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The "Reporter" keeps you up to date with Lehi Valley news, tips and related industry news. You'll get an email each quarter letting you know of new content, but you can easily find past articles and information here.
Six Snack Merchandising Tips for More Sales
Stocking your store with high-quality and delicious snacks is important, but nailing your presentation is equally important. Even the best snack assortment in town will see diminished sales if customers struggle to find their favorite products. On the flipside, you can use methodical snack merchandising strategies to leverage impulse purchases and drive your candy sales higher than ever. Here are six tips to optimize your displays for more sales:
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Back to School Breakfast: Yogurt Parfaits
Let your kids do the cooking! Whether it be for breakfast or as an afternoon snack, yogurt parfaits with classic and soft-baked Snacksonville granolas are sure to please. Early mornings with groggy kids, trying to get them out the door with their homework completed and their bellies filled with a nutritious breakfast.
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Now Available: Dill Pickle Nuts
Fortune Business Insights shares that "The availability of a variety of flavors of nuts and seeds such as roasted, smoky, and salted, is anticipated to boost the demand for nuts and seeds among consumers." The key takeaway here is that diversity and innovation in nuts and seeds flavors is the key to winning consumers in the private label nuts category. As such, Lehi Valley is happy to share with you our new line of Dill Pickle Nuts. These nuts take inspiration from a good ol’ crunchy dill pickle for an exciting snacking experience that your customers won’t be able to resist
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Spring Ordering Now Open!
No matter how old you are, it's safe to say everyone looks forward to all the tasty treats spring brings. We have carefully selected several options in colored or themed combinations perfect for sharing at your next spring gathering. Many of our seasonal items come in better-for-you options like free from 100+ unworthy ingredients and zero trans fat.
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Spicy Nuts Trending
Every year, the Sweets & Snacks Expo, hosted by the National Confectioners Association, is at the forefront of the candy and snacks rising trends. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the candy and snack industry has persisted by introducing innovative new products to appeal to consumers. This year, spicy flavors are predicted to be a hot trend. (Pun definitely intended.)
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DIY Fourth of July Candy Board
It's Independence Day! Today, Lehi Valley is sharing how to make a fun and easy candy charcuterie board with a Fourth of July spin that'll be a hit at your summer barbecue! Charcuterie boards are a great solution for group gatherings because they offer a wide variety of options for people to graze on but don't require dishes for each individual snack, therefore saving on prep and clean-up time.
For this flag, we need red, white, and blue sweets. Here are some ideas from Lehi Valley's selection of patriotic summer candies:
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Lehi Valley Partnership with Bashas'
We're proud to partner with Arizona's Hometown Grocery Bashas' Inc. on a "build-your-own trail mix" bulk program. With a wide assortment of nuts & seeds, dried fruit, sweets and snack items, customers can build their own trail or snack mix with a convenient single price per pound. As a longtime Bashas' partner, we love serving the Arizona community with delicious snacks under our Arizona Snack Company brand and now in bulk.
Bashas' bulk program is available at select locations in the Phoenix metro area and Tucson, with more to come.
The environmental benefits of bulk
According to Mondelēz Inte...
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Why You Should Choose Private Label
Convenience Store News shared an enlightening article about the "Four Reasons You Should Make the Jump Into Private Label", written by Renée M. Covino. They shared the results of a poll which showed that:
- 91 percent of consumers agree that a good experience with store brand products makes them trust the store more;
- 74 percent shop at a store specifically because of its store brands; and
- 63 percent trust store brand products more than national brand products because store brands stand behind their products.
Younger generations in particular are inclined towards buying private label....
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