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Article: Beefy sales. (Category: Meat Snacks).(dried meat snack sales)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- National Petroleum News
- Article date:
- September 1, 2002
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Miscellaneous snacking categories, including carob- and yogurt-covered products, chocolate-covered salty snacks, nutritional snack/trail mixes, and dried meat snacks, comprised more than $399 million in sales during the 52 weeks ending May 19, 2002 and have grown 11 percent vs. a year ago. Much of this success is due to increased sales of dried meat snacks, which account for 63 percent of these miscellaneous snack dollar sales. Dried meat snack sales have increased 7 percent vs. a year ago. Perhaps this is a result of consumers seeking a low-sugar alternative snack that is easily consumed on the go. Some meat snack companies even market healthier meat snacks that are 97 ...