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Candy Industry Senior Editor Liz Parker Kuhn and Prepared Foods Editor-in-Chief Bob Garrison were able to take a minute away from the Food Marketing Conference in Kalamazoo, MI recently and chat about industry trends.

Presenters will share insights into consumer behavior and the state of the snack category in the region.

The global competition recognizes and celebrates best-in-class package redesigns and the business impacts they make for their companies.

HI-CHEW's Original Mix peg bag was recognized for its success in increasing retail dollar sales and units during the year that followed the redesign launch.

Nielsen says celebrations over increases in FMCG sales should be short-lived as consumers continue to shift toward recessionary spending patterns. Unemployment and uncertainty over their current employment will prompt consumers to tighten their belts.

As stay-at-home restrictions loosen, new opportunities will arise for convenience retailers, Nielsen says. The research and analytics firm contends leery consumers still want to make quick trips close to home.

With governments issuing shelter-in-place orders and concerns over the coronavirus spreading in public, it’s not a surprise consumers are turning to the Internet to get what they need.

Consumers are willing to spend more money — but only for products that they perceive as having a good value.

M&M’S, a Mars Wrigley Confectionery brand, has earned one of Nielsen’s Design Impact Awards, which recognize successful package redesigns in the consumer packaged goods space. 

It turns out legal marijuana is great for candy and snack companies — even if they aren’t making edibles.