Total US retail sales of popcorn increased 32 percent in the last five years to reach an estimated $2.5 billion in 2017, with RTE growing 118 percent between 2012-17 to reach $1.1 billion.
Total US retail sales of popcorn increased 32 percent in the last five years to reach an estimated $2.5 billion in 2017, with RTE growing 118 percent between 2012-17 to reach $1.1 billion.
For the fourth annual Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery "Best Healthy School Snacks" survey, we gathered together some of the best healthy snack products and baked goods released within the past year or so. The products that make up the selections for this year's candidates all bring strong nutrition to snack time or the school cafeteria, and they all offer appealing flavor.
Natural Products Expo East, presented by the New Hope Network, will take place September 12–15 at the Baltimore Convention Center. Nearly 30,000 attendees are expected to attend the event, visiting with over 1,500 exhibiting companies. Expo East is a leading trade show in the natural, organic and healthy products industry.
As you walk down the aisle of your local grocery store nowadays, you'll find more better-for-you snack and bakery choices. Companies know that consumers are reading ingredient labels more closely, and even private label is getting in on the game.
One of the biggest issues parents have when it comes to kids snacks is finding something that their kids will love and they’ll also feel good about feeding them.
Thanks to Americans' increasingly hectic lifestyles, sales of grab-and-go items like salty snacks, including chips, popcorn and pretzels, are increasing, according to the June 2018 "Salty Snacks: U.S. Market Trends and Opportunities" report from Packaged Facts. Convenience is cited as a top purchase driver.