2025 Category Excellence in Overall Partnership: Wawa Inc. & Mars WrigleyThe partners used price increases as motivation to stir their creativity and use store space in innovative new ways. 2025 Category Excellence in Overall Partnership: Chevron ExtraMile & Mars WrigleyThe companies focused on executing new confectionery secondary display racks above ice cream bunkers, and planogram excellence via category captaincy. 2025 Category Excellence in Planogram: Kwik Trip Inc. & Mars Wrigley The companies leveraged insights and consumer decision tree work to remerchandise the confectionery aisle by brand and pack. 2025 Category Excellence in New Product Launch: Circle K & Mars Wrigley The launch of Snickers Pecan at Circle K stores has driven high incremental sales and contributed significantly to category growth. Year in Review: The Top Supplier News of 2024 Merger-and-acquisition activity was not exclusive to the retail side of the convenience proposition. Candy & Snacks Trends Spotted at NACS Show 2024 Multisensorial experiences and new takes on classics were on display. People on the Move: Bazooka Candy Brands, CDA, Core-Mark & PIM Brands Barry Callebaut Group, NexChapter, Sabert Corp. and more also made personnel changes and announcements. NCSA Inducts 2024 Class of Confectionery Industry Leaders Into Candy Hall of Fame Nine honorees are lauded for their lifetime career achievements in the confectionery industry. Mars to Acquire Kellanova The $35.9 billion deal enhances the manufacturer's strategic vision for the future of snacking. Mars Reportedly Eyeing Major Acquisition The purchase of Kellanova would bring such well-known brands as Pringles and Cheez-Its under the Mars umbrella. 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
