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Monthly Archives: August 2022
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August 25, 2022
Bye bye summertime slowdown — it’s back to the daily grind! Back to school and the office means consumers are on the hunt for a boost from their good old friends, coffee and caffeine. But they’re looking beyond the cup, seeking snacks that offer functional ingredients including caffeine (Food Dive). Innova Market Insights (IMI) even reported a 50% increase in caffeine snack bars between 2014 and 2018 (Baking Business). Those numbers continue to percolate. Give your selection a power jolt with sweets and snacks running on caffeine and coffee flavor.
Read on – we have a latte ideas of how to incorporate coffee flavored and caffeine powered products into your selection.
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August 18, 2022
This Halloween could be the scariest ever. Some major candy manufacturers report they won’t be able to meet customer demand for Halloween Candy (CNN)! With Halloween confectionery sales reaching $28.2 Billion last year and expected to climb this year, empty shelves are NOT an option (Candy & Snack Today). Don’t worry. We have some fang-tastic ideas to make your Halloween selection skele-fun with a mix of seasonal and everyday candy.
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August 12, 2022
It’s August. The sun’s blazing, we’re still rockin’ the flip flops and shorts, but wondering when our favorite fall flavor, pumpkin spice, is returning. We can’t help it — the allure of seasonal or limited time flavors, like pumpkin spice is strong! So much so that leading pumpkin spice purveyors, Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts launched their iconic fall-flavored beverages in mid-August last year (August 24 and August 19 respectively to be exact)! This love of seasonal flavors and shapes goes for the confectionery space too. Candy sales for all holidays totaled $18.1 billion (that’s a combination of seasonal and everyday) and accounted for 62.6% sales (National Confectioners Association). Looks like limited time is a good lure.
Appeal to their love of seasonal with these must-have fall and winter flavors while learning ways to create that limited time feeling year-round.
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August 05, 2022
It wouldn’t be the summer without blockbuster movies. Though theater attendance isn’t back up to pre-pandemic levels, it continues to grow with this year’s blockbusters experiencing a 365% increase in ticket sales over 2021, totaling $1.85 billion (CNBC). Whether they’re viewing in the theater or streaming from home, one thing is for certain — movie snacks have taken on a leading role in the movie experience.
Read on as we examine the true film stars – movie theater snacks!
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