Just ahead of the holiday season, Mars Wrigley is announcing the arrival of its newest innovation — M&M’S Ice Cream Holiday Fun Cups. The cups are filled with vanilla-flavored ice cream, a chocolate swirl and are mixed with plenty of festive red and green M&M’S Minis. The treat joins the current M&M’S Ice Cream portfolio, […]

Reese’s is introducing its peanut butter cup candy with six cups under the same wrapper. Reese’s Super King allows consumers to buy one candy to share. The new Super King package is now a full foot long, giving customers enough of the classic peanut butter and chocolate goodness for everyone. Reese’s Super King size bars […]

One of Ferarra’s brands, Nerds, is launching a breakthrough packaging innovation — Nerds Twist & Mix — at select convenience stores, along with other Nerds treats. Each Nerds Twist & Mix package allows consumers to twist the lid to mix and match their perfect combination of five favorite Nerds candies. Flavors include Strawberry, Orange, Watermelon, […]

C-store customers seeking a satisfying type of gum desire a crisp, well-defined, long-lasting taste that literally tickles the palate of the most discriminating taste buds. A gum that provides that amazing initial burst of flavor and one that, when you chew harder in the minutes to come, has the “staying power” to deliver continued smaller…

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has proved a double-edged sword for the candy, gum and mints category at convenience stores. On the one hand, as the pandemic added often-stressful changes to lifestyles and routines, many Americans turned to candy for an emotional pick-me-up. The National Confectioners Association’s (NCA) “2021 State of Treating Report” revealed that 77%…

If you’re a small, independent convenience store chain, working to boost candy sales is crucial to helping overall store sales succeed. When you elevate candy sales, you are going to automatically improve nearly every other large category in the c-store. It’s not just that consumers purchasing candy might need something to drink with that tempting…

The KIT KAT brand announced an exclusive Halloween costume ensemble that gives a whole new meaning to “group costume.” “Group costumes can be really hard to choose when you have so many people that need to agree, but luckily everyone loves and can agree on KIT KAT,” said Benita Chang-Godoy, senior brand manager of KIT…

In a national online survey, the National Confectioners Association (NCA) found that Americans prefer chocolate (60%) to non-chocolate (40%) in their trick-or-treat pumpkins. It’s no surprise then that chocolate came in first place, followed closely by Americans’ second choice: gummy candy. Americans’ third choice is candy corn. While there is some debate about the best…

Nestlé launches its Rallies Nut Butter Bombs, a chilled snack boasting real chocolate and creamy peanut, almond and cashew nut butters. One package of Nestlé Rallies contains three individual, bite-sized nut butter bombs and comes at a suggested retail price of $2.49. Brownie Almond Butter: rich dark chocolate, almond butter and crunchy almond pieces complemented […]

Since launching national delivery earlier this summer, Chicago-based convenience store chain Foxtrot quickly made a surprising discovery. Its most purchased product? Gummies. Yes, above chocolate and chips, the company’s gummies are a local favorite and can now be delivered nationwide via its national delivery platform, Foxtrot Anywhere. By looking at purchasing patterns in its 14…