Stouffer’s has released a number of new side dishes, including Scalloped Potatoes and Cheddar Bacon Potatoes. Both of these potato varieties are sold in 24-ounce packages for a suggested retail price of $6.99. The Stouffer’s Scalloped Potatoes are made with sliced potatoes that are smothered in a parmesan cheese sauce and topped with additional parmesan […]
Special-Edition Chip Bags
In partnership with “Fast X,” Ruffles is celebrating individual style, confident swagger and innovative flavor through special-edition Ruffles chip bags featuring street racing vehicles from the film. The Fast X rides are on specially marked bags of Ruffles potato chips, most notably on Ruffles Honey Habanero, a new flavor that is a blend of sweet […]
Mini Doughnuts
Hostess Brands launched a new breakfast snack: Hostess Donettes Old Fashioned mini doughnuts. The new Donettes variety is an extension of one of the brand’s most loved product lines. Donettes Old Fashioned deliver doughnut-shop taste and quality to breakfast, complete with a scrumptious, moist texture and a sweet glaze in poppable form. The mini doughnuts […]
Spring Cookie Dough Shapes
Pillsbury has released its Spring Seasonal Cookie Dough, which includes Bunny Shapes, Chick Shapes and Egg Cutouts. These Pillsbury cookies — available for a limited time this spring season — are safe to eat raw so they can be enjoyed before and after baking. The Bunny and Chick varieties each contain 20 cookies, while the […]
Sea Salt & Pepper No-Shell Pistachios
Wonderful Pistachios has revealed its new Sea Salt & Pepper No Shells. The new Sea Salt & Pepper No Shells variety joins the current cast of flavors, including Sea Salt & Vinegar, Smoky Barbecue, Chili Roasted and Honey Roasted. Wonderful Pistachios No Shells Sea Salt & Pepper combines bold sea salt and spicy black pepper. […]
Limited-Edition Double-Layered Oreo
A new OREO snack just hit shelves this month nationwide: OREO Blackout Cake. OREO Blackout Cake is a double-layered, rich and limited-edition chocolate cookie. OREO Blackout Cake features the classic chocolate base-cake with a layer of Chocolate Cake flavor creme stacked on top of a layer of Dark Chocolate Cake flavor creme. Mondelez International www.mondelezinternational.com
Better-for-You Snacking Drives Sales of Seeds & Nuts
Seeds and nuts are at the very core of the better-for-you (BFY) snacking trend, which portends good things for the category on convenience store shelves in 2023. Dollar sales for the nuts and seeds category in the convenience store channel topped $787 million, a respectable gain of 4.2%, for the 52 weeks ending Dec. 31,…
Plant-Based Onigiri
Konscious has announced the addition of Onigiri to its product line, which is a popular Japanese snack consisting of tender rice wrapped around savory plant and veggie fillings. The food comes in four varieties, including Kale Gomae, Japanese Vegetable Curry, Roasted Corn + Poblano and Korean BBQ Mushroom. The frozen, plant-based product is Non-GMO Project […]
What Are the Top Snack Trends for 2023?
What are the major snack trends c-store retailers should look for in 2023? Well, the very first trend with which convenience store retailers need to be familiar is that snacking isn’t slowing down, despite lingering high inflation. For proof, category managers can point to IRI statistics that show, among other things, that for the 52…
Springtime Snacks and Beverage Review
Associate Editor of CStore Decisions Emmy Boes tries King Size Chex Mix Bars in the Peanut Butter Chocolate flavor, HARD MTN DEW Zero Sugar and Cinnabon Jumbo Snax.