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Sweet and tart, this chocolate-covered strawberry fudge will be a customer favorite any time of year! Ingredients STEP 1: 1 bag #2717 Sweet Selections® Base Fudge Mix 3oz water 5oz #1030 Hawaii’s Finest® Strawberry Sno-Kone® Concentrate 2 sticks butter (1/2 lb.) STEP 2: 1 bag #2715 Sweet Selections® Chocolate Fudge Mix 12oz water 4 sticks butter (1 lb.) Directions Turn on the fudge cooker. Add 5oz of Strawberry Sno-Kone® Concentrate, butter, and water to kettle. Slowly add 7 lb. bag of #2717 Sweet Selections®Base Fudge Mix. If mix is too dry, add more water, an ounce at a time.  Let stir until the mix is smooth and shiny, about 160˚F. Split the mixture between two 13x9x2 parchment-lined pans and spread...

How to Keep Sales up after the Holiday Season As a food business, you’re likely to struggle less with January’s retail trend of customer returns than other stores. This is great for your bottom line, but you still need to continue to generate sales after the holidays too. Here are 3 easy ideas to keep customers coming in and choosing to spend at your shop. 1. Encourage higher transaction amounts for customers spending holiday gift cards. If you typically offer $25 gift cards, for example, create a January deal for a certain percentage off purchases of $30 or more. This will incentivize people to spend more than their gift card amount to get the discount, resulting in additional sales dollars...

What’s Trending for Food in 2020? As we look toward 2020, what new food trends are on the rise? With experts predicting new trends such as healthy snacks, bright food, and mocktails, 2020 is shaping up to be an interesting year for the food and beverage industry.                Healthy and Portable Snacks Snacking is reshaping how consumers eat. Instead of eating three square meals a day, consumers satisfy their hunger on-the-run. This means that consumers are seeking functional, healthy snacks that fill the gaps and give their bodies what they are lacking. Whole Foods Market predicts that snacks will eventually move out of the pantry and into the fridge. Refrigerated snacks like fresh fruits and vegetables, nutrition bars, and even hard-boiled...

Try These Recipes for National Popcorn Day! National Popcorn Day is January 19th! We’re celebrating with this roundup of delicious gourmet popcorn recipes your customers will devour – whether they’re looking for sweet, savory, spicy, or all of the above. Try them all and let us know which is your favorite! Birthday Cake Popcorn Even if it’s not their birthday, your customers will love the combination of sweet cake flavor with white chocolate drizzle and eye-catching rainbow sprinkles. Get the recipe.  Loaded Baked Potato Popcorn Sometimes you want the carb taste without the heaviness – your customers will love the savory flavor of loaded baked potato in lighter popcorn form. Get the recipe. Spicy Mango Popcorn The spicy kick of...

Get ready for a boost in sales on Friday, January 19, also known as National Popcorn Day. Discover some creative ways to promote the day – start now to reap the most benefits with these popcorn ideas!   First, Draw In Your Customers People love coupons. Place an ad in your local newspapers (remember to check out both print and online options) with a special coupon offer. Come up with some hot new popcorn bar ideas with scrumptious toppings to get customers interested, or offer a discounted price, buy one/get one deals, etc. Reach out to your local media in advance to see if they have any interest in covering National Popcorn Day and offer your store as a story...