consumer trends

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Podcast: Advantage Solutions Dives Into C-Store Consumer Trends

Patricia Coe, Doug Middlebrooks share how customers make decisions, why foodservice is key

Beverages

Packaged Beverages Losing Share to Dispensed in Convenience Channel

Hit hard during pandemic, dispensed beverages returning as packaged down 9% in 2024, Don Burke of Management Science Associates says at CSP’s Cold Vault Forum

Consumers want the speed, convenience and comfort of ordering from their car, according to Howland Blackiston of King-Casey

Spring update also notes competition is growing, as is consumer awareness of costs, category growth

‘C-stores are beginning to recognize that they have the ability and permission to act similarly to fast-casual QSRs,’ senior director of culinary innovation tells CSP

People seek meals, products that prioritize convenience and provide shortcuts, Cargill report says

Company plans more than 700 new locations for 2024, new CEO Jim Norberg tells CSP

C-stores now ‘transforming into some of the most exciting dining and tourist destinations in the country,’ Placer.ai says

Convenience stores should take note of webinar data, which also reveals flavor experimentation abounds, breakfast tops in growth and more

Trump tours a bodega, while Biden stops at Sheetz and Wawa

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