Last updated on June 13th, 2024 at 05:01 pm
Convenience Store News In Brief…
Snyder’s-Lance’s Kettle Foods subsidiary has completed the acquisition of Metcalfe’s skinny Ltd., maker of a premium popcorn brand sold in the U.K. Kettle Foods initially acquired a 26 percent stake in the business from Metcalfe in January. Metcalfe was founded in 2009 by Julian Metcalfe, the co-founder of Pret A Manger and founder of itsu. Metcalfe’s skinny is the U.K.’s leading premium popcorn brand; the company also offers corn and rice cake products…
PepsiCo plans to roll out new organic Gatorade in select grocery, natural and convenience stores in the coming weeks. Some G-Organic already is for sale in select Kroger stores…
The NACS Convention’s “Cool New Products” exhibition area will be divided into seven categories: Green-Eco Friendly, Health & Wellness, New Design, New Flavors, New to the Industry, New Services and Technology. The show will be held Oct. 19-21 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
