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What Does Inflation Mean for Snacks and Candy?

64% of shoppers say they’d cut back ‘if money was tight,’ per 84.51° data. 84.51° offers a snapshot of how higher prices are affecting the category, what draws shoppers in and which products are winning.

Kristina Hurtig, Senior Editor, Winsight Grocery Business

May 26, 2022

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As inflation remains persistently high, snacks and candy—which fall in the nonessential and oftentimes impulse-buy categories—are feeling the effects. 84.51°, the Cincinnati-based Kroger-owned data and media company, offers a snapshot of how the higher prices will affect snacks and candy, what draws shoppers to the category and which products are winning.

 
 
 
 

About the Author

Kristina Hurtig

Senior Editor, Winsight Grocery Business

Kristina Hurtig is senior editor of Winsight Grocery Business. Kristina has been an editor in the retail trade industry for the past five years, with experience covering both the grocery and convenience-store industries. 

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