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Article: Devilishly decadent. (Market Sweep).(consumers choose cookies)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery
- Article date:
- January 1, 2002
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In bygone days, the line between snack foods and desserts was clearly visible. Snack foods were eaten by the handful, popped into your mouth in groups. Desserts were generally larger and richer than handheld snacks and broken out after mom's meatloaf or as a late night indulgence.
Although the cookie category has always teetered between dessert and snack, the line is becoming increasingly blurred. Cookie manufacturers are turning toward higher-end, premium products. Those varieties are filled, dipped and topped with more chocolate, candy and nuts to lure a burgeoning national sweet tooth. Whether it's by introducing Pepperidge Farm's new Dessert Bliss cookie or ...