Snacks & Candy

Snacks and candy category news for the convenience-store retail industry

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Snacks & Candy

TreeHouse Foods Sells Manufacturing Facility

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc. gains company’s snack bars business

Snacks & Candy

Bazooka Candy Brands Acquired by Private Equity Advisory Firm

Apax Partners to focus on distribution growth, product innovation, geographic expansion, strategic acquisition

Featured Retailer: Marybeth Benjamin, category manager at Dandy Mini Marts

Lisa Ham provides insights on taking advantage of data

Chocolate is top Halloween candy, followed by gummies and candy corn

Products

Acquisition broadens company's snack mix and nut portfolio

Company will focus on packaging, soil regeneration, coral reef restoration, climate-smart crop production

Channel reaches $8.3 billion in sales in August, up 14.5% from a year ago

Strategies include variety in flavors, colors and packaging designs; baking, decorating and crafting products; eye-catching displays; and early offerings

New spicy snacks include Takis Dragon Sweet Chili and Mantis Sweet Heat BBQ Dust

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