never seed oils or corn syrup. Available in four flavors, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Strawberry Shortcake, Double Chocolate Chip, and Cookies and Cream, Biteables are available on freezer shelves nationwide including in Walmart, Wawa, and Weis stores. To learn more, visit BitiBites.com or follow on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and X.
About MGT Foods
For over 60 years, the Emanuele Family has been at the helm of MGT Foods, manufacturing, co-packing and distributing some of the most innovative and popular CPG, foodservice and pet food brands. Headquartered in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, the third-generation, family and veteran-owned company offers in-house research and development, manufacturing, and distribution infrastructure for its own brands as well as private label partnerships. MGT's brands include Biti Bites, The Bear & The Rat, and Mr. Green Tea. To learn more, visit MGTFoods.com.
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