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An extra bright spot amid the
pandemic shutdown is Biscomerica's
Sweet Serenity bite-size premium
chocolate chip cookies in 2-oz. and
3-oz. bags, with sales up 8% year to
date in vending and micro markets.
Biscomerica launched the line in early
2016 and refreshed its package design
late last year.
"It's our entry to chocolate
chips cookies, which are just always
a favorite among cookie eaters,"
O'Brien commented.
Biscomerica's long-established
vending and micro market favorites
include its bite-size, premium 2-oz.
Knott's Berry Farm fruit-filled shortbread cookies, Sun-Maid oatmeal raisin apple cookies and its value-priced
Basil's sandwich cremes in a 5-oz. tray.
Dot's Pretzels, with headquarters
in Velva, N.D., reported that it has

experienced a spike in sales since the
COVID-19 lockdown with people
staying at home and snacking more.
"With families staying home
and spending more time together,
this provides the opportunity for
individuals to enjoy their favorite
snack items more because they are
not able to attend any outside events
or activities," said Dot's Pretzels marketing specialist Emma Pierce. "We
have been told that our pretzels have
turned into people's favorite COVID
snack! Our individual-sized bags
provide an easy way to safely enjoy
snacks while essential workers are on
the go."
The new 2.5-oz. vending size
pretzel bags in original flavor have
helped fuel sales and its newest flavor,
Southwest Style, will soon join the
vend-size lineup. Both varieties are

also available in 5-oz. and 16-oz. bags
and Pierce said other new snack items
are in the pipeline.
"People are going to be looking
for more individualized snack bags to
stay safe during the pandemic," she
observed. "Also, we believe that people
will be doing more online ordering
opposed to getting snacks from brickand-mortar stores."
As employees make their way
back into their workplaces, convenience service operators have an
important role to play by delivering
the comfort and indulgence that
sweet and salty treats have brought
them through the quarantine as they
settle into a new normal. At the same
time, the heightened demand is an
opportunity for operators to accelerate sales as they rebuild the business
lost during the shutdown. ■

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Editor's Note: Looking Back to Look Forward
Industry News
OCS Update: Five Ways to Survive
Stirring It Up
Snack Attack
2019: A New High for OCS
Social Hubs
Dependable Vending: More Than Just a Name
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Automatic Merchandiser - Editor's Note: Looking Back to Look Forward
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Automatic Merchandiser - OCS Update: Five Ways to Survive
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