Snacks & Candy
Darren Rebelez, Paul Pierce
Honored for quality of products, participation in team-merchandising process
DALLAS -- 7-Eleven Inc. has awarded Bake Fresh Co. LLC the company's 2010 Retailer Initiative Award, citing the dramatic turnaround of a Colorado commercial bakery the Chesapeake, Va.-based company assumed just a year ago. Jesus Delgado-Jenkins, 7-Eleven senior vice president of merchandising,...
Introducing 15 line extensions, seasonal confections
MCLEAN, Va. -- Mars Chocolate North America demonstrates recently introduced 15 new items, a revamped seasonal lineup designed specifically for convenience stores and small outlets and an innovative modular display system. "Since c-stores have smaller footprints than other retailers, every square...
Marijuana-themed merchandise alarms parents, officials
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Candy shaped like marijuana that is showing up on store shelves around the country won't get kids high, but city leaders and anti-drug activists in Buffalo, N.Y., are upset over it, reported the Associated Press. "We're already dealing with a high amount of drug abuse and drug...
