Meet the 2024 Category Captain for Salty Snacks: General Mills ConvenienceTo boost the category, General Mills delivered products and set innovation in two ways. Meet the 2024 Category Captain for Other Tobacco Products: SwisherSignificant investments have been directed toward consumer research, staffing, tools and services. Meet the 2024 Category Captain for Ice: Everest Ice and Water Systems The Everest Summit Series has dispensed more than 20 million vends without a single jam. Meet the 2024 Category Captain for Hot Beverages: McLane Co. Inc. Its new CupZa! line is designed to meet the needs of retailers wherever they are on their hot beverage journey. Meet the 2024 Category Captain for Candy: The Hershey Co. Hershey utilizes a robust methodology rooted in shopper insights to establish what it calls "Gold Standard Merchandising Principles." Meet the 2024 Convenience Store News Category Captains Sixteen agile suppliers and distributors are honored in this year's awards program. Meet the 2024 Category Captain for Wine & Liquor: Beam Suntory The company is sharpening its focus on providing custom merchandising solutions. Meet the 2024 Category Captain for Packaged Beverages: The Coca-Cola Co. The company drove incremental volume by leveraging the Sprite brand and the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Meet the 2024 Category Captain for Lottery: Idaho Lottery After placing stanchions in 67 stores, the Idaho Lottery saw lottery sales increase up to 255% over a three-month period. Meet the 2024 Category Captain for Prepared Food: Core-Mark International The distributor last year addressed the growing consumer demand for fresh and prepared food options with the introduction of Tru-Q BBQ. First Previous 9 10 11 12 13 Next Last