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Prices for Oreo cookies and other snacks made by Mondelēz International will be going up next year because of higher transportation costs and other factors affecting the supply chain, the company says.

Oreos, Sour Patch Kids and other snacks will soon get more expensive

Nov 04, 2021
Companies from Mondelēz to McDonald's are raising prices to offset higher costs for transportation and because of labor and other problems along the supply chain.
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September 2, 2021

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The Coronavirus Crisis
Thermometers and cleaning supplies are seeing spikes in demand, predictably — but now so are snacks and perishable food items.

America's Shopping List: Here's What We're Buying The Most

Mar 20, 2020
Thermometers and cleaning supplies are seeing spikes in demand, predictably — but now so are snacks and perishable food items. See the latest rundown of what's been selling.
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The Salt
A woman shopping in the 1970s picks up a bag of Snyder's pretzels. Today, Hanover remains a center of snack food manufacturing, even as the food industry changes around it.

How The Pennsylvania Dutch Turned A Rural Town Into A Snack Food Empire

Apr 29, 2019
In a food landscape dominated by multinational conglomerates like Frito-Lay and PepsiCo, the small town of Hanover, Pa., has produced homegrown snacks for a century and is still thriving today.
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A sign advertises "The Workingman's Lunch" — an RC Cola and a MoonPie. The combo cost a dime during the Great Depression, and came in bigger servings than their same-priced competitors.

Even After 100 Years, People Are Still Reaching For The Moon(Pie)

Nov 25, 2017
Though the marshmallow-chocolate-graham cracker treat began a century ago as a coal-miner's snack, it is still made by the same Chattanooga bakery and has since become a cultural icon of the South.
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Rolled oysters have been a favorite snack in Louisville, Ky., restaurants for more than a century, but turmoil in the oyster industry has caused them to dwindle.

The Rolled Oyster, Louisville's Oddball Bar Snack, Is Tumbling Off Menus

Sep 28, 2017
The softball-size, deep-fried morsels, which have been offered in this Kentucky city's restaurants for more than a century, are taking a hit due to low supply and high costs in the oyster industry.
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It's Girl Scout cookie season again!

Mar 02, 2017

It's Girl Scout cookie season again! What are some of this year's fun new flavors on offer?

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Washoe County Schools Crack Down On School Food Nutrition

Mar 14, 2016

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Washoe County public schools are cracking down on snack restrictions in order to align with state and federal guidelines.

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Sam Whittington makes jerky in Johnson City, Texas, the way his father did when he started the company in 1963. Jerky is so popular today that the Whittington's custom-smokes jerky for other customers.

Crazy For Jerky: An Ancient Trail Food Finds New Fans

Feb 01, 2016
Jerky sales are soaring, thanks in part to millennials, who are snacking more than ever. Meat snacks are lightweight, high in nutrition and can travel long distances without spoiling.
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