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Hershey Acquires barkTHINS Snacking Chocolate, And More…

Convenience Store News In Brief…

The Hershey Co. has purchased Ripple Brand Collective, a privately held company based in Congers, New York, that owns the barkTHINS snacking chocolate brand. Michele Buck, Hershey president, North America, said, “Since its launch in 2013, barkTHINS has quickly become a favorite snack brand due to its commitment to using simple ingredients, fair trade cocoa, non-GMO certification and no artificial flavors or preservatives. barkTHINS is a very attractive and uniquely crafted brand that essentially created a new form of chocolate snacking. Made with high-quality dark chocolate, nuts and other ingredients, barkTHINS addresses key consumer trends, such as premium, high-quality ingredients and snacking.” The barkTHINS brand is largely sold in the U.S. in take-home resealable packages and is available in the club channel as well as select natural and conventional grocers. Annual net sales of the business in 2016 are expected to be in the $65 million to $75 million range…

Kellogg’s Pop Tarts now has two soda-inspired flavors, A&W Root Beer and Orange Crush. A&W and Orange Crush are brands of Dr Pepper Snapple Group…

SpiriTrust Lutheran recently presented its annual Cornerstone Award to Rutter’s and the Hartman family. The award acknowledges remarkable generosity in leadership, charitable support and volunteer service by York County, Pennsylvania, leaders. Throughout 2015, Rutter’s donated more than $235,000 to Central Pennsylvania charities. Over the past decade, the donations have elevated the company’s charitable giving total to more than $5 million, primarily to organizations focused on improving the lives of local children.

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