Sweets and Snacks
CPG Week: Sweet Treat Trends
The CPG Week podcast discusses new sweet innovations and how other trends in packaged food are blending into indulgence products.
Sweets & Snacks 2023: The Latest Innovations from ChocXO, Endangered Species, Joyride and More
The aisles of the Sweets & Snacks Expo 2023 were packed with a wide array of new innovations from both new and existing brands. With 16,000 expected attendees, 2023 marked the last year the show will be held in Chicago, instead rotating between Indianapolis and Las Vegas moving forward.
Sweets and Snacks: Leveraging Confectionery Online
If there’s one place that online shopping has lagged grocery in the instant gratification department, it’s at point-of-purchase. But in a presentation at Sweets and Snacks in Chicago, experts from Mars Wrigley and Meijer unwrapped strategies for manufacturers and retailers to make confectionery seem even sweeter as part of a digital shopping journey.
Snack Pop and Pasta Snacks Join Forces to Launch Snax-Sational Brands
Perfect Snax’ Snack Pop and Vintage Italia’s Pasta Snacks announced a merger leading into the highly anticipated Chicago-based Sweets & Snacks Expo, the annual trade show featuring top packaged desert, candy and snacks brands.
Sweets And Snacks: Innovation and Opportunity in Natural Channels
When it comes to snacks, consumers want meats, sweets and salt — preferably with a better-for-you label. In a presentation last week at the Sweets and Snacks Expo in Chicago, SPINS and UNFI reviewed trends driving natural and specialty candy and snacks, segments that comprise a 19% share of dollar volume and 42.8% share of dollar gains in the overall snacking industry.
Calbee North America Debuts Spudkins Fry Cuts
Calbee North America has announced great news for potato snack lovers! Their new Spudkins Fry Cuts will debut at The Sweets & Snacks Expo on May 21- 23 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. Attendees are invited to visit Booth #151 to sample Spudkins in three crowd-pleasing flavors: Honey Barbeque, Yellow Cheddar and Sour Cream & Onion.
34 Degrees to Debut Single-Serve Sweet Crisps Bag
34 Degrees, creator of deliciously light and crunchy entertaining crackers, 34 Degrees Crisps, will debut a new single-serve size bag of its snackable Sweet Crisps at the 2019 Sweets & Snacks Expo. Delightfully sweet like a cookie yet airy and crisp like a cracker, the new single-serve Sweet Crisps will be available in both Vanilla and Sweet Lemon flavors.
Lake Champlain Chocolates Launches Almond Five Star Bar
Say hello to the Almond Five Star Bar, the newest member of Lake Champlain Chocolates’ best-selling Five Star Bar line. This new bar is the ultimate treat for almond lovers with smooth almond butter surrounding roasted almonds and crispy quinoa, all wrapped in dark chocolate.
Sweets and Snacks: How To Survive in an Omnichannel World
In a presentation last week at the Sweets and Snacks Expo in Chicago, Emily Mescher, managing director of Harris Insights, emphasized the need for manufacturers and retailers to build brand equity by innovating around evolving consumer needs and emerging shopping channels in response to shifts in brand loyalty.
That’s It Doubles Down on Clean Label With Redesign
A month after the fruit bar maker was hit with a lawsuit centered around its clean label branding, the company is sporting a new look that more zealously embraces the same characteristics it was sued for.