Vending Product News
brings our readers the latest up-to-date articles by leading industry experts about product trends – what are the fastest growing product segments today and what products will deliver the best sales for refreshment service operators.
May 23rd, 2019 issue.
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By Dean Gilland, Editor
Snacking has become a bigger part of consumers’ lifestyles, and convenience service operators are in a great position to cash in on this trend. And so far, they’re doing a good job, according to researcher David Henkes, a senior principal at Technomic, speaking at the recent National Automatic Merchandising Association show at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Henkes presented statistics from his company’s 2018 Snacking Occasions Consumer Trends Report along with highlights of his company’s third annual “deep dive” of the convenience services industry on behalf of
NAMA
. The two research reports indicated that 1) consumers now believe snacking is part of a healthy lifestyle, and 2) convenience service operators are aware of the consumer interest in healthier snacks.
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Cheesewich
, a manufacturer of high protein, gluten-free, grab-and-go snacks, has introduced meat and cheese, low-carb, gluten-free sandwiches with 16 grams of protein in 2.
5-ounce packs.
Cheesewich all-natural uncured pepperoni and mozzarella cheese provides one piece of pepperoni sandwiched in two pieces of mozzarella cheese. Premium hard salami and two slices of semi-hard moist and mild swirls of Colby Jack cheese are vacuum packed with freshness and taste.
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Hint
provides unsweetened flavored water that hydrates without calories, sweeteners and preservatives. The waters are vegan friendly, gluten-free, GMO-free, sugar-free, kosher certified and contain no artificial sweeteners. Each bottle contains 99.9 percent water, making it suited to diabetics.
The company was founded for people who want to drink more water but were looking for water that tasted good without tasting sweet, allowing customers to stay hydrated without worrying about calories or diet sweeteners.
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Late July Snacks
come in 1-ounce bags, use non-GMO ingredients, are certified gluten-free and certified kosher.
Nacho Chipotle chips are made with whole ground yellow corn and covered in organic cheese blended with a hint of chipotle pepper and made with 100 percent whole grain. The chips are made in peanut-free and tree nut-free facilities.
Jalapeno Lime chips are made with whole ground yellow corn and seasoned with a bold kick of jalapeño pepper and the fresh taste of lime.
Bacon Habanero chips are made with whole ground yellow corn and seasoned with spicy habanero peppers and a sweet, smoky, bacon-type flavor. They are vegan and made with 100 percent whole grain.
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Two former National Automatic Merchandising Association executives, Dean Gilland and Roger Stewart, have joined Vending Product News in sales and editorial capacities, announced Karen Scott, publisher.
Gilland has been named national sales manager and editor, while Stewart assumes the newly-created role of business development manager and managing editor. Both Gilland and Stewart will help suppliers of products for the vending, micro market, refreshment services, manual feeding and pantry services industries improve their marketing efforts.
“We are delighted to have Dean and Roger join us in helping produce a newsletter to keep convenience service operators up to date on products that will make them successful,” Scott said. “Both Dean and Roger have a deep understanding of the market and will help product suppliers strengthen their marketing efforts.”
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