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Snacks & Candy

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

Mars Wrigley Offers 2019 C-Store Shelving Guidelines

Includes tips on how to lure consumers into candy aisles

Snacks & Candy

Spangler Acquires Necco Wafers, Sweethearts

Deal was candy company's second go at New England Confectionery Co.

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Buc-ee’s Recalls Beef Jerky Due to Metal Contamination

By Brett Dworski on Sep. 24, 2018

690 pounds of the product removed from shelves; no illnesses have been reported

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Gen Z’s Favorite Snack and Candy Brands

By Brett Dworski on Sep. 21, 2018

Generation craves chocolate and chip brands more so than others

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Hershey’s New Insights Center Is a 53-Foot Semitrailer

By Brett Dworski on Sep. 19, 2018

Collaborative work space will provide shopper insights, snacking expertise to retail customers

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Top-Selling C-Store Salty Snacks

By Brett Dworski on Sep. 18, 2018

Chips sit on the throne; pork rinds, cheese snacks on the rise

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5 Tips for Conquering Snack and Candy Recalls

By Brett Dworski on Sep. 17, 2018

Communication, honesty and awareness are crucial

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Fastest-Growing Potato-Chip Brands in C-Stores

By Brett Dworski on Sep. 14, 2018

Frito-Lay varieties remain on top 

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Hershey Acquires Maker of Pirate’s Booty

By Brett Dworski on Sep. 12, 2018

Chocolate manufacturer will pay $420 million to B&G Foods

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Necco’s Clark Bar Acquired by Boyer Candy Co.

By Brett Dworski on Sep. 11, 2018

Fate of candy brand has been uncertain since owner declared bankruptcy