Lenny & Larry’s The Complete Cookie-fied Bar is a soft, chewy bar topped with Lenny & Larry’s signature crunchy cookie pieces. Made with 12 grams of plant-based protein, five grams of prebiotic fiber and six grams of sugar, it is a perfect pick-me-up that is also gluten-free and Non-GMO Project Verified. Lenny & Larry’s The […]
Sweet, Salty or Healthy: The Snack Aisle Is Busy
Snack sales are soaring once again. Salty snack dollar sales for the past year grew 7.2%, according to Nielsen data for the 52 weeks ending May 29, 2021, and sweet snacks dollar sales saw a 4.8% bump for the same period. Those bigger numbers may balloon even more, judging from what retailers are seeing. “For…
GPM Introduces Time-saving Checkout Impulse Racks
Richmond, Va.-based convenience store chain GPM Investments, has introduced checkout impulse racks in 500 stores across the company’s family of community brands. The program allows customers to pick up an item they may have forgotten without having to re-shop the entire store. The impulse rack includes a variety of items, including top-selling candy, gum, meat…
How Can C-Stores Grow Potato Chip Sales?
Potato chips are the stars of the salty snack category in convenience stores, accounting for over $1.7 billion in sales, according to a Nielsen research report covering the 52-week period ending Feb. 27, 2021. And that’s during the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their variety, versatility and compatibility with a wide range of foods and…
Zero-Sugar Jerky
There’s one problem with some of the new, upscale meat snacks: sugar. Enter THRIVE Jerky’s Zero Sugar Jerky. The secret lies in the Stevia plant. THRIVE Jerky spent three years perfecting a proprietary blend of spices and seasonings that incorporates Stevia extract. Once the team settled on a winning formula, they applied for and received […]
How Is the Jerky Segment Evolving at Convenience Stores?
Jerky is salted or spiced lean dried meat that is eaten as a snack or meal replacement. While many tend to think of jerky as beef sticks and strips, it is also available in a wide variety of meats ranging from chicken, turkey and pork to exotic elk and, wild boar and venison. Fish jerky…
Oreo Partners With PFLAG National for Pride Month
Oreo is proud to continue its partnership with PFLAG National this Pride Month with moving artworks alongside limited-edition OREOiD Pride packs. “This Pride, our mission is to continue the work we’ve done with our partners at PFLAG National by bringing attention to those pivotal conversations one has when they come out to a loved one,”…
New Trends, Innovations Kick Off Sweets & Snacks Expo
The National Confectioners Association’s Sweets & Snacks Expo got underway on June 23, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind., with an estimated 8,000 representatives from candy makers, retailers and related businesses gathering in-person after last year’s show was canceled due to COVID-19. During a media call the morning of the three-day show’s kickoff,…
McKee Foods Investing $500 Million to Expand Tennessee Operation
McKee Foods Corp., the maker of Little Debbie Snacks, Drake’s Cakes and other snack foods, announced a major expansion in Collegedale, Tenn. Over a 15-year period, McKee Foods plans to invest more than $500 million in its Hamilton County production operations and create approximately 480 jobs. The expansion will accommodate new production lines. “McKee Foods…
Bourbon Barrel Smoked Jerky
Crafted in Louisville, Ky., Derby City Jerky’s new Bourbon Smoked Bacon Jerky starts with premium cuts of bacon, then slowly smoked in small batches over a fire of aged Kentucky bourbon barrel staves. The process makes for a bacon jerky with just the right hint of distinctive Kentucky bourbon flavor. Also available in Bourbon Barrel […]