CVS Pharmacy is introducing automated retail vending machines stocked with on-the-go necessities including over-the-counter health products, “better-for-you” snacks and personal care products typically sold at CVS Pharmacy locations. “We are always looking for new ways to combine convenience and innovation to help better serve our customers,” said Judy Sansone, SVP of front store business and chief […]
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Clean Labels, Clean Snacking: The $41B Future Of Candy
From consumers’ growing knowledge about product ingredients, the “clean snacking” mindset has emerged. Clean snacking is a balanced approach to nutrition that explores realistic options rather than a more dogmatic philosophy that forbids snacks or sweets altogether, according to market research firm Packaged Facts in last year’s “Chocolate Candy in the U.S., 11th Edition” report. […]
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Utz Quality Foods Reveals New Leadership Team Members
Utz Quality Foods added three executives to its senior team in April, the company announced Sept. 25. They are: Tom Flocco, president and COO; Mark Schreiber, EVP and chief customer officer; and Jay Thompson, EVP and CFO. Flocco has more than 30 years of CPG experience, most recently serving as operating partner, chairman and CEO with […]
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ShopRite Expands Its Own-Label Wholesome Pantry Line
ShopRite is expanding its Wholesome Pantry line of organic and “better-for-you” products with options such as cookies, trail mixes, single-serve snacks, organic honey, organic juices and organic fruit preserves. The new items will roll out in the next few months. Since launching the line in December of 2016, ShopRite has introduced about 210 products as […]
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Ag Secretary Perdue Tours Lindt Facility In New Hampshire
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently met with National Confectioners Association officials and executives from Lindt USA at Lindt’s headquarters in Stratham, New Hampshire. The visit was an opportunity for Secretary Perdue to tour the manufacturing facility of a major employer in the state of New Hampshire and experience firsthand the economic impact that […]
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Golden Flake Celebrates Two Football Anniversaries
Golden Flake Snack Foods has introduced limited edition potato chip offerings to celebrate the 125th anniversary of football for the University of Alabama and Auburn University. Football fans across the state of Alabama and the nation have been choosing sides in what is known to be the “biggest rivalry” in college football, Alabama vs. Auburn. This […]
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Hershey Moves Forward With New Nutrition Facts Panel
The Hershey Co. announced plans to move forward with rolling out a new Nutrition Facts panel, despite the Food and Drug Administration’s recent delay of the original July 2018 deadline. Products with the new label will begin hitting shelves this fall. This latest action taken by Hershey is part of its greater commitment to choice and […]
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NCA Sweets & Snacks Expo Breaks Records
The 2017 Sweets & Snacks Expo, hosted by the National Confectioners Association, set an all-time attendance record for the second consecutive year as more than 18,000 industry professionals from nearly 90 countries were welcomed to McCormick Place to experience the latest trends and innovations in the candy and snack categories. Exhibitors grew nearly 6 percent, […]