Best Practices to Boost Your Average Basket SizeCandy and snacks can be key given their profitability and high impulse nature. CSNews' Top Five Takeaways From the 2018 Sweets & Snacks ExpoUnderstanding snacking intent and competing with ecommerce top the list. The Top Five Trends Spotted at Sweets & Snacks Expo 2018 New flavor profiles, shapes and brand extensions were in abundance. Chocolate Cheesecake Brownie Bites Café Valley partnered with The Hershey Co. to develop this new product. Beverages & Snacks Dominate 2017's Most Successful C-store New Products Median year-one sales tipped the scales at $31.7 million. Supplier Spotlights: Dunkin' Donuts, The Hershey Co. & PepsiCo Other news and initiatives from Fontem Ventures, Inline Plastics, ITW Food Equipment Group and more. Hershey Unveils Half-Billion-Dollar Sustainable Cocoa Strategy Initiative addresses the most pressing issues facing cocoa-growing communities, like poverty and vulnerable ecosystems. Candy: The Hershey Co. The candy category has one of the highest household penetration rates at 98.9 percent. GoPuff & Hershey Bring Future of Shopping to SXSW One-of-a-kind virtual reality shopping experience will be on display at event's Retail Innovation Lounge March 10. Supplier Spotlights: Krispy Krunchy Chicken, Mars Chocolate & Paytronix Hershey, PepsiCo, Swedish Match and more also share sponsorship, promotion and acquisition news. First Previous 14 15 16 17 18 Next Last