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January 30, 2024
February’s almost here. Forget about Valentine’s Day. There’s a bigger love to celebrate this month – our love of chocolate!
February is National Chocolate Lovers Month.
Celebrations aren’t just reserved for at home. In-store celebrations and merchandising for Chocolate Lovers Month creates some great upsell opportunities.
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June 30, 2022
Social media has transformed every get-together into a photo opportunity. It’s no surprise candy boards, a.k.a. candy charcuterie are becoming THE new way to add picture perfect excitement to the dessert table. There are even small businesses dedicated solely to candy boards (Fox 5 Atlanta). It’s easy to get on board with building and guiding customers in building candy charcuterie; especially when we’re serving up our best candy charcuterie ideas on a silver platter for you to use and share.
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August 19, 2021
Is Private Label Right for You?
2020 changed a lot of things — including consumers’ perception of private label food products. Once seen as inferior copycats of national brands, private label is now viewed as a gateway to affordable, restaurant-grade foods to enjoy at home. The prospect of private label is even more appealing when home cooking trends continue to soar. Right now private label is experiencing a renaissance, with Nielsen reporting a 16.1% sales increase year-to-date through Aug. 1, 2020 totaling $17.9 billion (Specialty Food Association).
Don’t think this passion for private label is merely a 2020 phenomenon. Even in 2019 market
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October 14, 2019
While it might still be orange and black on your shelves, we know you’re already thinking ahead to the colors of the winter holidays! The National Retailer Federation (NRF) forecasts a positive 2019 holiday season, projecting retail sales during November and December to increase between 3.8% and 4.2% over 2018 to a total of between $727.9 billion and $730.7 billion.
Among the top purchases this holiday season – food and candy. In 2018, NRF estimated that 4 in 10 consumers start shopping on or around November 1st, so make sure you’re prepared with the favorite flavors of Christmas (gingerbread, chocolate chip cookies, anything peppermint), Hanukkah (gelt, kugel, rugelach), and Kwanzaa (anything coconut flavored, sweet potato pie-flavored, or pecan pie-flavored).
Still feeling a little bah humbug? Here are some fun facts to get you in the holiday spirit:
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