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Chester’s frozen marinated chicken breast chunks provide a high-quality solution for serving boneless chicken bites. The Chester’s frozen breast chunks have a one-year shelf life, reducing the complexity of managing fresh poultry. This product also offers stabilized pricing, allowing operators to manage food costs, and it is flatpack frozen in individually sealed five-pound bags for quick, easy thawing.

Reese’s has introduced its new Reese’s Chocolate Lava Big Cup. The new dessert-inspired offering provides Reese’s fans with a rich experience in the form of an extra layer of ooey-gooey, chocolatey filling. Emulating the decadence of the center of a chocolate lava cake, the new offering gives a rich and gooey eating experience that complements the iconic chocolate and peanut butter combination that fans know and love. Reese’s Chocolate Lava Big Cup is available now in standard and king sizes at retailers nationwide.

C-stores are updating their snack aisles to keep pace with consumer demands as salty and healthy snack trends expand, despite ongoing inflation.

Prendisimo, part of McLane Fresh, revolutionizes convenience store pizza service with its high-quality, taste-tested ingredients. This freezer-to-oven pizza ensures minimal waste and controlled margins while offering consumers a hot and quality meal. The program simplifies the implementation process by testing and providing support for optimal equipment, requiring minimal training and delivering consistent quality.

Wenzel’s Farm is now offering Venison Snack Sticks in three varieties: Original, Teriyaki and Jalapeno Cheddar. All the Wenzel’s Farm Venison Snack Sticks are gluten-free and made with grass-fed venison, making them a great, high-protein snack for the individual who needs a grab-and-go snack. The Venison Snack Sticks are available at convenience stores nationwide in a single serve 1.5-ounce package for an MSRP of $2.49.

Sigma’s sweet, crispy and creamy Dulce de Leche Churro Snack Bites are stuffed with dulce de leche filling then dusted with a flavorful, exterior churro-style coating, sprinkled with a hint of cinnamon and sugar. This unique, indulgent, bite-sized snack performs great under multiple heating applications and is perfect for consumers looking to savor a classic Mexican favorite, now in a convenient on-the-go, portable format. Each package contains three 15-count one-ounce bites with 90 individual bites per case.

Calico has introduced its new Scripto Hybrid Jet Flame with a new look and colors. It’s now available in five new colors — white, blue, red, violet, and gray — and comes in refreshed, eye-catching packaging designed to boost consumer sales. The Scripto Hybrid Jet Flame lighters are available in a 50-count display-a-tray, one-pack and two-pack open stock. The lighters have an MSRP of $2.79 per lighter in a display-a-tray, $2.99 per one-pack and $5.68 per two-pack.

C-store retailers are upping their electronic payment game by implementing new software, updating data security measures and more to make checkout easier than ever for customers.

With a variety of coffee options becoming a must-have in c-stores, retailers are sprucing up their coffee bars to captivate consumers and keep sales growing.

As candy, gum and mint trends evolve, innovative flavors appear and prices continue to rise, c-store retailers are doubling down on what stays in the candy aisle and what goes to keep confection sales climbing.