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Clean is the word that’s on everyone’s lips. And it isn’t reserved for merely clean environments. They’re looking for clean labels too! In this case “clean” refers to a product’s ingredients. Here, simpler is better with 66% of consumers saying they’re looking for labels with the shortest ingredients list and 64% saying they try to eat foods with clean ingredients (Institute of Food Technologists).

Even during their search for clean and natural, consumers are not ready to give up the comforting snacks they love. That means your business has the potential to really clean up by including traditional snacks with clean ingredients in your selection.

No need to start researching clean and all natural brands. We’ll share some of our favorites with you!

Saturday, November 27th might be ‘Small Business Saturday’, but we think small businesses are a BIG deal every day.

Read on to uncover the major impact small businesses have on their local communities and why we ♥️ supporting small and local.

No doubt, chocolate is a bestseller, but even a candy superstar can benefit from a little merchandising. Customers want more from their in-store retail experience and are willing to pay more for it. With a little planning and thoughtful grouping of products you can help boost your chocolate sales.

You don’t need a design or marketing degree to create a stellar merchandising program. Here are a few easy ways to leverage the star power of chocolate into better sales.

When we think of winter holiday baked goods, gingerbread is always on the top of the list; particularly gingerbread houses. According to Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, when they bake, 59% of Millennials are baking with loved ones during the holiday season. Baking and building gingerbread houses is a terrific way for a group of friends and family to share some holiday fun.

Gingerbread houses are a MUST for the holiday season, ever wonder why a spiced cookie house decorated with sweets has become a holiday tradition? We uncover this and more examining the roots of the classic cookie that has us raising the roof.

The saying ‘will work for peanuts,’ may have started as a negative, but these stats on Americans’ love of peanuts might have you changing your tune. We’d be ok being paid in peanuts – but ONLY on September 13 – National Peanut Day!

Snacking has officially transitioned from an in between meal pick-me-up to the new meal for many US snackers. Over the past year, 35% of Americans said they were snacking more often, with 70% of Millennials preferring snacks over meals, according to Food Dive. The increasing popularity of snacks will continue into next year, but customers don’t want any old snack — they demand unique experiences. Snacks offer a great opportunity to experiment with flavor because of their smaller portion sizes, according to natural flavor manufacturer, FONA. Sounds like it’s time to spice up your snack selection.

The flavors tantalizing customers’ taste buds now.