In the spirit of jumping on every single cool new thing the very second it’s trending on Twitter, I thought I’d do a little candy quiz of my own this week for everyone.
Hormel Foods is buying Skippy, the country's number two peanut butter brand, from Unilever for about $700 million. Skippy debuted on the market in 1932 and is a staple in American pantries. Hormel says it hopes the brand will boost its presence in the center aisles of the supermarket, where shelf-stable foods are sold. It also gives the company a clearer path for growth overseas, where Hormel is also looking to expand its Spam line, reports The Associated Press.
Available in three gourmet flavors, Milk Chocolate Peanut, Dark Chocolate Peanut and Milk Chocolate Almond, Justin's Candy Bars are a perfect blend of organic chocolate, nuts, caramel and nougat to give you an unsurpassed candy bar sensation.
The bases are loaded when it comes to sweet goods and snack cakes. Though sales are sluggish, consumers want sweet treats to be healthy but still like to indulge a bit.
June 1, 2011
Ahh, pastries, donuts, brownies, snack cakes, cupcakes, where do we stop? There’s nothing like having a sweet treat like these every so often. But consumers are cutting back, as sweet goods are losing market share, according to data from the Perishables GroupFreshFacts.