Snacks & Candy

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

Snacks & Candy

Nostalgia and bold flavors are shaping snacking behaviors

RaceTrac's Anna Kjerrumgaard reveals at the 2025 NACS Show that hot and spicy flavors, unique combinations like buffalo ranch and dill, and nostalgic 1990s-inspired snacks are dominating convenience retail

Snacks & Candy

Casey’s promotes Eric Long to vice president of proprietary brands

Executive will oversee the convenience-store chain's prepared foods and dispensed beverages business and the private brand program

This weekly feature highlights convenience-store news and related stories readers might otherwise miss

Company plans to grow the portfolio of brands across the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean

As shoppers increasingly turn to C-stores for quick meals and snacks, bundling – pairing food and beverage items into value-driven combos – is shaping the future of the category by driving traffic and strengthening customer loyalty.

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Obstacles include elimination of food dyes, rising cocoa prices and states banning sugary SNAP purchases

This weekly feature highlights convenience-store news and related stories readers might otherwise miss

From foodservice to tobacco to beverages, here's what trends CSP editors expect to see

Convenience-store chain says change is due to a 26% cost increase implemented by candy maker on items including Reese’s, Kit-Kat

For decades, chocolate dominated the confectionery category. But over the past 20 years a quiet shift has been underway: non-chocolate candy, such as gummies, hard candies, and ropes, has been on the ...

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