snacks

Consumer Snack Caution Leaves Convenience Stores in a Lurch
Consumer Snack Caution Leaves Convenience Stores in a Lurch
March 13, 2025  |  Economy

For many American consumers, rising prices have rendered cherished convenience store snacks off-limits. And as the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (March 13), this shift is...

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Pepsi Sees ‘Blue Ocean Of Opportunity’ in Away-From-Home Foods
Pepsi Sees ‘Blue Ocean Of Opportunity’ in Away-From-Home Foods
February 04, 2025  |  Earnings

With snack food demand slipping, PepsiCo is looking to opportunities outside consumers’ homes. The food and beverage giant released earnings Tuesday (Feb. 4) showing a...

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Food Giant Mondelez Reportedly Exploring Hershey Acquisition
Food Giant Mondelez Reportedly Exploring Hershey Acquisition
December 09, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Consumer packaged goods giant Mondelēz is reportedly considering a deal to acquire chocolate brand Hershey. That’s according to a report Monday (Dec. 9) by Bloomberg...

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Pepsi: Snack, Soda Consumer Resiliency Drives Growth
Pepsi: Snack, Soda Consumer Resiliency Drives Growth
April 23, 2024  |  Earnings

PepsiCo is crediting its quarterly growth to resilient consumer behavior, especially on an international scale.  The soda and snack food giant on Tuesday (April 23) released...

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Biden Calls Out Snack Food Makers Over Shrinkflation ‘Rip-Off’
Biden Calls Out Snack Food Makers Over Shrinkflation ‘Rip-Off’
February 11, 2024  |  Retail

President Joe Biden wants snack food companies to end the practice of shrinkflation. That is the term for when businesses reduce the size of a product without...

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Kellogg’s Cereal Business Split Becomes Official
Kellogg’s Cereal Business Split Becomes Official
October 02, 2023  |  Retail

Kellanova — the company once known as Kellogg — said the spin-off of its cereal business is official. The company announced Monday (Oct. 2) that it...

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PepsiCo Rolls Out eCommerce Snack Sites
PepsiCo Rolls Out eCommerce Snack Sites
May 11, 2020  |  Retail

To meet heightened demand amid the coronavirus pandemic, PepsiCo Inc. has unveiled the rollout of its Snacks.com and PantryShop.com direct-to-consumer (DTC) websites. The move comes as...

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The Supreme Oreo And Other Astonishing Food Commerce
The Supreme Oreo And Other Astonishing Food Commerce
February 22, 2020  |  Retail

For those seeking streetwear-themed food, there is a cornucopia of options. Ground zero seems to have been Taco Bell and Forever 21’s 2017 team-up to combine fast...

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Creating The Healthy Junk Food Category
Creating The Healthy Junk Food Category
February 12, 2020  |  Retail

There is really no way to interpret a pork rind – the fried skin of a pig – as a healthy snack. Per serving, which...

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