With salty, sweet and satisfying snacking
options, top-selling brands have plenty to offer
CHICAGO, May 22, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), one of
North America's leading branded
food companies, is bringing a powerhouse line-up of snack foods and
innovation to the National Confectioners Association's 2023 Sweets
& Snacks Expo. With one of the largest and fastest growing
assortments of snack brands in the industry, Conagra's $3.1 billion1 portfolio offers
craveable treats and satisfying eats for everyone. Conagra's iconic
and emerging brands feature category leaders, and several
breakthrough licensed partnerships. The Sweets & Snacks Expo
takes place May 22-25 at Chicago's McCormick Place convention
center.
"We're excited to welcome the Sweets & Snacks Expo back to
our hometown of Chicago," said
Lucy Brady, President, Grocery and
Snacks for Conagra Brands. "The Expo is an opportunity to showcase
the strength and breadth of our snacking portfolio. We have plenty
to offer our customers and consumers across meat snacks, salty
snacks, and sweet treats, including innovation that's sure to
excite."
Conagra Brands' booth is teeming with 2023 debuts and unrivaled
top-sellers from brands. Included in the Expo line-up are the
following brands:
Slim Jim: From the meat stick mountaintop, here comes
Slim Jim®! The undisputed #1 seller in meat
sticks2 swaggers into the Expo with a bold range of
sizes and flavors. Hunger is no match for the Slim Jim SAVAGE™
Size, Slim Jim's largest offering, weighing in at a meaty 3 oz.
With Original, Mild and Spicy flavor varieties on the menu, this
category leading innovation has seen more than $130 million in sales since its
debut.3
Slim Jim's position as the #1 impulse purchase meat snack
brand4 makes front end shelves a logical
destination. The Slim Jim Monster Shortboi™, a .97 oz. meat stick
the size of a candy bar, was specifically designed for this
location. As another hunger-busting snack, the Slim Jim Original 'N
Cheese Big Boss™ provides 13g of protein per pack with a Slim Jim
Giant Original meat stick paired with a cheese stick.
Within Slim Jim's line-up, the unmistakable flavor of the
SONIC® Chili Cheese Coney Monster Stick is uniquely
satisfying. With so many spicy options, no wonder members of the
Long Boi Gang frequently shout "Snap Into a Slim
Jim!®"
The full Conagra meat snacks portfolio addresses a variety of
consumer needs at a broad range of price points.
Duke's®, America's #1 premium meat snack5, is
made for those seeking a premium-ingredient, freshly crafted
experience, led by the Duke's signature Shorty® Sausage.
Big Mama® pickled sausage, the #1 pickled meat
snack6, satisfies hunger on-the-go with 10g of protein
in a 2.4 oz. sausage format that also delivers the best value in
convenience store meat snacks7.
DAVID and BiGS Sunflower Seeds: DAVID® Seeds,
America's # 1 seed brand8 , kicked up the heat this year
with the arrival of DAVID Frank's RedHot® Jumbo
Sunflower Seeds. Every bag combines DAVID's iconic sunflower seeds
with the bold taste of Frank's RedHot, America's #1 selling hot
sauce9.
Exciting licensing partnerships are nothing new to
BiGS® Sunflower Seeds, America's #1 flavored seed
brand10. Among the top sellers on the BiGS roster are
BiGS Vlasic® Dill Pickle, BiGS Takis®
Fuego®, and BiGS Taco Bell® Taco
Supreme®.
Bagged Salty Snacks - ACT II, Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP,
Andy Capp's: When you need a
ready-to-eat salty snack, Conagra's line-up earns "straight A's"
with the trio of ACT II®, Angie's
BOOMCHICKAPOP® and Andy
Capp's®. The top-selling value brand of microwave
popcorn11, ACT II has expanded its presence in
ready-to-eat popcorn with 8.5 oz. Party Size bags of Butter Lovers
and Nacho Cheese. These additions follow the success of ACT II
Butter Lovers 1.7oz. Both ACT II Butter Lovers®
and ACT II Nacho Cheese deliver on the bold flavor that
consumers know and love from ACT II.
Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP® popcorn continues to fuel
category growth with its adored Sweet & Salty Kettle Corn
flavor. Made with "Real Simple Ingredients. Nothing Fake," Angie's
is the ready-to-eat Kettle Corn leader in dollar share and
dollar velocities12.
A tip of the cap for Andy Capp's,
a brand that has seen more than 50% sales growth at convenience
stores over the past two years, boasting the #1 selling SKU
among warehouse-delivered convenience store snacks13.
The line's signature staples, Hot Fries and Cheddar Fries, are now
joined by two flavors of Onion Rings: Original and Hot.
Snack Pack: Snack Pack® continues to
ignite fun across ready-to-eat shelf stable pudding and gels. The
brand's 2023 lineup ranks as the #1 innovation platform in the
category in both total dollar sales and dollar
velocity14, highlighted by Snack Pack
Cinnabon® layered pudding and Snack Pack
STARBURST™® All Pink Juicy Gels®, the top two
sellers in dollar sales across new item
innovation15.
The Sweets & Snacks Expo serves as an opportunity for the
Conagra Brands team to connect with customers and discuss in-store
solutions that accelerate sales growth. A range of in-aisle, end
cap and counter-top racks and displays give retailers the ability
to showcase these snacks in a compelling way for their
shoppers.
For more information on Conagra Brands, including innovation
from the company's roster of nearly 100 brands, visit
conagrabrands.com.
1-6, 8-15: Source: Circana, Total US – MULO+C L52 Weeks
Ending 03-26-23
7:
Source: Circana Convenience Channel Consumption Data L52 w/e
3/26/23 among brands over $15MM
annual sales
SONIC® is a registered trademark of America's
Drive-In Brand Properties LLC
Frank's RedHot®, a McCormick & Co., Inc. brand,
is a registered trademark of the French's Food Company, LLC.
Takis and Fuego are registered trademarks owned by Grupo Bimbo
S.A.B. DE C.V. used with permission © 2020 Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. DE
C.V.
TACO BELL and TACO SUPREME are registered trademarks of Taco
Bell IP Holder, LLC.
Andy Capp is a trademark of MGN
Limited. ©2005
CINNABON® and the Cinnabon logo are registered
trademarks of Cinnabon Franchisor SPV LLC. ©2022
© Mars or Affiliates. STARBURST Brand used under license.
About Conagra Brands
Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), headquartered in Chicago, is one of North America's leading branded food
companies. Guided by an entrepreneurial spirit, Conagra Brands
combines a rich heritage of making great food with a sharpened
focus on innovation. The company's portfolio is evolving to satisfy
people's changing food preferences. Conagra's iconic brands, such
as Birds Eye®, Duncan
Hines®, Healthy Choice®, Marie Callender's®,
Reddi-wip®, and Slim Jim®, as well as
emerging brands, including Angie's®
BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke's®, Earth
Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®,
offer choices for every occasion. For more information, visit
www.conagrabrands.com.
For all media inquiries, please
contact:
Dan
Skinner
Conagra Brands
(312)
549 -5636
Dan.Skinner@conagra.com
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