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The Gum Bummer
A pillar of the overall confection category, gum has been heading south from a dollar and unit perspective for some time. And while manufacturers are attempting to change direction with new products, all that innovation is part of the problem.
In a June forum sponsored by Scientific Games, in which CSP was the sole media invited, managers of lottery sales for several major U.S. c-store chains acknowledged their pains and shared a Rodney Dangerfield-style lament about the category getting no respect. And they shared something else: the belief that the lottery holds untapped potential to bolster the bottom line.