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Candy Crush: Pandemic Drives Consumers’ Chocolate Cravings

Ordering for delivery or pickup from the local grocery store overtook pure e-commerce retailers as the most popular way to purchase confectionery online, resulting in a doubling of online confectionery sales during the 26-week period ending Sept. 6, 2020, vs. a year ago.

CPG

CPG Industry Grew 2.2%, Finds BCG, IRI Report

Eighth annual study highlights role of acquisitions, private brands, surgical pricing, e-commerce and consumer-trend fulfillment in fueling short- to mid-term growth.

Products

Grocers Ramp Up Snack Offerings

By Amanda Baltazar on May 08, 2020

Between main meals, consumers are crazy for healthy, indulgent and clean products.

Fresh Food

Natural and Organic Brands See Key Trends Reinforced in COVID Crisis

By Jennifer Strailey on May 05, 2020

Food entrepreneurs say innovation will serve them well as pandemic sparks a surge in meal kits, plant-based foods, snacks and breakfast foods.

Fresh Food

Pandemic Pantry Building Boosts Bakery Sales by 44%

By Anne-Marie Roerink on Mar. 26, 2020

The week of March 15 marked a turning point for the grocery industry, which saw sales across the store rise a whopping 62.5%.

Retailers

Coronavirus Drives Purchases of Comfort Food  

By Jennifer Strailey on Mar. 16, 2020

Grocers struggle to keep sweet and salty snacks in stock as consumers look for comfort in cookies and chips amid growing coronavirus fears.

Fresh Food

What Consumers Are Ordering for Delivery in 2020

By WGB Staff on Feb. 28, 2020

The inaugural Off the Shelf report from goPuff, a digital convenience retailer, analyzed data to understand and predict consumers’ online ordering patterns.

CPG

Report: Hershey, Cheerios and M&M's Rank Among 10 Most Trusted Brands

By WGB Staff on Jan. 14, 2020

CPG brands had a strong showing overall, particularly with older generations, and monopolized much of the list.

Products

Top Products of December 2019: Editors' Elites

By WGB Staff on Dec. 18, 2019

WGB editors take a look at the latest products on the store shelf.

Products

SNAC’s State of the Industry Report Fuels Snack Growth

By Phil Lempert on Dec. 10, 2019

The Lempert Report: To get snacks in the hands of consumers, producers must better understand when, where and how people want them.

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